Eel has been regarded as one of the best nutritious food for human body due to its abundant protein, calcium, unsaturated fat, Vitamin A and E, and EPA and DHA, etc., according to the ancient medicine book “The Essence of Herbs”. Modern medical science also confirms the high nutritional value of eels.
Eel is regarded as omni-directional wholesome food. If we include eels in our daily diet, it’s said that man would be healthy and women, both healthy and beautiful.
Some of the eel's nutrition ingredients are listed in the following table:
|
Name |
Water |
Protein |
Fat |
Ash |
Carbohydrate |
Calorie kcal/100g |
|
( White eel ) |
61.1% |
16.4% |
21.3% |
1.1% |
0.1% |
270 |
Source
of Data:
The Health Bureau of the Executive Yuan (1994): The
Common Edible Fish and Shellfish in Taiwan, Taipei Cheng Chung Bookstore.
Many of the minerals and vitamins are found in eels. The following minerals and vitamins are found in every 100 grams of a Japanese eel:
|
Minerals |
Vitamins |
||||||||
|
Calcium |
Phosphorus |
Iron |
Sodium |
Potassium |
Vitamin A |
Vitamin
B1 |
Vitamin
B2 |
Vitamin
C |
Niacin |
|
95 mg |
230 mg |
1.0 mg
|
65 mg |
250 mg |
4,700 I.U |
0.75 mg |
0.35 mg |
1 mg |
3.7 mg |
Source
of Data:
Tony Hsu, Nita Fang (2001), Eel Story & Cooking, Taipei: Taiwan Food &
Beverage Publishing Co.
If
we compare the nutrition ingredients in eels with those of pork and eggs, we can
see better how much nutrition eels have. Please
refer to the following table for comparison:
| Name |
Eel |
Pork |
Egg |
|
Water |
49.1 |
42.9 |
75 |
|
Protein |
21.4 |
12.0 |
12.7 |
|
Fat |
20 |
44.3 |
11.2 |
| Ash |
2.9 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
| Carbohydrate |
6.6 |
0.1 |
-- |
| Calcium |
140 |
9 |
65 |
|
Sodium |
620 |
75 |
90 |
| Phosphorus |
280 |
130 |
230 |
|
I |
1.0 |
1.2 |
2.6 |
|
Vit |
6000 |
0 |
1600 |
|
Vit |
0.07 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Vit |
170 |
0 |
10 |
|
Calorie |
297 |
451 | 156 |
Source of Data: Lin Huei-ming (1973), Modern Livestock & Breeding: The 2nd issue of the 1st volume.