Meat
Heart
Heart of Yak is dense muscle for thin grill or braise. Trim vessels; direct beefy flavour. Cook yak heart to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Grilling, stewing, and dried meat show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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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 6.78 g
- Saturated Fat 3.12 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.07 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.59 g
- Cholesterol 148 mg
- Sodium 61 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22.8 g
- Water 62.1 g
- Energy 152 kcal
- Water 62.1 g
- Protein 22.8 g
- Fat 6.78 g
- Saturated Fat 3.12 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.07 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.59 g
- Omega-3 0.06 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 247 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.44 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 11.4 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 3.76 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.37 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 27.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 182 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg
- Vitamin K 1.3 µg
- Minerals 443 mg
- Major Minerals 441 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 148 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.44 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 11.39 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 3.76 · vitamin-b6: 0.37 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 27.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 182.1 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.27 · vitamin-k: 1.3 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 61 · Potassium: 330 · Calcium: 50 · Iron: 1.5 ·
Heart is a dense working muscle—high protein, moderate fat, more iron than white meat.
History
Butchers charted heart of yak as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised heart portions of yak for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook heart packs of yak expanded for convenience cooking.