Pike perch — a genus of luchepery fishes which all types are predators. Them there are five types: usual, sea, bersh, yellow and Canadian. The first three views live in waters of Eastern Europe, the others — in North America. Is valuable industrial fish.
Description
The pike perch ordinary can grow in length up to 130 cm weighing about 20 kg. Its main feature — big front caniniform teeth. And at males they are much larger, than at females.
Back scales are painted in greenish-gray color, and on a paunch — in silvery. On each side, in a back part, cross strips of brownish gray color are located. Back and tail fins can be in a black tochechka. Color of the others — pale yellow.
Prefers clean reservoirs in which water is rich in oxygen. Equally shows activity for all day. It is good to see to it at night the reflective layer in eyes allows.
Whether you know? In 2009 in Switzerland the pike perch attacked tourists on the lake Madzhore. Two were delivered to the emergency room. Later fish was caught by local police, prepared and gave to injured tourists.
Spawns on spring when water gets warm up to +12 °C. Lays caviar for shallow water where there are roots of trees or a lot of litter. The young growth which grew in length up to 10 cm begins to hunt for whitebaits of other fishes. At abundance of food by second year of life its weight can reach 800 g.
Caloric content
In 100 g of meat of a crude pike perch 84 kcal contain. If you want the product to be more high-calorie, then it needs to be prepared correctly:
- cooking increases its caloric content to 97 kcal;
- frying — up to 130 kcal;
- suppression — up to 113 kcal;
- cold or hot smoking — up to 88 kcal;
- drying, drying — up to 179 kcal.
Nutrition value
Nutrition value on 100 g of a product:
- proteins — 18.344 g;
- fats — 1.094 g;
- ashes — 1.294 g;
- cholesterol — 59.144 mg;
- Omega-3 — 0.088 g;
- Omega-6 — 0.037 g;
- water — 79.106 g.
We advise to learn about useful properties of such fish as: haddock, tilapia, tuna and flounder.
Chemical composition
Vitamins (in 100 g):
- A (Retinolum) — 9.844 mkg;
- B9 (folic acid) — 18.974 mkg;
- E (tocopherol) — 1.773 mg;
- B6 (pyridoxine) — 0.187 mg;
- C (ascorbic acid) — 2.914 mg;
- B2 (Riboflavinum) — 0.108 mg;
- PP (niacinamide) — 5.094 mg;
- B1 (thiamine) — 0.076 mg.
Minerals (in 100 g):
- iron — 0.494 mg;
- copper — 109.607 mkg;
- iodine — 4.788 mkg;
- fluorine — 29.308 mkg;
- molybdenum — 3.976 mkg;
- cobalt — 19.827 mkg;
- chrome — 54.906 mkg;
- nickel — 5.846 mkg;
- zinc — 0.668 mg;
- manganese — 0.048 mg.
Macrocells (in 100 g):
- potassium — 279.807 mg;
- phosphorus — 229.974 mg;
- sodium — 34.996 mg;
- calcium — 34.788 mg;
- sulfur — 187.566 mg;
- chlorine — 49.417 mg;
- magnesium — 24.702 mg.
Whether you know? Began to eat caviar of a pike perch since 1847. Before it was just thrown out or given to pigs, poultry.
Useful properties
- Pike perch — dietary fish. It is recommended to everyone to say goodbye to the use to extra kilos.
- Contains huge amount of proteins with important amino acids. Therefore it is irreplaceable in a diet of the people occupied with physical work.
- The minerals which are contained in a pike perch well influence work of nervous system. If regularly to eat him, then it is possible to reduce the frequency of approach of depressions, to increase resistance to stress and to reduce irritability. It is also possible to stabilize the level of sugar and to reduce the probability of development of diabetes.
- The complex of vitamins of group B which contain in a pike perch adjusts a metabolism in an organism.
- The phosphorus which are present at meat, calcium and fluorine strengthen bones that is very necessary at children's age.
- Potassium and magnesium well influence a cardiovascular system.
- Cobalt, iodine, iron are responsible for digestive, urinary, endocrine and blood systems in an organism respectively.
- Some components of perch fillet promote active removal from an organism of excess liquid, toxic and toxic agents, heavy and radioactive elements.
- Retinolum and vitamin E improve sight, interfere with formation of tumors, slow down aging processes.
It is important! As fish very strongly reacts to the slightest pollution of water, it is possible to be sure that in its meat you will never meet hazardous substances which will be able to influence work of systems of an organism. Therefore it can eat all.
Caviar and its properties
Caviar of a pike perch small with a yellowish shade. Call its galagany. Caloric content at it is a little higher, than at fillet of fish — 88 kcal on 100 g of a product. It is rich in phosphorus, iron, cod-liver oil, vitamins and minerals. Therefore its regular use normalizes exchange processes, supports work of heart and thyroid gland.
It is widely applied in cosmetology. On its basis prepare the nutritious creams and masks eliminating the skin diseases smoothing the wrinkles reducing hypostases. Masks can be prepared also in house conditions.
Contraindications and harm
This fish only is contraindicated to those who suffer from an allergy to seafood. And harm can be from it only when you ate a pike perch without normal heat treatment. It is necessary to destroy parasites who often are found in fish.
Learn what such seafood as is useful: red caviar, mussels and squids.
Councils for the choice
- First of all, check goods for a smell. Fresh almost flavourless.
- Examine the attracted goods on existence of defects (cracks, cuts, breaks). Where there are damages, bacteria most quicker begin to breed.
- At fresh zander of an eye will be transparent, without foreign hindrances. The pupil looks directly.
- The frozen fish has to have a belly part of white color. If it with a yellow shade, then it was already perezamorazhivat.
- At fresh fish body elastic. If to press on skin, the dent will quickly disappear.
- On gills there should not be spots and trails of blood. They have a saturated color, elastic.
- It is better to choose a carcass of the average sizes or small. They have a meat more gentle.
Important! Stomach ulcer is characteristic of a pike perch. It is shown in the form of white tumors no more than 10 cm in size which can be located in any place. Such fish it is impossible to use.
The pike perch does not treat elite fishes, but he is not less useful. Its tastes allow to make fish by the main course on a holiday table. Skillfully prepared fish not only will decorate a table, but also will be a source of a number of useful substances.