Meat
Heart
Heart of Wildebeest is dense muscle for thin grill or braise. Trim vessels; direct beefy flavour. Cook wildebeest heart to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Grilling, biltong, and stews show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
Track this ingredient
Characteristics
Preparations
Traits
Nutrition and pairings
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 6.67 g
- Saturated Fat 2.67 g
- Trans Fat 0.13 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.34 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.66 g
- Cholesterol 140 mg
- Sodium 60.7 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 1 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Water 72.3 g
- Energy 136 kcal
- Water 72.3 g
- Carbohydrates 1 g
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 6.67 g
- Saturated Fat 2.67 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.34 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.66 g
- Omega-3 0.25 g
- Trans Fat 0.13 g
- Vitamins 295 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.29 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 10.2 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 3.37 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 24.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 235 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.35 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 362 mg
- Major Minerals 361 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 140 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.29 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 10.23 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 3.37 · vitamin-b6: 0.33 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 24.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 234.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.35 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Butchers charted heart of wildebeest as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised heart portions of wildebeest for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook heart packs of wildebeest expanded for convenience cooking.