Seal meat

Seal meat
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Fat	3.2g
Saturated	.820g
Monounsaturated	1.720g
Polyunsaturated	0.060g
Protein	28.4 g
Vitamins	Quantity %DV†
Vitamin A equiv.	15% 116 μg
Thiamine (B1)	87% 1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	44% 0.530 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	13% 0.650 mg
Minerals	Quantity %DV†
Calcium	1% 5 mg
Iron	151% 19.60 mg
Phosphorus	34% 238 mg
Sodium	7% 110 mg
	Units; μg = micrograms • mg = milligrams; IU = International units;
	†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. ; Source: USDA FoodData Central

Meat from young harp seal

Seal meat is the flesh, including the blubber and organs, of seals used as food for humans or other animals. It is prepared in numerous ways, often being hung and dried before consumption. Historically, it has been eaten in many parts of the world, both as a part of a normal diet, and as sustenance.

Practice of human consumption continues today in Japan, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the Inuit and other indigenous peoples of the United States (including the Makah people of the Pacific Northwest), Canada, Greenland; the Chukchi people of Siberia, and Bequia Island in the Caribbean Sea.^{[citation needed]}

Nutritional value[]

Seal blubber and meat was studied to help understand the nutritional composition. Two species were evaluated by the Department of Biology of the University of Bergen and the . The species were the hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) and harp seal (Phagophilus groenlandicus). The specimens used in the study were taken from Greenland's West Ice.

Seal meat in general is lean, containing less than 2% fat. This fat is mostly MUFAs, long- and very long chain omega-3 PUFAs. Also, the meat is high in protein and has an amino acid composition that is well balanced.

Seal meat hanging to dry on St. Lawrence Island

The study showed significant differences in nutritional composition from one seal to another. This may have been due to the highly varied age and size of the seals tested. In general, both the meat and blubber can be considered to be high quality food in terms of bioactive components and nutrients. On average, a woman's recommended daily intake of vitamin B12 and iron can be met with only 40 grams of seal meat.

A significant difference between species was found in the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) content of both the meat and blubber. Harp seal blubber contained 9.2% while the muscle tissue contained only 3%.

High levels of trace elements were found. In particular, hooded seal muscle meat contained 379 μg/g of iron and harp seal muscle meat contained 30 μg/g of zinc.^[2]

References[]

^ "Seal, meat (Alaska Native), ringed". Retrieved 26 September 2014.
^ "Nutritional composition of blubber and meat of hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) and harp seal (Phagophilus groenfandicus) from Greenland". Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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[1] "Seal, meat (Alaska Native), ringed". Retrieved 26 September 2014.

[2] "Nutritional composition of blubber and meat of hooded seal (Cystophora cristata) and harp seal (Phagophilus groenfandicus) from Greenland". Retrieved 26 September 2014.

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Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)

Fat	3.2g
Saturated	.820g
Monounsaturated	1.720g
Polyunsaturated	0.060g


Protein	28.4 g


Vitamins	Quantity %DV^†
Vitamin A equiv.	15% 116 μg
Thiamine (B1)	87% 1 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	44% 0.530 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	13% 0.650 mg


Minerals	Quantity %DV^†
Calcium	1% 5 mg
Iron	151% 19.60 mg
Phosphorus	34% 238 mg
Sodium	7% 110 mg

Units μg = micrograms • mg = milligrams IU = International units
^†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA FoodData Central

Seal meat

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