Catfish Nutrient Content

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Kandungan Gizi Ikan Lele / Catfish

HealLink, Catfish or in English known as Catfish is a freshwater fish that is easily recognizable with an elongated shape rather round with a "mustache" and has weapons in the two front fins. Catfish weapons are poisonous to local catfish species that live wild, if it affects human injuries that arise will feel very painful and hot. If the immune system is weak can cause a slight fever.


This catfish consists of many species, so it is not surprising that catfish in the archipelago have many regional names. Among others: kalang fish (West Sumatra), death fish (Gayo and Aceh), sibakut fish (Karo), pintet fish (South Kalimantan), rivet fish (Makassar), cepi fish (South Sulawesi), catfish or leachate (Java Middle) or keli fish (Malaysia).

The nutritional content of catfish


Catfish habitat is usually in calm and stagnant water such as swamps, slow river flow, reservoirs, inundation of rice fields.

Even catfish can live in polluted water, for example in sewers and ditches AI catfish is nocturnal, which is actively moving in search of food at night. During the day, catfish sit idle and take shelter in dark places. In nature, catfish spawn in the rainy season. Catfish have a strong resistance to life on land, catfish are able to move from one pool of water to another pool of water through land.


Catfish have long been cultivated (African catfish) although sometimes some are obtained from populations in the wild (local catfish). The taste of the meat is tasty and does not have a lot of thorns makes some people love catfish.


The most famous processed catfish in the archipelago is the Pecel Lele, which is often seen on almost every side of the capital city and surrounding areas.


Catfish Nutrient Content

Catfish (cultivation), 1 fillet (141.5g) (cooked, dry heat) (5 oz.)

Calories: 217

Protein: 26.7g

Carbohydrates: 0.0g

Total Fat: 11.5g

Fiber: 0.0g

* Good sources: Selenium (20.7mcg), and Vitamin B12 (4mcg), Potassium (459mg), and Niacin (3.6mg)



Wild catfish When cooked (dry heat), give:

0.333 grams of omega-3 fatty acids, derived from EPA (0.1g), DHA (0.137g), and ALA (0.096g), per 100 grams of wild catfish.


 When cooked (dry heat), catfish cultivation provides:

0.259 grams of omega-3 fatty acids, derived from EPA (0.049g), DHA (0.128), and ALA (0.082g), per 100 grams of cultured catfish.



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