What is Blackened White Tuna? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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Blackened White Tuna

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What is Blackened White Tuna?

Blackened white tuna is a fish dish made by coating white tuna in seasonings and cooking the fish often over a grill until the outside of the fish is black and takes on a charred flavor and the inner meat of the fish is flaky and tender. White tuna has a mild flavor and a firm texture.

What does Blackened White Tuna Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

white tuna

White tuna, also known as escolar or butterfish is a very delicately textured fish with satiny texture and a rich, buttery flavor. White tuna has a high fat content and is good both raw and cooked. The fish is white and has a delicate flake when cooked. When eaten raw it is smooth and mild tasting.

butter

Butter is made from churned cream, usually from a cow. It has a cream color and a texture that is smooth and melts easily. The flavor is mild and creamy. Butter is often sold in square sticks, or as a flat or round block. It is delicious on bread. It pairs better in baked goods than salted butter, due to its more neutral taste. It also makes an excellent cooking fat.

vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is obtained by extracting oil from seeds. Types of vegetable oil include canola, sunflower, corn, and safflower. Light and with a neutral taste, vegetable oils are used to fry foods, or can be used to lightly coat meats and vegetables before roasting. Vegetable oils are also used as ingredients in salad dressings and sauces.

cajun seasoning

Cajun seasonings is a spice and herb blend used in Cajun dishes. This spice mix is popular in jambalaya, meat and seafood dishes. The herbs are finely ground, or powered and the blend has a red-orange color with a flavor that is spicy and salty, with the pleasing pungency of garlic.

Blackened White Tuna Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 6 oz170g

6 oz

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	272kcal	14%
Fats	14g	18%
Sat. fats	3g	14%
Mono. Fats	3g	7%
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	2g	1%
Sugars	N/A
Fiber	0g	0%
Proteins	36g	47%
Cholesterol	68mg	23%
Sodium	1142mg	50%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Blackened White Tuna?

6 oz of Blackened White Tuna contains 36 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Blackened White Tuna?

6 oz of Blackened White Tuna contains 2 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Blackened White Tuna?

6 oz of Blackened White Tuna contains 14 g of fat.

How many calories are in 6 oz of Blackened White Tuna?

There are 272 calories in 6 oz of Blackened White Tuna.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Blackened White Tuna?

There are 45 calories in 1 oz of Blackened White Tuna.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Blackened White Tuna?

There are 726 calories in 1 pound of Blackened White Tuna.