What kind of nutrition are in these things (pig/beef/fish/etc eyes)? I ask since I'm planning on roasting a whole pig's head in a couple weeks and getting all excited about it, and was wondering if the eyes are any good nutritionally. Thanks!
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I would imagine eyes area great source of DHA—not unlike brain and a reasonable source of vitamin A. Some zinc too. They also have a lot of water in them. Ok, just looked it up on nutritiondata.self.com While this is for caribou eye, the basics likely be similar other eyes: http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/ethnic-foods/8080/2 All of nutrients given a little squiqqly line (~) were not assessed, which i unfortunately most of them. 6.5g fat per ounce of eyes, though, most of which is probably DHA and some SFA. Zinc and the eye: http://www.jacn.org/content/20/2/106.full "The concentration of zinc in ocular tissues is unusually high when compared to other tissues [16]. The descending order of zinc concentration in human ocular tissues is retina and choroid, ciliary body, iris, optic nerve, sclera, cornea, and lens [3]." |
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