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Bone Marrow

Rich fatty tissue roasted in the bone and spread or stirred in.

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About Bone Marrow

Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue inside animal bones, used as a rich savoury ingredient. It is often roasted in split bones and spread on bread, but it can also be stirred into sauces, gravies, soups, stuffings, and other dishes. The animal and bones used influence the amount and character of the marrow.

Heated marrow is rich, buttery, and savoury, with a soft, yielding texture that can become almost spoonable when thoroughly roasted. Its flavour is affected by the animal source, bone size, freshness, seasoning, and cooking method. Roasting can give the exposed surface browned, toasted notes while leaving the interior smooth and fatty.

Marrow is found inside long bones and may be sold in split bones, as intact bones for butchery, or removed and packaged fresh or frozen. Split bones expose the marrow for seasoning and roasting; it can then be scooped out, spread, or whisked into a sauce. Chopped marrow may melt directly into a hot preparation.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Bone Marrow nutrition & diet

Bone Marrow nutritional value

Reference: Marrow, raw

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

Calories
12kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
2.2g
Fat
0.2g

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

Use only the roasted or otherwise cooked marrow removed from the specified bone, distinguishing it from surrounding meat, connective tissue, and drippings. Preparation can add salt, herbs, bread, or sauces, while spreading marrow onto a starch changes the composition of the served portion. Brand or recipe is irrelevant only for unseasoned marrow.

Compare the right form: Reference should match cooked marrow from the identified animal bone, separated from meat and drippings, and specify any seasoning or serving medium.

Diet considerations

Bone marrow is animal-derived. Compatibility changes if it is served with meat stock, butter, dairy, animal fats, bread, pastry, or sauces containing other animal ingredients. Plain marrow has a different portion pattern from marrow spread on toast or mixed into rice, potatoes, or other cereal- or starch-based foods.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 13-274 ↗. 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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