Eel fish

Nowadays, eel fish is firmly entrenched in the menu of Japanese restaurants, we think many people like to feast on land with eel. Fish Eel Common (also names: river, European) refers to a predatory species of fish, which also forms the eel family. The size of the eel fish is really striking.

The length of the fish can reach two meters, despite the fact that the appearance of the eel resembles water or sea snakes. Eel fish live mainly in the Baltic, Caspian or Barents Seas. There are also freshwater species of eel fish that are common in lakes and rivers of the European part of the Russian Federation.

Remarkably, eel fish are classified by the international organization Greane Peace as those species of fish that will soon face complete extinction due to an increase in industrial production. Eel fish are subdivided into several main species depending on their habitat. The sea eel or conger differs from its river counterpart in its body color, which completely lacks scales.

It is the sea eel that is most often mistaken for a snake. What is noteworthy is the calorie content of sea eel is less than river fish, the meat of which is fatter and juicier (30% fat). River eel meat can be subjected to any type of heat treatment (baking, frying, parka, cooking, carcass and smoking) and will not lose its taste.

In many countries of the world, lovers of fish cuisine attribute eel dishes to delicacies. Fish acquires its distinctive taste qualities due to fairly fatty meat. For the same reason, the calorie content of eel is at a fairly high level and is 333 Kcal per 100 grams.

Eel composition

Eel contains large amounts of water, proteins and fats. Eel does not contain carbohydrates, however, like other varieties of fish. The chemical composition of eel is replete with vitamins, useful macro- and microelements, as well as biologically active substances. Due to the content of almost all basic vitamins (A, V1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, C, E, D), as well as folic acid, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc and selenium, the benefits of eel for the human body are obvious.

Eel benefits

The composition of eel in addition to useful vitamins and elements includes such natural substances as proteins and fatty saturated acids. It is the content of fatty polyunsaturated acids that makes the benefit of eel invaluable and exceptional. Omega-3 or Omega-6 acid is vital to the human body.

Doctors claim that regular eating of fish eels contributes to the prevention and treatment of many diseases. As a result of recent medical research, it turned out that the beneficial properties of the eel prevent vision problems, cancer, and also fight premature skin aging.