The nutritional value of eel is very high, the meat is tender and fresh, every hundred grams of eel meat in the protein content of 17.2 ~ 18.8 grams, fat 0.9 ~ 1.2 grams, calcium 38 mg, iron 1.6 mg, contains a variety of vitamins (such as vitamin B, vitamin C, etc.), but also rich in DHA and lecithin, which is the composition of the human body's organs and tissues, the main component of the cell membrane.

Children can eat but in moderation or small amounts. Be sure to cook it well and thoroughly to kill parasites and take care of the fish bones. It's best to buy wild eels, but most of the eels on the market now are artificially farmed and contain more hormones, so children should eat as little as possible to prevent precocious puberty.