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Anchovy Stock

Anchovy stock is a fish-flavored broth used as a base for soups, sauces, and noodle dishes.

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About Anchovy Stock

Anchovy stock is a fish-flavoured liquid broth prepared by extracting flavour from anchovies, commonly with water and sometimes with aromatics or other stock ingredients. It is used as a liquid base for soups, sauces, stews, noodle dishes, rice preparations, and other cooked foods.

The stock is typically translucent to lightly cloudy and ranges from pale golden to brown. It has a salty, marine, deeply savoury taste, while its strength depends on the anchovy form and the method and duration of extraction. The anchovy solids may be strained out or retained.

Anchovy stock may be made from whole, fresh, dried, salted, or preserved anchovies, so flavour, clarity, and saltiness can differ substantially. It is sold or served as a prepared liquid, and fine particles may remain when a less clear preparation is acceptable; straining produces a clearer broth.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Anchovycontains · Anchovy Stock → Anchovy
  • Watercontains · Anchovy Stock → Water

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anchovy stock

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Anchovy Stock nutrition & diet

Anchovy Stock nutritional value

Reference: Anchovy, Broth

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
1kcal
Protein
0.1g
Carbs
0.2g
Fat
0.0g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the stock is made from fresh, dried, salted, or canned anchovy and whether it is strained, concentrated, or seasoned. Compare the consumed liquid with any retained fish solids. Salt, soy sauce, oil, sugar, vegetables, noodles, and other additions belong to the prepared dish description.

Compare the right form: Match a strained or unstrained anchovy stock made from the specified fish form, including seasoning and the liquid or solids consumed.

Diet considerations

Anchovy stock is animal-derived because it contains fish and is not plant-based. Compatibility depends on added ingredients such as meat, dairy, egg, soy, wheat, or alcohol. Served noodles, dumplings, rice, or flour-thickened foods introduce cereal ingredients and a different carbohydrate pattern from plain stock.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — K0680000009a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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