Eel contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acids, up to 5 grams per 100 grams. It is also a very good source of vitamin A.
Nutritional content, eel:
Fat |
Sum marine omega-3: |
Carbohydrates(g/100 g) |
Protein(g/100 g) |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
8-33 |
6 |
- |
17 |
600 |
Details:
VITAMINS µg/100 g |
|
Vitamin A |
600 |
Vitamin D |
n.d. |
Vitamin B12 |
3,0 |
mg/100 g |
|
Vitamin E |
2,8 |
Thiamine |
- |
Riboflavin |
0,04 |
Niacin |
3,5 |
Pantothenic acid |
0,2 |
Pyridoxine |
- |
AMINO ACIDS g/100 g |
|
Aspartic acid (ASP) |
1,6 |
Threonine (Thr) |
0,7 |
Serine (Ser) |
0,7 |
Glutamic acid (Glu) |
2,1 |
Proline (Pro) |
0,8 |
Glycine (Gly) |
1,2 |
Alanine (Ala) |
1,0 |
Valine (Val) |
0,8 |
Methionine (Met) |
0,4 |
Isoleucine (Ile) |
0,7 |
Leucine (Leu) |
1,2 |
Tyrosine (Tyr) |
0,5 |
Phenylalanine (Phe) |
0,6 |
Lysine (Lys) |
1,4 |
Histidine (His) |
0,5 |
Arginine (Arg) |
1,0 |
Tryptophane (Trp) |
0,2 |
MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS mg/100 g |
|
Sodium(Na) |
- |
Potassium (K) |
- |
Calcium (Ca) |
- |
Iron (Fe) |
- |
Selenium (Se) |
- |
Zinc (Zn) |
- |
Manganese (Mn) |
- |
Magnesium (Mg) |
- |
Phosphorus (P) |
- |
Copper (Cu) |
- |
Cholesterol |
- |
FATTY ACIDS % |
|
14:0 |
3,4 |
16:0 |
16,8 |
16:1* |
8,5 |
18:0 |
4,5 |
18:1* |
32,4 |
18:2n-6 |
5,2 |
18:3n-3 |
6,0 |
18:4n-3 |
0,5 |
20:1* |
1,2 |
20:4n-3 |
1,5 |
20:4n-6 |
2,4 |
20:5n-3 |
2,8 |
22:1* |
- |
22:5n-3 |
2,5 |
22:6n-3 |
3,1 |
Sum saturated |
26,1 |
Sum mono- saturated |
42,8 |
Sum n-3 |
17,1 |
Sum n-6 |
8,8 |
g n-3/100 g |
5,6 |
*sum of isomeres