Perch: benefits and properties

Among the different river fish more known or popular, and that ultimately stand out for being some of the most consumed in what refers to the fish that we can find in fresh water, we can distinguish the carp and the perch.

Although it is traditionally known by the name of tent or common carp apparently to a single fish, the certain thing is that it is the name with which it is known a total of 150 species of bony fish, which are characterized to present two dorsal fins (united or separated).

In the case of common carp (or Perca fluviatilis) is a fish that belongs to the family of Percids, of the order of Perciformes, which can be caught and consumed practically throughout the year, as there are no specific seasonal months.

It lives in the waters of rivers and lakes, especially slow-flowing, being quite common and how in Central Europe and northern Asia.

Nutritional properties of the perch

Unlike the carp, the perch It is a white fish, which translates is that we are faced with a fish really low in fat. In fact we could consider it as one of the fish with lower fat content, since 100 grams of perch provide less than 1 gram of fat (specifically 0.8 grams of fat), and only 80 calories.

Like most fish, it has a good amount of proteins of high biological value, which means that it provides all the essential amino acids, although its protein content is not as high as that of meat or eggs.

Regarding its vitamin content, it provides vitamin A and B vitamins (B1, B2 and B3). It also provides minerals, such as iron, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium.

Benefits of perch

First of the perch we can highlight its very low fat content and caloric intake, which makes it a very interesting fish for people who follow a low-calorie, low-fat diet, with the aim of losing weight and reducing high levels of fats in the blood .

Not only for its low fat content, but also for its nutritional richness in good quality proteins, vitamins (although less than in other fish) and minerals, is essential in balanced and healthy diets.

On the benefits and functions of the different vitamins it provides, we can highlight vitamin A, essential for vision, vitamin B1 which helps improve the health of our brain, vitamin B2 involved in enzymatic processes and vitamin B3, that participates in the production of sex hormones.

Regarding its mineral content, we highlight the presence of potassium (necessary for muscle activity and the nervous system) and phosphorus (it participates in energy production processes).

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