Canh Chua Cá: Sour Fish Soup with Snapper, Tomato and Pineapple
Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats and NYT Cooking.
A quick, bright canh chua with chunks of white fish, a cooked-down tomato base, tamarind and lime, pineapple and okra, topped with bean sprouts, spring onion and coriander.
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Why this label?
29.1 g protein for 293 kcal = 9.9 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 40% of the energy. High Protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
EU nutrition claims
- Low saturated fat: 0.2 g saturated fat per 100 ml, 2.8% of energy (limits ≤ 0.75 g and ≤ 10%)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 392 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
3.4 g per serving
6.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 13.6 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- large saucepan (about 4 litres)
- sharp knife and board
- small bowl
- ladle
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 293 kcal |
| Protein | 29.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26.1 g |
| of which sugars | 17.9 g |
| of which free sugars | 3.4 g |
| Fat | 8.8 g |
| of which saturates | 0.9 g |
| Fibre | 3.7 g |
| Salt | 1.86 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
9.9 g meets High Protein (≥ 5 g, 20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
