Fish
Tail
Tail of Wahoo is the tapering rear muscle—thinner and faster-cooking. Use for stews, cakes, and small pan portions rather than show steaks. Slightly firmer texture is normal. Keep wahoo tail iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque (or leave rare when quality allows for seared or raw service). Grilling, searing, poke, and smoking suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame large mild flake.
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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 2.92 g
- Saturated Fat 0.6 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Cholesterol 53.4 mg
- Sodium 76.9 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.3 g
- Water 75.1 g
- Energy 115 kcal
- Water 75.1 g
- Protein 22.3 g
- Fat 2.92 g
- Saturated Fat 0.6 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.18 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.14 g
- Omega-3 0.45 g
- Vitamins 44.4 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.7 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.82 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 13.6 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.7 µg
- Vitamin E 0.67 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
- Minerals 404 mg
- Major Minerals 403 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 53.4 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.7 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.82 · vitamin-b6: 0.46 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 13.6 · vitamin-d: 1.7 · vitamin-e: 0.67 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Coastal cooks portioned wahoo into tail pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made tail of wahoo available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty tail portions of wahoo for plate timing.