Healthy Food Database
Silver Trevally
Silver trevally averages 50 cm long. They are found all over the coast of Australia from Central Queensland down to South Australia and Western Australia. It has firm flesh with a sweet, delicate flavour and few bones, so is suitable for children. Of the 60 varieties, silver and golden are the most common.
Farmed fish is very popular for sashimi in Japan. Other names for silver trevally include trevally, skipjack trevally, blurter and silver bream.
Trevally is quite a dry fish.
Note about amines: Fresh seafood has low amine levels, but when older than two days the amine content rises to moderate, and any fish that has been frozen has high levels.
Category: Seafood - Finfish
In Season:
all year
To Buy:
Silver trevally is an economical fish. Whole; look for firm, pleasant sea smell, bright bulging eyes. Fillets should be pink in colour, firm with no brown markings.
To Store:
Wrap whole fish and fillets in plastic on a plate and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Can be frozen for up to three months.
Tips & Tricks:
Cooking Tips:
Trevally is best pan-fried, baked, poached or barbecued in foil to retain as much moisture as possible. It works well minced into fish patties and burgers.
Nutrition per Per serve:
Monosaturated Fat , g:
1.6
Salicylates:
Safe/negligible amount
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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