Monkfish benefits, and information on the nutritional properties provided by this fish, a white or lean fish that provides very little fat.
The monkfish is the name given to a total of 265 marine fish, which belong to the family of the Lófidos (specifically the order of Lofiformes). However, although we find so many varieties, there are basically two species most consumed: the common monkfish (or white monkfish) and the reddish monkfish.
It is a fish that is easily distinguishable in fishmongers and markets, since it has a wide and flattened head with a really wide mouth, while the back of its body gradually narrows.
Although we can find it all year round, there are basically two of the best months of the season: April and May.
Monkfish nutritional properties:
The monkfish is a white fish, which means that we have a delicious lean fish, which has a very low amount in fat and therefore calories, and in turn is really rich in proteins of high biological value.
100 grams of monkfish provide just 85 calories and 2 grams of fat, so that it becomes an ideal food in weight loss diets, and also in balanced and healthy diets.
Due to its good quality protein content, it provides the majority of essential amino acids. In addition, it is rich in vitamins (mainly of the B complex, such as B1, B3 and B9 or folic acid), and minerals (iron, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium).
Monkfish benefits:
On the one hand, we can highlight from the outset that monkfish is a lean fish. This means that its fat content is really low compared to other fish, while providing very few calories.
As we indicated in the previous note dedicated to the properties of monkfish, it is an ideal fish in hypocaloric and low-fat diets that pursue the goal of losing weight and losing weight, although it is also interesting in children’s nutrition, due to its nutritional richness, mild flavor and texture.
Due to its vitamin content, we can highlight the benefits of the following:
- Vitamin B1: it is beneficial on mental activity and our nervous system, helping in cases of depression, loss of concentration and memory. In addition, it helps in the growth and in the digestion of carbohydrates.
- Vitamin B3: useful for taking advantage of the energy contained in macronutrients. It participates in turn in the production of sex hormones and in the synthesis of glycogen.
- Vitamin B9: known as folic acid, it is essential for women who are thinking of becoming pregnant, by helping to prevent defects in the placenta, and defects in the brain and spinal column in the fetus.
It also provides minerals, such as:
- Iron: helps prevent iron deficiency anemia, in addition to being necessary for the formation of hemoglobin.
- Phosphorus: present in bones and teeth, it participates in the different processes of obtaining energy, in addition to being useful in muscular activity and the nervous system.
- Magnesium: improves immunity and is essential for the functioning of muscles, nerves and intestines. Likewise, it is part of teeth and bones.
- Potassium: intervenes in the internal and external balance of the cell, being necessary in turn for muscular activity and the nervous system.
