The pollock calorie content. Useful properties of pollack

People who are interested in dietary nutrition, of course, know that among the many fish species there are not so many who, having a low level of cholesterol, have low caloric content.

If we carefully study the table of caloric content of the main food products in the section of fish and seafood, we immediately see that a special place in it is occupied by pollock, the caloric content of which is so small that it yields only to trepangs, crab meat and macrouras. But unlike these sea delicacies, pollock has a distinct advantage, being truly a national product - it is not a problem to find it on sale in almost all large stores of any point both in Russia and CIS countries, and it is quite inexpensive.

What kind of fish pollock and how to recognize it?

To begin with, pollock is a widespread commercial semi-deep-water fish (average depth up to 300 m), belonging to the cod family. It is found in the cold seas of the Pacific basin - the Bering Sea, the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Chukchi Sea, but also in the Barents Sea (Atlantic pollock).

The fish has a narrow elongated trunk, the color of the back is dark brown, with a spotted pattern in the upper half, the abdomen is light, the eyes are large, the upper jaw is shorter than the lower one. The length of the body of an adult specimen is about 45 cm (this size reaches approximately the size of three to four years of growth), but occasionally there are long-legged pollock, whose body length can reach a meter. The average weight of the commercial size is 1.5-4.5 kg.

What are the useful properties of pollock and pollock products?

The pollock, being a marine fish, is rich in such necessary human body elements as phosphorus, fluorine, iodine. It contains potassium, cobalt, sulfur. Of the vitamins - PP.

According to dietitians pollock pollock is recognized as a product indispensable for the diet of people who are monitoring their health, and is also recommended for patients suffering from obesity and gastrointestinal diseases. Fish pollock calorie content is only 72 kcal.

Valuable caviar is a valuable product , from which you prepare delicious caviar butter, but you can find salted caviar and liver, not inferior in quality to the famous cod liver, containing even more vitamin A and fat, much needed For the health of the skin, nails, hair, as well as gums and teeth.

In the fast food industry, white pollock meat is often used to make surimi (this is a milled homogeneous mass from which imitation seafood, in particular, crab sticks). Also, canned pollock is widespread, the calorie content here, of course, will be different.

Recognize these foods as dietary is hardly possible (or with great stretch), because fish pollock calorie content is low, and the products from it contain in their composition various additives, preservatives and colorants.

It should be noted that valuable pollock fish from the dietary point of view fall into the consumer mainly in frozen form (fillet) and partly in dried-dried. Based on fresh or freshly frozen raw materials, you can prepare a lot of low-calorie and very simple in cooking. Below is one of the many options for cooking "Pollock boiled," the caloric value of which is only 79 kcal per 100 g.

Recipe for a dietary dish "Alaska boiled fish"

Take 100 g of fresh (or thawed) fish (back), rinse, clean, divide into portions. Peel medium sized carrots and small sized bulbs. Vegetables cut into rings or strips. After placing pieces of fish in a deep frying pan or pan, pour water, bring to a boil, add lightly sprinkled vegetables, add salt and, reducing fire, cook for another 5-7 minutes. Before serving, cook the boiled fish on a plate, pour with melted butter (1/3 teaspoon), decorate with fresh herbs. Instead of salt, you can add a soy sauce to the dish, which will add spice and spicy to the neutral taste of the fish. You can also add to your dish your favorite spices.

In conclusion, once again, we note that the use of low-calorie fish is useful from all points of view (excluding cases of individual intolerance to fish products, and such people, fortunately, little). Use pollock, calories will be burned instantly, and you do not just get the necessary microelements and vitamins, but at the same time protect yourself from excess weight.