Fish
Whole
Whole Tilapia is gutted fish cooked on the bone—roast, steam, or fry. Scale and clean the cavity; score thick areas for even heat. Keep tilapia whole 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 1.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.77 g
- Cholesterol 55.8 mg
- Sodium 83.8 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.6 g
- Water 70.5 g
- Energy 95.5 kcal
- Water 70.5 g
- Protein 19.6 g
- Fat 1.89 g
- Saturated Fat 0.38 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.74 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.77 g
- Omega-3 0.31 g
- Vitamins 41 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.1 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.09 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 353 mg
- Major Minerals 352 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 55.8 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: 4.09 · 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
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Coastal cooks portioned tilapia into whole pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made whole of tilapia available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty whole portions of tilapia for plate timing.