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Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish is a marine cephalopod commonly cooked whole, sliced, grilled, fried, or added to stews and seafood dishes.

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About Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish is the edible body of a marine cephalopod, commonly cooked whole, sliced, grilled, fried, braised, or added to soups, stews, rice, and other seafood dishes. It is sold fresh or frozen, whole or cleaned, and may include the tentacles.

Properly cooked cuttlefish can be tender and mildly sweet, with firm flesh. Prolonged cooking produces a denser, chewier texture. Its flavour and texture may also be affected by whether the skin, tentacles, and internal parts are retained during preparation.

Whole cuttlefish has a pale, often mottled exterior. Cleaning commonly involves removing the internal contents and hard cuttlebone; the ink sac and other internal parts may or may not be retained. It may be sold with its skin or scored, and slicing, grilling, frying, or braising changes its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for cuttlefish

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English

Cuttlefish

English

Cuttle fish, Dried

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English

Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat

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English

Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw

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English

piece of cuttlefish meat (raw)

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English

Seiche, crue

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Cuttlefish nutrition & diet

Cuttlefish nutritional value

Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, raw

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

Calories
79kcal
Protein
16.2g
Carbs
0.8g
Fat
0.7g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the edible cuttlefish portion, with internal organs, skin, and ink handled consistently. Preparation matters: raw, boiled, grilled, fried, dried, stuffed, or stewed forms may include different retained liquids, coatings, oils, or accompanying ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match raw or cooked cuttlefish, species and edible parts, and whether skin, organs, ink, coatings, or added sauce are included.

Diet considerations

Cuttlefish is an animal-derived marine cephalopod. Compatibility changes with frying coatings, cereal-based breading, marinades, stock, dairy sauces, and combinations with rice or noodles. Plain cooked flesh differs from stuffed, processed, or sauced preparations; portion size also affects the carbohydrate pattern when served with cereal foods.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, 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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