Herring is a very good source of vitamins A, D and B12. The fat content varies with the season. Herring is also rich in omega- 3 fatty acids.
Nutritional content, herring:
Fat |
Sum marine omega-3: |
Carbohydrates |
Protein |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
Vitamin D(µg/100g) |
B12 |
14 |
4 |
<0,1 |
15 |
6 |
12 |
14 |
*Varies, depend on the size
of the fish and the fat content of the feed.
Details:
VITAMINS µg/100 g |
|
Vitamin A |
6 |
Vitamin D |
11,5 |
Vitamin B12 |
14 |
mg/100 g |
|
Vitamin E |
2,0 |
Thiamine |
0,04 |
Riboflavin |
0,30 |
Niacin |
4,0 |
Pantotenic acid |
1,0 |
Pyridoxine |
0,5 |
AMINO ACIDS g/100 g |
|
Aspartic acid (ASP) |
1,4 |
Threonine (Thr) |
0,6 |
Serine (Ser) |
0,5 |
Glutamic acid (Glu) |
2,5 |
Proline (Pro) |
0,5 |
Glycine (Gly) |
0,7 |
Alanine (Ala) |
0,9 |
Valine (Val) |
0,8 |
Methionine (Met) |
0,4 |
Isoleucine (Ile) |
0,7 |
Leucine (Leu) |
1,1 |
Tyrosine (Tyr) |
0,5 |
Phenylalanine (Phe) |
0,6 |
Lysine (Lys) |
1,4 |
Histidine (His) |
0,4 |
Arginine (Arg) |
0,9 |
Tryptophane (Trp) |
0,2 |
MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS mg/100 g |
|
Sodium (Na) |
87 |
Potassium (K) |
440 |
Calcium (Ca) |
38 |
Iron (Fe) |
0,9 |
Selenium (Se) |
0,04 |
Zinc (Zn) |
0,4 |
Manganese (Mn) |
0,02 |
Magnesium (Mg) |
32 |
Phosphorus (P) |
270 |
Copper (Cu) |
0,06 |
Cholesterol |
68 |
FATTY ACIDS % |
|
14:0 |
7,1 |
16:0 |
14,0 |
16:1* |
6,1 |
18:0 |
1,0 |
18:1* |
8,6 |
18:2n-6 |
1,2 |
18:3n-3 |
1,0 |
18:4n-3 |
3,3 |
20:1* |
11,3 |
20:4n-3 |
0,5 |
20:4n-6 |
0,3 |
20:5n-3 |
9,4 |
22:1* |
19,4 |
22:5n-3 |
0,7 |
22:6n-3 |
9,9 |
Sum saturated |
23,1 |
Sum mono- saturated |
46,5 |
Sum n-3 |
24,8 |
Sum n-6 |
1,7 |
g n-3/100 g |
3,5 |
*sum of isomeres