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European anchovy
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European anchovy

20.4% protein · 131 kcal

Per 100 g
131 kcal Energy
20.35 g Protein
0 g Carbs
4.84 g Fat
0 g Fibre
Gluten-free FISH Year round

Let’s cook with it → Invent something with it

What it is for

Heat unfolds them and they link to each other: they bind, they firm, they build crust. They are one half of the Maillard reaction; sugar is the other.

Where it catches you out

Every protein has its own threshold and none of them are reversible. Egg turns at 82 °C, meat at 70, fish at 55 — once past, there is no coming back.

The knack

Weigh anchovies after removing heads and cleaning waste; record frying oil separately.

Storage and health

How to keep it, and who it suits.

Keeping it

Keep cleaned raw anchovies refrigerated at 0-4 °C for 1-2 days; freeze at -18 °C for 2-3 months.

Gluten-free

Plain raw anchovy is naturally gluten-free.

Allergen: FISH

Glycaemic index

This ingredient carries no meaningful carbohydrate, so it has no glycaemic index. On its own it will not move blood sugar; what you eat alongside it decides that.