Meat
Heart
Heart of Veal is dense muscle for thin grill or braise. Trim vessels; direct beefy flavour. Cook veal heart to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Escalopes, osso buco, chops, and roasts show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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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 6.87 g
- Saturated Fat 2.75 g
- Trans Fat 0.14 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.72 g
- Cholesterol 133 mg
- Sodium 59 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 1 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Water 72.4 g
- Energy 138 kcal
- Water 72.4 g
- Carbohydrates 1 g
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 6.87 g
- Saturated Fat 2.75 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.4 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.72 g
- Omega-3 0.26 g
- Trans Fat 0.14 g
- Vitamins 246 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.43 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 11.3 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 3.74 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 27.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 181 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 1.3 µg
- Minerals 446 mg
- Major Minerals 445 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 133 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.43 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 11.34 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 3.74 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 27.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 181.2 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 1.3 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Butchers charted heart of veal as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised heart portions of veal for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook heart packs of veal expanded for convenience cooking.