Fish
Heart
Heart of Tope is firm muscle for thin grilling or gentle braising. Mild iron note when fresh. A nose-to-tail piece. As a heart section of offal, portion for even cooking and clear labelling. Keep tope heart 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 2.9 g
- Saturated Fat 0.58 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Cholesterol 110 mg
- Sodium 76.4 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22 g
- Water 69.9 g
- Energy 114 kcal
- Water 69.9 g
- Protein 22 g
- Fat 2.9 g
- Saturated Fat 0.58 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Omega-3 0.46 g
- Vitamins 43.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.53 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.79 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.45 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.1 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.64 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 398 mg
- Major Minerals 396 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 110 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.12 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.53 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.79 · vitamin-b6: 0.45 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.1 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.64 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Coastal cooks portioned tope into heart pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made heart of tope available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty heart portions of tope for plate timing.