Fish
Head
Head of Tope holds cheeks, collar meat, and gelatinous bones for soups, curries, and roasting. Clean gills thoroughly. Coastal kitchens treat it as sweet picking meat, not waste. Keep tope head iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque . Frying, grilling, and curries suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame dense mild white flesh.
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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 4.25 g
- Saturated Fat 1.01 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.88 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.05 g
- Cholesterol 55.8 mg
- Sodium 78.9 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 16 g
- Water 71.3 g
- Energy 111 kcal
- Water 71.3 g
- Protein 16 g
- Fat 4.25 g
- Saturated Fat 1.01 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.88 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.05 g
- Omega-3 0.82 g
- Vitamins 42.8 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.41 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.76 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.8 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.63 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 314 mg
- Major Minerals 313 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 55.8 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.41 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.76 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.8 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.63 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.
History
Coastal cooks portioned tope into head pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made head of tope available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty head portions of tope for plate timing.