Chilean Sea Bass

Chilean Sea Bass Flavor Scale

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Chilean Sea Bass

Fresh Chilean Sea Bass is a wonderfully flavored fish with a high oil content which keeps it moist during cooking.   Chefs-Resources' Chilean Sea Bass page shows when fresh Chilean Sea Bass is available, what it’s flavor profile and taste is like, the butchering yield % so you can determine your yield percentage for plate costing purposes.  You’ll also find a Chilean Sea Bass nutrition table, the Flavor Scale, and links for further Chilean Sea Bass research.

Chilean Sea Bass Alternate Names

 Antarctic Cod, Icefish, Patagonian Toothfish

Range & Habitat

 Chilean Sea Bass are caught in both the eastern & western waters of southern South America and southern South Africa.  They dwell at depths of between 5,000 - 6,000 feet deep and are caught by longliners.

Typical Wholesale Products

 H&G, Loins, skinless Fillets

Fresh Chilean Sea Bass Availability

Fresh seafood availability chart: green areas show peak availability, light green show limited availability, gray indicates not available fresh.  Frozen available all year long.  Chilean Sea Bass is rarely available fresh, but high quality flash frozen product is available all year long.

 

Yield Factors, Yield % and Recovery

Item	To Skn/On Fillets	To Skn/Off Fillets	Notes
Whole Head/On gutted
Whole Head/Off gutted
Skin/On Fillets

 

 

 

 

 

Chilean Sea Bass Flavor Profile

 Chilean Sea Bass has a high fat content which gives it a rich, moist, tender flavor profile which melts in your mouth.  It has white flesh with large, tender flakes.

 

Nutritional Information based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving. * Calories/Calories from fat 315 * Protein grams 22.6 * Fat grams 24.3 * Saturated fat grams 5.5 * Sodium milligrams 96 * Cholesterol milligrams 84 * Omega-3 grams 2.2 more Chilean Sea Bass nutrition

 

Additional Resources:

	Seafood Watch