Proximate Analysis of Zeus faber
Mainly from V.P. Bykov (1983, Ref. 4883)

 Main ref.
 Country
 
 Locality
 Eastern North, Central and South Atlantic Ocean
 Remark
 When cooked, the meat of the dory is light colored, soft, pleasant in taste, typical of a table fish and resembling slightly the taste of shrimp (because of the peculiarities of its feeding habits). The soup is rich and tasty, fried meat is very tasty. In salted form, the meat matures well; in this process, the meat acquires high taste qualities, typical of well cured fish. It is a good table fish for first and second course dishes.
 Weight proportions
 Chemical composition
 Body parts
Moisture %
Protein %
Fat %
Ash %
 Whole fish
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 Meat/Fillet
75 - 78
17.7 - 21
1 - 4.5
1.3 - 1.4
 Liver
44 - 52
7.7
27 - 44
0.9
 Roe
71.5
22.8
2.1
1.1
 Viscera
80.9
14.4
2.1
1.7
 Head/bone/fins
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 Waste/offal
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