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Cow feet

Cow feet are gelatin-rich beef offal commonly simmered in broths, stews, and braises.

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About Cow feet

Cow feet are the cleaned lower parts of cattle legs, including skin, connective tissue, and bones, with little conventional muscle meat. They are commonly simmered in broths, soups, stews, and braises, where the connective tissues soften and contribute body to the cooking liquid.

Their appearance is bony and skin-covered before cooking. Long simmering makes the skin and connective tissue soft, sticky, and gelatinous. Pieces may be served with their cooking liquid or removed after stock-making, so the final texture depends on whether the cooked pieces are retained.

Cow feet may be sold whole or cut into pieces, fresh, chilled, frozen, or partially prepared. Preparation can include scalding, scraping, singeing, and cutting, which changes the retail appearance. Cooking transforms the initially firm, bony pieces into softer portions and a more substantial broth.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Cow feet nutrition & diet

Cow feet 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

Reference the cleaned, trimmed cow feet and specify whether bones, skin, connective tissue, and cooking liquid are included in the edible portion. Long simmering, deboning, and added oil, vegetables, or seasoning alter the portion represented in broth or stew.

Compare the right form: A reference must match cleaned cow feet, with the stated bone, skin, connective-tissue, and cooked edible portions rather than raw weight alone.

Diet considerations

Cow feet are animal-derived beef offal. Compatibility changes with retained skin, bones, stock ingredients, meat additions, thickening flours, and serving style. Plain simmered pieces differ from a stew or soup containing cereals, legumes, vegetables, animal fats, or a flour-based coating.

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.

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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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