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Beef intestine

Beef intestine is the cleaned intestinal tract of cattle, used in dishes such as grilled offal and sausages.

Beef intestine — illustrative ingredient image

About Beef intestine

Beef intestine is the cleaned intestinal tract of cattle, including sections that may be sold separately or together depending on local practice. It is distinct from beef stomach, other offal, and sausage casings made from processed intestine, although cleaned intestine can itself be used as a casing.

It is commonly grilled, fried, braised, simmered in soups, or incorporated into sausages and mixed offal dishes. Properly prepared pieces can be chewy and fatty, with a savoury, distinctly beefy flavour.

The appearance ranges from pale cream before cooking to brown afterward. It may be sold fresh, frozen, pre-cleaned, or partially cooked; cleaning and cooking alter its colour, firmness, fatness, and chew, while casing or sausage preparation changes the form further.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Beef intestine

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Beef intestine nutrition & diet

Beef intestine nutritional value

Reference: Beef, intestine, raw

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

Calories
109kcal
Protein
16.4g
Carbs
1.4g
Fat
4.2g

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 the specific cleaned intestinal section and preparation before using a reference. Raw, boiled, grilled, fried, stuffed, and sausage forms differ in retained contents, trimming, moisture, and added fat. Compare only the edible portion actually served, excluding discarded contents, casing treatments, bones, or accompanying foods.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the specified cattle intestinal section, cleaning, stuffing or casing status, cooking method, and edible portion consumed.

Diet considerations

Beef intestine is an animal-derived cattle offal product. Plain cleaned intestine differs from stuffed sausage, grilled preparations with coatings, and dishes containing cereals, sauces, or other animal ingredients. Processing and recipe determine compatibility; carbohydrate patterns generally come from fillers, marinades, and side dishes rather than the unfilled intestine itself.

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 incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • 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 · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
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 · 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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Lao Food Composition Table, SMILING 2013 — 06054 ↗. 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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