Calorie content is the energy value of food, which is necessary for evaluating food products in meal planning. Therefore, it is very important to pay attention not only to the quality of food, but also to its calorie content.
The benefits of fish for humans
Fish, fish fillets and fish liver are a source of protein that is very easily absorbed by the body. Fish contains various trace elements such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, copper, iron, zinc, manganese, etc., as well as vitamins A, groups B, C, D, H, PP. And the most important thing in fish contains fat, which consists of fatty acids Omega-3, Omega-6, which are absorbed by the body by 100%.
When eating fish, the human body is saturated with fatty acids arhidonic and linoleic, which help in the construction of cell membranes in the brain, and also has a beneficial effect on the circulatory system, reducing blood cholesterol. It has a positive effect on the functioning of the nervous system, increases efficiency, improves mood. Iodine, which is found in sea fish, is very beneficial for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland.
It is worth noting that the content of nutrients in sea and river fish is not the same. When choosing fish, the emphasis should be made in favor of the first, since it contains more protein and fat, and also contains iodine and bromine, which is absent in the second.
In addition to all the useful properties, fish is a low-calorie food product, and can be used to compose a dietary menu.
Calorie content of fish
The number of calories and the content of nutrients in fish depends on its type, as well as on the method of preparation. As a rule, fish is consumed fresh, smoked, salted and canned fish.
Fresh fish
The most nutritious fish per 100 g of product is salmon - 219 kcal and salmon - 201 kcal.
Sardine contains slightly fewer calories - 168; in herring, trout and sturgeon, about 160 each; in mackerel and pink salmon, 150 each; in chum - 129 kcal.
The most low-calorie fish species are tilapia, pangasius, tuna, cod, pike perch, hake, pike, halibut, river perch, crucian carp, carp, pollock, flounder, they contain less than 100 kcal per 100 g.
Salted and smoked fish
With this method of cooking, the calorie content of fish increases several times, which is not always useful and necessary for the body.
So, for example, in salted herring 301 kcal, in slightly salted salmon - 240 kcal and trout - 227 kcal. Dried bream and roach contain about 230 kcal. Cold smoked tuna, mackerel, pink salmon and bream will contain approximately 160 kcal.
Canned fish
The most high-calorie canned foods, those cooked in oil, contain almost 300 kcal per 100 g in sardines, saury, mackerel and tuna. Less calories are canned foods cooked in tomato sauce or natural. In sardine, pink salmon, flounder, only 130-150 kcal.
