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Dill Pickle

A dill pickle is a cucumber preserved in an acidic, salted brine and flavored with dill.

Dill Pickle — illustrative ingredient image

About Dill Pickle

A dill pickle is a cucumber preserved in seasoned acidic or fermented brine, with dill as a principal flavouring. Garlic, mustard seed, pepper, and other spices may be added. It is served as a relish or side and used in sandwiches, salads, sauces, burgers, and other dishes needing preserved cucumber and briny acidity.

Dill pickles range from crisp and fresh-tasting to soft, strongly sour, or salty. Their flavour combines cucumber with dill and the brine’s vinegar acidity or fermented tang. Texture depends on cucumber variety, freshness, brine, and processing. Fermented versions may taste more complex, while vinegar pickles are often more directly sharp.

They are sold whole, speared, sliced, or chopped, in refrigerated or shelf-stable forms. Vinegar-based, fermented, and combined methods are common. Draining reduces the brine carried into a dish; slicing or chopping changes the bite and distributes dill, acidity, salt, garlic, and other seasonings more evenly.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Dill Pickle

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Dill Pickle nutrition & diet

Dill Pickle nutritional value

Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill

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

Calories
12kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
0.3g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Specify the cucumber style, such as whole, spear, chip, or relish, and whether it is drained before eating. Brine, pickling spices, sweeteners, and added oil belong to the preparation context. A reference should match the edible cucumber portion rather than the discarded liquid unless brine is consumed.

Compare the right form: Reference a cucumber dill pickle in its exact whole, spear, chip, or relish form, with drained or undrained edible portion and recipe style.

Diet considerations

The cucumber and dill are plant-derived, while compatibility depends on the brine and additions. Sweeteners, garlic, spices, or animal-derived ingredients in a prepared dish can alter the assessment. Pickles served with cereal-coated, fried, dairy-based, or meat dishes inherit the broader meal’s dietary context.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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: USDA FoodData Central — Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill ↗. 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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