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Cod

Cod is a mild-flavored white fish commonly baked, fried, poached, or used in soups and stews.

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About Cod

Cod is a white-fleshed marine fish sold as whole fish, portions, or fillets. It is commonly baked, fried, poached, steamed, or added to soups and stews. Its mild flesh works in simple preparations as well as dishes with sauces, crumbs, or other strong seasonings.

The flesh is usually pale and lean, with a mild flavour and large flakes that separate readily after cooking. Fresh and frozen cod tend to be delicate and moist when properly cooked, while salted or dried cod is firmer and more intensely seasoned after soaking or cooking.

Cod appears as a whole fish, skin-on or skinless fillets, steaks, portions, or preserved pieces. Fresh or frozen cuts may be cooked directly; salted cod is soaked to remove excess salt, and dried cod is rehydrated before use. Frying, baking, poaching, and steaming create different surfaces and textures.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cod

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English

Cod

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Cod fillets

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cod, atlantic

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Cod, dried

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Cod, dried, salted, boiled

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Cod, flesh only, baked

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Cod, flesh only, baked, weighed with bones and skin

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Cod, flesh only, grilled

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Cod, flesh only, microwaved

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Cod, flesh only, raw

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Cod, flesh only, salted and smoked, raw

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Cod, flesh only, steamed

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Cod, flesh only, steamed, weighed with bones and skin

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cod, greenland

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cod, murray

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cod, pacific

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Cod, Pacific or Alaskan, frozen, wild caught

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Cod, smoked, raw

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Fish, cod, baked or broiled

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Fish, cod, baked or broiled, coated

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Fish, cod, fried

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Fish, cod, grilled

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Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked

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Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)

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Fish, cod, steamed

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Salted dried cod

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Cod nutrition & diet

Cod nutritional value

Cod, flesh only, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
75kcal
Protein
17.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.6g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-372. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to cod flesh, with skin, bones, and trimming handled consistently. Baking, poaching, frying, and stewing alter the edible portion and recipe composition; breading, batter, oil, sauces, and stock should be considered separately from plain cooked fish.

Compare the right form: Use a reference for the identified cod species and edible flesh, matching raw or cooked state, skin, bones, and preparation.

Diet considerations

Cod is an animal-derived fish. Plain flesh differs substantially from breaded, battered, smoked, salted, or sauce-based preparations. Milk, egg, wheat or other cereal coatings, and mixed stocks can change compatibility. Served portions and accompanying starches also affect the meal’s carbohydrate pattern.

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
    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 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 · 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Cod, flesh only, raw ↗. 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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