Beef lung
Beef lung
Beef lung is cattle lung tissue used as offal in some regional cuisines, with a light, porous structure and soft texture that changes markedly during cooking.
About Beef lung
Beef lung is the edible lung tissue of cattle, sometimes sold fresh or frozen as an offal ingredient. It is light and porous in structure, with a soft, spongy texture when raw and a relatively mild, distinctive organ-meat flavour. Its appearance and texture change substantially with cooking, and handling and sale forms depend on local food practice.
It is cooked in some regional cuisines, often after preparation that accounts for its airy structure and texture. The name does not specify whether the lung is raw, cooked, chopped or otherwise processed. Those forms are not interchangeable, and a preparation-specific description cannot be inferred from the ingredient name alone.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Beef edible offal, Lung, Boiled
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Beef edible offal, Lung, Raw
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Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, cooked, braised
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Beef, variety meats and by-products, lungs, raw
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Beef lung nutrition & diet
Beef lung nutritional value
Reference: Beef edible offal, Lung, Raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 92kcal
- Protein
- 16.2g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 2.5g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Raw and cooked lung differ in water content and structure; compare the same edible form and account for any processing or added ingredients.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- 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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — I028000D570a ↗. 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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