Meat

Sweetbread

Sweetbreads of Veal are thymus or pancreas—soak, peel, poach, then sear. Creamy premium veal offal. Cook veal sweetbread 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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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Cuts & parts

Heart

Throat

Characteristics

Preparations

BlanchedBraisedCookedFreshFriedGrilledPreparedRoastedSeared

Traits

Butcher CutCulinary PartPremium OffalSoaked FirstSweetbreadVersatile

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 192

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 12.6 g
Saturated Fat 4.97 g
Trans Fat 0.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 5.29 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.98 g
Cholesterol 68.9 mg
Sodium 61.2 mg
Salt 0.14 g
Total Carbohydrate 0 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 0 g
Complex / starch 0 g
Protein 22 g
Water 57 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 192 kcal
Water 57 g
Protein 22 g
Fat 12.6 g
- Saturated Fat 4.97 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.29 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.98 g
  - Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
Vitamins 39 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.22 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.09 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.66 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.31 mg
- Vitamin K 1.6 µg
Minerals 433 mg
- Major Minerals 431 mg
  - Calcium 45 mg
  - Sodium 61.2 mg
  - Potassium 325 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.14 g
Cholesterol 68.9 mg

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.22 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.09 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.66 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.5 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.31 · vitamin-k: 1.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 61.17 · Potassium: 325 · Calcium: 45 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Sweetbread of Veal: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.

History

1800

Butchers charted sweetbread of veal as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.

1950

Retail packing standardised sweetbread portions of veal for home kitchens.

2000

Ready-to-cook sweetbread packs of veal expanded for convenience cooking.