Lemonema

Lemonema is the sea fish belonging to group treskoobrazny. It is found in a northern part of the Pacific Ocean and in the Southern water area of the Sea of Okhotsk, sometimes occurs also at coast of Alaska. The maximum length of a lemonema – to 70,0 cm, and body weight – to 2,5 kg. A body its long, dried to a tail and compressed from sides. Outside it is covered with small scales of brownish color.

Preparation of a lemonema

Fish of a lemonem unfairly is in low demand among buyers. And its meat, despite the low price, differs in many useful properties and has gentle taste. Simply not all know some secrets of preparation of this fish.

In fish departments of supermarkets already completely drawn lemonema carcasses, without scales, the head and a tail usually are on sale. One such carcass weighs about four hundred grams. At its cutting on fillet percent of waste very insignificant.

Meat of a lemonema of white color and very gentle, reminding to the taste a cod. There are practically no ossicles in it. There is a huge number of recipes of its preparation, but most often culinary specialists prefer this fish to bake, extinguish or fry.

To receive the most delicate, juicy and fragrant dish, before preparation it is necessary to defreeze a carcass, for this purpose it should be put on a plate and to place on the lower shelf of the refrigerator. After a defrosting carefully blot a carcass with a paper towel to absorb excessive moisture. As in a lemonema there are no ossicles, is not obligatory to do on it side notches at all. And from a spine bone meat separates easily, forming equal and accurate pieces of fillet.

Those people who already well studied flavoring and nutritional values of a lemonema often include it in the menu. They not only fry and bake this sea fish, but also do of her sushi, bake in white wine sauce, pickle and fry in batter. Lemonema perfectly is suitable as for preparation of traditional dishes, and unusual, exotic foods.

Structure and caloric content of a lemonema

Meat of a lemonema contains 15,9% of protein, 0% of carbohydrates and 0,4% of fat. In addition vitamins and minerals are its part:

• PP vitamin;
• Vitamin E;
• Group B vitamins (thiamin, Riboflavinum, pyridoxine, folic acid);
• Nickel;
• Cobalt;
• Molybdenum;
• Fluorine;
• Chrome;
• Manganese;
• Copper;
• Iodine;
• Zinc;
• Iron;
• Sulfur;
• Chlorine;
• Phosphorus;
• Potassium;
• Sodium;
• Magnesium;
• Calcium.

Caloric content of a lemonema makes 67 kcal on 100,0 g of fillet. At the same time it is necessary to understand that lemonema caloric content depends also on a way of its preparation. For example, fried fish contains more calories, and baked or boiled it is less.

Useful properties of a lemonema

Nutritionists advise to include as often as possible fish lemony in a diet of elderly people, teenagers, children, pregnant women. It is connected with the fact that the protein which is contained in it on the nutritional value practically does not concede in anything to protein of meat, but, unlike it, is better acquired by a human body.

It is difficult to revaluate useful properties of a lemonema in food of the people having pathology of a thyroid gland. 150,0 g of this fish are completely covered by need of the adult for iodine.

The lemonema, as well as in any other sea fish, contains the polyunsaturated fatty acids possessing powerful antioxidant action. Thanks to it its regular use is excellent prevention of development of diseases of joints and cardiovascular system, malignant new growths.

Useful properties of a lemonema do not raise doubts and in the organization of clinical nutrition of the people suffering from a diabetes mellitus since it does not contain carbohydrates at all and, therefore, dishes from this fish do not lead to increase in level of glucose in blood serum.

Low caloric content of a lemonema allows to include it in the dietary menu of persons with obesity. Sufficient contents in this fish of protein, vitamins and microelements allow not to hunger and in too time those who cares for symmetry of the figure should not be afraid of emergence of excess fatty deposits.