Fish
Tail Cut
Tail-cut of Whiting is smaller and faster-cooking. Fold thin ends under for even heat in sauced dishes. As a tail cut section of steak, portion for even cooking and clear labelling. Keep whiting tail cut iced until cooking; pat dry for browning, and stop when just opaque. Frying, steaming, pies, and gentle baking suit the cut. Season with salt, acid, and fat that frame delicate thin fillet.
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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 1.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.24 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Cholesterol 53.9 mg
- Sodium 81.4 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 69.5 g
- Energy 100 kcal
- Water 69.5 g
- Protein 22.3 g
- Fat 1.24 g
- Saturated Fat 0.24 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.49 g
- Omega-3 0.2 g
- Vitamins 38.1 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 3.6 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.62 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 10.3 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 1.3 µg
- Vitamin E 0.5 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
- Minerals 443 mg
- Major Minerals 441 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 53.9 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.14 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 3.6 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.62 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 10.3 · vitamin-d: 1.3 · vitamin-e: 0.5 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·
Minerals
Tail meat is the primary lean muscle in lobster, crayfish, and many fish.
History
Coastal cooks portioned whiting into tail cut pieces for even cooking and trade.
Filleting lines and frozen packs made tail cut of whiting available inland.
Restaurants standardised specialty tail cut portions of whiting for plate timing.