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Chicken Spleen

Chicken spleen is an edible organ used in some regional soups, stews, and offal dishes.

Chicken Spleen — illustrative ingredient image

About Chicken Spleen

Chicken spleen is the edible spleen of a chicken, a small organ used as specialty offal. It is typically encountered whole or alongside other poultry organs rather than as a standardized muscle cut, and it may be incorporated into soups, stews, stuffings, or mixed offal dishes.

Its flavour is savoury, mineral, and distinctly organ-like, while its texture is soft and delicate when gently cooked. Longer cooking can make it firmer or more crumbly. Trimming, freshness, and the cooking method influence its flavour and texture, as does whether it is prepared alone or with other organs.

The spleen is dark red to purplish and usually small, with an elongated or flattened shape. It may be simmered, braised, sautéed, grilled, or chopped into a combined preparation. Regional markets differ in terminology, availability, and whether it is sold fresh, frozen, or already included with assorted offal.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Chicken spleen

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Chicken Spleen nutrition & diet

Chicken Spleen nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Beef, offal, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
170kcal
Protein
16.4g
Carbs
1.0g
Fat
11.2g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Chicken spleen is an uncommon organ, so establish its identity, cleaning method, and edible portion before using a reference. Distinguish raw spleen from simmered, fried, minced, or incorporated preparations. Soups and stews may dilute it, while fillings or sauces may add fats, grains, dairy, or other ingredients.

Compare the right form: Establish that the item is chicken spleen, then match cleaned raw or cooked tissue; mixed soups, fillings, and sauces require recipe-specific references.

Diet considerations

Chicken spleen is animal-derived poultry organ tissue. Compatibility changes when it appears in soups, stews, fillings, or processed dishes containing cereals, dairy, other meats, coatings, or sauces. Because regional preparation and identity can vary, the recipe and edible portion should be established before judging dietary fit; do not infer from generic offal.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.2.4.0_95 ↗. 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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