Main ref. | |
Country | |
Locality | Eastern Central Atlantic |
Remark |
Delicious canned products are prepared from pilchards. |
Weight proportions | |
Chemical composition |
Body parts |
Moisture % |
Protein % |
Fat % |
Ash % |
Whole fish |
- | - | - | - |
Meat/Fillet |
67.9 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 2.4 |
Liver |
- | - | - | - |
Roe |
- | - | - | - |
Viscera |
70.2 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 2.2 |
Head/bone/fins |
72 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 6.4 |
Waste/offal |
- | - | - | - |
Comment |