fish facts

What's in a fish?

scope: species & preparation

raw cod	baked cod	poached cod	frozen, raw cod
frozen, grilled cod	in batter, fried in blended oil cod	in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil cod	in parsley sauce, frozen, boiled cod
dried, salted, boiled cod	raw coley	steamed coley	raw haddock
steamed haddock	smoked, steamed haddock	in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil haddock	grilled halibut
raw lemon sole	steamed lemon sole	goujons, baked lemon sole	goujons, fried in blended oil lemon sole
raw plaice	steamed plaice	in batter, fried in blended oil plaice	in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil plaice
goujons, baked plaice	goujons, fried in blended oil plaice	in batter, fried in blended oil rock salmon	in batter, fried in blended oil skate
steamed whiting	in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil whiting	canned in oil, drained anchovies	jellied eel
raw herring	grilled herring	raw kipper	grilled kipper
raw mackerel	grilled mackerel	smoked mackerel	canned in tomato sauce pitchards
raw salmon	grilled salmon	steamed salmon	smoked salmon
pinked, canned in brine, flesh only, drained salmon	canned in brine, drained sardines	canned in oil, drained sardines	canned in tomato sauce sardines
grilled swordfish	grilled rainbow trout	canned in brine, drained tuna	canned in oil, drained tuna
in flour, fried whitebait	boiled crab	canned in brine, drained crab	boiled lobster
boiled prawns	in breadcrumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil scampi	canned in brine, drained shrimps	frozen shrimps
boiled cockles	boiled mussels	frozen, raw squid	in batter, fried in blended oil squid
boiled whelks	boiled winkles	crabsticks	bangladeshi prawns
curry prawns	steamed fish balls	fried in blended oil fish cakes	fried in blended oil cod fish fingers
grilled fish fingers	fish paste	fisherman's pie	kedgeree
fried in blended oil hard cod roe	en croute salmon	seafood cocktail	seafood pasta
szechuan prawns + veg	taramasalata	tuna pate

scope: elements covered

sodium (Na)	magnesium (Mg)	phosphorus (P)	chlorine (Cl)	potassium (K)	calcium (Ca)
manganese (Mn)	iron (Fe)	copper (Cu)	zinc (Zn)	selenium (Se)	iodine (I)

The above elements may be put in context with their fellow elements in the periodic table, which in turn may be put in context with its superset, the nuclide chart.

league table

a summary of the 12 barcharts which follow.

CONTENT where available	TOP	BOTTOM
sodium	canned in oil, drained anchovies smoked salmon boiled prawns smoked, steamed haddock canned in brine, drained shrimps	raw cod grilled rainbow trout grilled salmon steamed salmon raw salmon
magnesium	boiled winkles boiled whelks boiled crab canned in oil, drained anchovies in flour, fried whitebait	steamed fish balls fried in blended oil hard cod roe crabsticks jellied eel taramasalata
phosphorus	in flour, fried whitebait canned in oil, drained sardines canned in brine, drained sardines canned in tomato sauce sardines steamed coley	curry prawns jellied eel szechuan prawns + veg taramasalata crabsticks
chlorine	canned in oil, drained anchovies smoked salmon boiled prawns smoked, steamed haddock canned in brine, drained shrimps	grilled salmon in batter, fried in blended oil squid grilled rainbow trout steamed salmon raw salmon
potassium	grilled halibut steamed coley grilled swordfish smoked, steamed haddock grilled herring grilled salmon	frozen shrimps taramasalata crabsticks jellied eel dried, salted, boiled cod
calcium	in flour, fried whitebait canned in brine, drained sardines canned in tomato sauce sardines canned in oil, drained sardines canned in oil, drained anchovies	raw coley raw cod frozen, raw cod canned in brine, drained tuna grilled swordfish
manganese	boiled winkles boiled cockles in breadcrumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil scampi curry prawns goujons, baked plaice	raw coley steamed coley raw cod grilled halibut grilled rainbow trout
iron	boiled cockles fish paste boiled winkles boiled mussels seafood cocktail	poached cod raw cod frozen, raw cod in parsley sauce, frozen, boiled cod jellied eel
copper	boiled whelks boiled crab boiled winkles boiled lobster frozen, raw squid	poached cod raw cod steamed lemon sole raw lemon sole steamed whiting
zinc	boiled whelks canned in brine, drained crab boiled crab crabsticks boiled winkles fried in blended oil hard cod roe	steamed fish balls fried in blended oil cod fish fingers
selenium	canned in oil, drained tuna boiled crab canned in brine, drained tuna steamed lemon sole frozen, raw squid	in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil cod curry prawns fishermanÕs pie seafood pasta in batter, fried in blended oil plaice
iodine	smoked, steamed haddock fish paste steamed haddock in crumbs, frozen, fried in blended oil haddock raw haddock	grilled rainbow trout canned in oil, drained tuna jellied eel canned in brine, drained tuna steamed salmon

inorganic constituents in detail

The following is compiled by extracting the numerics from McCance & Widdowson's The Composition of Foods [6th edition, 2002, Food Standards Agency]. Uncertainties, sampling and analysis techniques are detailed therein. It goes without saying that the composition of fish varies with season, locale, batch and many other factors.

SODIUM (miligram per 100g edible portion)

MAGNESIUM (miligram per 100g edible portion)

PHOSPHOROUS (miligram per 100g edible portion)

CHLORINE (miligram per 100g edible portion)

POTASSIUM (miligram per 100g edible portion)

CALCIUM (miligram per 100g edible portion)

MANGANESE (miligram per 100g edible portion)

IRON (miligram per 100g edible portion)

COPPER (miligram per 100g edible portion)

ZINC (miligram per 100g edible portion)

SELENIUM (microgram per 100g edible portion)

IODINE (microgram per 100g edible portion)

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