Fish
Ink Sac
Squid ink sac holds the black ink used for pasta, rice, and sauces—briny, mineral, and intensely coloured. Handle carefully; a broken sac stains everything. Dilute ink into warm stock or sofrito off aggressive heat. A teaspoon colours a whole pan of arroz negro or squid-ink pasta dough.
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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 5.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.98 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.99 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Cholesterol 52 mg
- Sodium 78.6 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20 g
- Water 73.1 g
- Energy 128 kcal
- Water 73.1 g
- Protein 20 g
- Fat 5.18 g
- Saturated Fat 0.98 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.99 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Omega-3 0.76 g
- Vitamins 41 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.08 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.71 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 11.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.58 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 404 mg
- Major Minerals 403 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.19 g
- Cholesterol 52 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: 4.08 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.71 · vitamin-b6: 0.4 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 11.8 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.58 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Ink Sac of Squid: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Mediterranean cooks used squid and cuttlefish ink to blacken rice and sauces.
Spanish and Italian coastal recipes codified ink as a pantry product of the catch.
Jarred squid ink brought the ingredient to inland restaurant kitchens.