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New Zealand Common Name: Hake
Latin name: Merluccius australis
Processed form: Headed, gutted, and Tailed (HGT)
Hake flesh is moist and white with few bones. Fillets have delicate texture and flake easily.
Nutritional Info
PER 100G
ENERGY KJ/100G 341
PROTEIN (G) 16.4
TOTAL FAT (G) 1.6
SATURATED FAT (G) 0.4
CARBOHYDRATE (G) 0.2
SUGARS (G) 0.2
SODIUM MG/100G 65
Size grades
3L (+3000g)
2L (1500-3000g)
L (1000-1500g)
M (500-1000g)
Alternate names:
RU: XEK
NL: Heek, Stockfisch
FR: Merlu
DE: Seehecht
GR: Bakaliáros
IT: Nasello, Merluzzo
JP: Heiku, Meruruusa
KR: Min daegu
ES: Merluza (large), Pescadilla (small)
CN: 无须鳕鱼
Catching period:
All year round
Approximate annual catch:
6,000 MT
Peak season:
June – September
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