Fish
Soft Roe
Sea Trout soft roe (milt) is creamy male gonad—mild and custardy when gently cooked. It is a short-season treat when male fish are taken. Flour and pan-fry, or warm in butter and white wine. High heat makes it grainy; treat it as delicate offal.
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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 289 mg
- Sodium 84.2 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 52.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.15 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.72 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 11.9 µg
- Vitamin E 1.47 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 462 mg
- Major Minerals 460 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 289 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.15 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.72 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12 · vitamin-d: 11.9 · vitamin-e: 1.47 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Roe packs protein, cholesterol, and often long-chain omega-3s.
History
Soft sea trout roe was eaten in season by river fishing communities.
European fish cookery included fried milt of sea trout among other soft roes.
Seasonal menus rediscovered sea trout milt as a fleeting delicacy.