Fish
Whole
Whole sea urchin is the live or intact spiny animal for cracking at the bar or on a boat. Spines protect a shell (test) full of five paired gonad lobes and bitter offal. Live urchins should show spine movement; dull, foul-smelling animals are past use. Cut the mouth side, drain, and scoop lobes carefully. Wear gloves. Whole service is theatre; yield is small relative to spine volume.
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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 5.17 g
- Saturated Fat 0.98 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.93 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.01 g
- Cholesterol 55.6 mg
- Sodium 80.9 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.1 g
- Water 75.6 g
- Energy 133 kcal
- Water 75.6 g
- Protein 19.1 g
- Fat 5.17 g
- Saturated Fat 0.98 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.93 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.01 g
- Omega-3 0.8 g
- Vitamins 41.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.17 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.72 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.1 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.59 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 496 mg
- Major Minerals 495 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 55.6 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: 4.17 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.72 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.1 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.59 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Foragers cracked whole urchins on rocks and ate the lobes with seawater still on them.
Sushi bars and Mediterranean cafés served whole urchins on ice for tableside scooping.
Pop-up seafood counters revived whole urchin cracking as experiential dining.