Fish
Meat
Meat of Whelk is the shelled edible muscle—for whelk, the firm foot. Correct simmer tenderises; hard boiling toughens. Keep whelk meat iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque . Boiling, salads, braises, and pickles suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame chewy sweet brine.
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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 4.8 g
- Saturated Fat 1.02 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.07 g
- Cholesterol 56.5 mg
- Sodium 79.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.9 g
- Water 75.9 g
- Energy 135 kcal
- Water 75.9 g
- Protein 21.9 g
- Fat 4.8 g
- Saturated Fat 1.02 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 1.91 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 2.07 g
- Omega-3 0.83 g
- Vitamins 42.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.16 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.32 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.75 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 3.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 12.5 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.5 µg
- Vitamin E 0.61 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
- Minerals 449 mg
- Major Minerals 448 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.21 g
- Cholesterol 56.5 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.11 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.16 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.32 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.75 · vitamin-b6: 0.42 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 3.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 12.5 · vitamin-d: 1.5 · vitamin-e: 0.61 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·
Minerals
Picked or portioned meat reflects the animal’s muscle composition.
History
Coastal cooks portioned whelk into meat pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made meat of whelk available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty meat portions of whelk for plate timing.