Fish
Tail
Tail of Walleye 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 walleye tail iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque. Pan-frying, shore lunches, and baking suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame fine white 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 2.95 g
- Saturated Fat 0.61 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.22 g
- Cholesterol 56.8 mg
- Sodium 79.9 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.5 g
- Water 68 g
- Energy 113 kcal
- Water 68 g
- Protein 21.5 g
- Fat 2.95 g
- Saturated Fat 0.61 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.22 g
- Omega-3 0.49 g
- Vitamins 42.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.38 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.76 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.6 µg
- Vitamin E 0.62 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 357 mg
- Major Minerals 356 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 56.8 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.38 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.76 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.7 · vitamin-d: 1.6 · vitamin-e: 0.62 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Coastal cooks portioned walleye into tail pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made tail of walleye available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty tail portions of walleye for plate timing.