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Dried Cuttlefish

Dried cuttlefish is preserved cuttlefish commonly rehydrated or cooked in soups, stews, and stir-fries.

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About Dried Cuttlefish

Dried cuttlefish is cuttlefish preserved by removing moisture, commonly sold as whole cleaned bodies, flattened pieces, strips, or shreds. It is used in soups, stews, braises, stir-fries, rice dishes, and other savoury preparations. Soaking or cooking is generally needed to make the dried flesh easier to eat.

It has a concentrated marine flavour and a chewy, resilient texture that softens with soaking and heat. Toasting can bring out a deeper aroma, while pounding or shredding makes the ingredient easier to distribute. Pieces retaining skin or tentacles may have a firmer bite than trimmed flesh.

It is usually firm and leathery before preparation, with a pale, cream, amber, or reddish-brown appearance. It may be sold whole, flattened, in strips, or as shreds. Soaking, simmering, toasting, shredding, and pounding each alter its texture and determine how prominently it appears in a dish.

Ingredient type
whole food

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dried cuttlefish

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Dried Cuttlefish nutrition & diet

Dried Cuttlefish nutritional value

Reference: Cuttle fish, Dried

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

Calories
339kcal
Protein
66.8g
Carbs
3.2g
Fat
4.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible dried cuttlefish flesh after any soaking, trimming, or cooking specified by the recipe. Preparation can alter retained water and serving weight. Distinguish plain dried cuttlefish from seasoned, smoked, salted, or coated products before comparing references or judging the portion used.

Compare the right form: Match references to dried cuttlefish flesh, identifying whole, shredded, seasoned, salted, or rehydrated form and the edible portion.

Diet considerations

Dried cuttlefish is animal-derived seafood and is unsuitable for vegetarian or vegan patterns. Salted, seasoned, smoked, or coated versions may add ingredients that change compatibility, including cereal-based coatings or animal-derived flavorings. Its carbohydrate pattern is usually recipe-dependent rather than inherent to plain cuttlefish.

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: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — K6230010001a ↗. 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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