Meat
Tongue
Tongue of Veal becomes silky after long simmer and peeling. Slice for sandwiches and cold platters. Cook veal tongue 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 20.3 g
- Saturated Fat 4.98 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.92 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.02 g
- Cholesterol 93.8 mg
- Sodium 57.4 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 19.5 g
- Water 59.1 g
- Energy 238 kcal
- Water 59.1 g
- Protein 19.5 g
- Fat 20.3 g
- Saturated Fat 4.98 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.92 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.02 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 39.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.17 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.67 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.32 mg
- Vitamin K 1.6 µg
- Minerals 281 mg
- Major Minerals 279 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 93.8 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.23 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.17 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.67 · vitamin-b6: 0.44 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.32 · vitamin-k: 1.6 ·
Minerals
Tongue is a fatty muscle with rich collagen when slow-cooked.
History
Butchers charted tongue of veal as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised tongue portions of veal for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook tongue packs of veal expanded for convenience cooking.