Cod

GADUS MORHUA | BACALAO | MORUE/OCEAN ATLANTIQUE


DESCRIPTION: This popular saltwater fish can range from 1 1/2 to 100 pounds and comes from the Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. Cod's mild-flavored meat is white, lean and firm. It's available year-round and comes whole (the smaller specimens) or in large pieces. Cod can be baked, poached, braised, broiled and fried. Whole cod are often stuffed before baking. Cod can be preserved by smoking, salting or drying. Salt cod, an important staple in many tropical countries because of its storage properties, has been salted and dried. It's used to make the popular French dish BRANDADE. Cod cheeks and tongues are considered a delicacy. So are scrod, which are young cod (and haddock) weighing under 2 1/2 pounds.

CONDITION SPECIFICS:
  • Cancer superbeneficial for type O
  • Cancer superbeneficial for type B
  • Cancer superbeneficial for type AB
  • Diabetes superbeneficial for type O
  • Diabetes superbeneficial for type B
  • Diabetes superbeneficial for type AB

NUTRIENT NOTES:
    PROTEINS
    • Tryptophan
    • Cystine
    SPECIALIZED
    • Encourages Good Bacterial Growth
    • Purine (problematic)
    • RNA Nucleotides
    • Clearing Foods
    This is a low FODMAPS food. The term FODMAP is an acronym, derived from Fermentable, Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols. FODMAPs are short chain carbohydrates that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. FODMAP restriction has been found to improve symptom control in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other functional gastrointestinal disorders

    IN RECIPES