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Cockle

Cockles are small edible bivalves commonly steamed, boiled, or added to soups and seafood dishes.

Cockle — illustrative ingredient image

About Cockle

A cockle is a small edible marine bivalve mollusk with a rounded, strongly ribbed shell. It is sold whole or shucked and is used in soups, seafood stews, sauces, pasta, rice dishes, and other preparations where a delicate shellfish flavour is wanted.

Cooked cockle meat is tender and slightly chewy, with a clean, briny flavour that can range from delicate to more pronounced. The meat is usually small, and its juices add savoury sea flavour when the shells are cooked in a broth or sauce.

Whole cockles are commonly steamed or boiled until their shells open, then served in the shell or removed for another dish. They may also be canned, preserved, or sold chilled after shucking. Different species and sizes produce modest differences in shell shape and meat texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cockle

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English

cockle

English

Egg cockle, Dried

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English

Egg cockle, Raw

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English

Egg cockle, Seasoned and dried

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Cockle nutrition & diet

Cockle nutritional value

Cockle, raw

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

Calories
41kcal
Protein
8.2g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.9g

Per 100 g edible portion. New Zealand FOODfiles 2024. Copyright The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited and the Ministry of Health (New Zealand), 2024. Original reference values: available carbohydrate and energy (FSANZ). Access and use of these data are subject to https://www.foodcomposition.co.nz/terms/. Other preparations differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to edible cockle meat from the identified species, excluding shell weight. Distinguish raw, steamed, boiled, grilled, fried, canned, smoked, or sauced forms. Record whether liquor, oil, breading, dairy, or other ingredients are consumed, because a plain bivalve differs from a finished dish.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for the identified cockle species and edible meat in the stated preparation; shell-on, canned, breaded, and sauced forms require separate matching.

Diet considerations

Cockle is animal-derived bivalve shellfish. Compatibility changes with frying, breading, canned additives, dairy sauces, animal fats, or accompaniments containing noodles, crumbs, grains, or other cereal ingredients. Plain cooked cockle and a mixed seafood dish need separate assessment, with portion interpreted alongside additions.

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: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — T1 ↗. 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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