Fish
Tail
Tail of Tilapia is the tapering rear muscle—thinner and faster-cooking. Use for stews, cakes, and small pan portions rather than show steaks. Slightly firmer texture is normal. Keep tilapia tail iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque. Baking, frying, steaming, and stewing suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame soft fine white flake.
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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 1.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.24 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Cholesterol 53.5 mg
- Sodium 83.6 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.8 g
- Water 71.9 g
- Energy 98.4 kcal
- Water 71.9 g
- Protein 21.8 g
- Fat 1.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.24 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Omega-3 0.2 g
- Vitamins 43.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.36 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.68 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 377 mg
- Major Minerals 376 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 53.5 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.36 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.58 · vitamin-b6: 0.33 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.9 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.68 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Coastal cooks portioned tilapia into tail pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made tail of tilapia available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty tail portions of tilapia for plate timing.