Herring is one of the most common species of fish on the planet
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Herring, just like sardine, sprat and anchovy, belongs to the herring family. It belongs to schooling fishes that live not only in the Baltic and North Sea, but also in the entire North Atlantic Ocean from Norway to Greenland and North Carolina.
The fish reaches up to 40 centimeters in length, while some individuals live to 20 years. The shoals of herring can be seen in the open sea with the naked eye, since the surface of the body of the fish is very bright. Under water, the herring back is reflected in colors ranging from yellowish green to blue-black and blue-green. Boca fish have a silver color, rolling down to white.
Herring feeds on zooplankton and often becomes prey to other marine animals. Deprived of the aquatic environment, this fish loses its luster and, acquiring an ordinary blue-green color, becomes rather unremarkable. Herring features are thornless scales, smooth gill covers and lower jaw, exceeding the upper jaw size. The ventral fin of the herring is under the dorsal beginning. In the period from the beginning of March to the end of April, the herring becomes especially fat and tasty, since spawning occurs at this time, when millions of individuals go to the harbors and estuaries for throwing caviar.
International names
Lat: Clupea harengus
Him .: Hering
English: Herring
Fr .: Hareng
Use: Arenque
Ital .: Aringa
Lat: Clupea harengus
Him .: Hering
English: Herring
Fr .: Hareng
Use: Arenque
Ital .: Aringa
NUTRITION FACTS
Nutrition value per 100 g of boneless norwegian spring spawning herring in winter (edible part)
Energy 776 kJ / 187 ккал
Fat
of which
- Saturated fat 2.9 g
- Monounsaturated fat 5.9 g
- Polyunsaturated fat 3.3 g
of which
- Omega 3 (n-3) 2.8 g
- Omega 6 (n-6) 0.2 g
Cholesterol 68 мг
Vitamins
Thiamine 0.04 mg
C
Ribloflavin 0.30 mg
Niacin 0.004 g
B6 0.5 mg
Folate 11 μg
B12 12 μg
A 6 μg
D 11.5 μg
E
Minerals
Calcium 38 mg
Phosphorus 290 mg
Iron 1 mg
Magnesium 38 mg
Potassium 463 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg
Selenium 50 μg
