Fish
Head
Sea Trout head is soup and grill material—cheeks, collar scraps, and collagen on a small bony frame. Yield is modest on portion-sized fish but flavour for stock is excellent. Simmer for broth or split and grill after seasoning. Pick meat carefully; use the broth the same day.
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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 10 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.06 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.96 g
- Cholesterol 54.2 mg
- Sodium 76.2 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 17.5 g
- Water 71.5 g
- Energy 165 kcal
- Water 71.5 g
- Protein 17.5 g
- Fat 10 g
- Saturated Fat 0.95 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.06 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 5.96 g
- Omega-3 2.38 g
- Vitamins 56.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.6 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 13.2 µg
- Vitamin E 1.64 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 436 mg
- Major Minerals 434 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 54.2 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.12 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.6 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.8 · vitamin-b6: 0.45 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.3 · vitamin-d: 13.2 · vitamin-e: 1.64 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Sea Trout heads went into camp soups wherever the fish was cleaned whole.
Home cooks made head broth from sea trout while bodies were fried or smoked.
Chef whole-fish programmes returned sea trout heads to stocks and specials.