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Asari clam

Asari clams are small hard-shell clams commonly steamed, simmered, grilled, or used in soups and noodle dishes.

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About Asari clam

Asari clams are small, edible hard-shell clams, usually sold live, chilled, or shucked. Their shells are commonly marked with variable bands or patterns, while the raw flesh is plump and pale. They are used as a shellfish ingredient in soups, noodle dishes, rice dishes, and broth-based preparations.

Cooked asari clam flesh is firm, tender, and distinctly briny with a mild sweetness. Whole-shell clams release liquid during cooking, contributing shellfish flavour to the surrounding broth, while shucked meat cooks more quickly and provides a different eating format. Sensory details can vary with freshness and preparation.

Asari clams may be steamed, simmered, grilled, or cooked in soups, noodles, rice, or sake- and broth-based dishes. They are sold whole in the shell or as shucked meat, in the forms specified above. Cooking changes the flesh from plump and raw to firm and tender, while shells remain present in whole-clam preparations.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Asari clam

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Asari clam nutrition & diet

Asari clam nutritional value

Mollusks, short-necked clam*, raw ［*Syn. baby-neck clam, Manila clam, Japanese littleneck］ — MEXT 10281

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

Calories
29kcal
Protein
5.7g
Carbs
0.4g
Fat
0.7g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible clam meat after the shells are removed, and distinguish raw, steamed, simmered, grilled, canned, or seasoned forms. Preparation can add salt, sauces, oil, or broth, while shell weight must not be counted as the edible portion in a reference comparison.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to Asari clam meat, identifying raw or cooked state, shell-on or shucked sale form, drained portion, and added sauces.

Diet considerations

Asari clam is animal-derived shellfish. Compatibility changes with shellfish status, animal-based broths, butter, coatings, sauces, or mixed dishes, and the product should not be treated as a plant ingredient. Noodle, rice, or flour accompaniments create a separate portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

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
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
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 · Typically compatible
Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria.

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

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. 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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