Carp
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
Common Serving Sizes
How long to burn 109 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 109 kcal in each 100g:
About Carp
A common freshwater fish, good as a home-cooking fish reference.
Health Benefits of Carp
Freshwater protein source
100g of carp has 17.6g protein, 4.1g fat and 109 kcal - a good-value freshwater protein. Firm flesh, high yield; used widely in Chinese home cooking - red-braised, sweet-sour and clear-stewed are all classics.
Potassium and B vitamins
Delicate flesh with solid potassium and B vitamins; fat is mainly unsaturated. Freshwater fish has less iodine than seawater fish but equally good protein - an important aquatic-protein source inland.
17.6g protein, 4.1g fat, 109 kcal
Carp's muddy smell comes mainly from geosmin in subcutaneous fat and the abdominal black membrane. Soak 15-20 min in lightly salted water, remove the black membrane and the lateral white sinew to reduce it; braise with wine and ginger-garlic to deodorize further.