Fish
Soft Roe
Salmon soft roe (milt) is the male gonad—creamy, mild, and fragile when raw. It is milder than muscle and far milder than hard roe, with a custard-like texture when gently cooked. Flour and pan-fry, or warm carefully in butter and white wine. High heat or boiling makes it grainy; treat it like a delicate offal, not a steak.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.33 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.81 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.77 g
- Cholesterol 288 mg
- Sodium 83 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 4.12 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.9 g
- Water 62.1 g
- Energy 203 kcal
- Water 62.1 g
- Carbohydrates 4.12 g
- Protein 19.9 g
- Fat 11.9 g
- Saturated Fat 3.33 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.81 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4.77 g
- Omega-3 1.67 g
- Vitamins 50.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.93 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.68 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.38 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.9 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 11.2 µg
- Vitamin E 1.38 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 432 mg
- Major Minerals 431 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 288 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.1 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.15 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.93 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.68 · vitamin-b6: 0.38 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.9 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.3 · vitamin-d: 11.2 · vitamin-e: 1.38 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Soft salmon roe was eaten in season by communities that took male fish on the run.
European fish cookery included fried milt of salmon among other soft roes.
Seasonal menus rediscovered salmon milt as a short-window delicacy in Japan and the West.