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Dried yak meat

Dried yak meat is preserved yak flesh commonly rehydrated, shredded, or eaten as a savory snack.

Dried yak meat — illustrative ingredient image

About Dried yak meat

Dried yak meat is yak muscle tissue preserved by reducing its moisture and is eaten as a savoury snack or incorporated into soups, stews, noodles, and other dishes. It remains a distinct yak-meat product rather than a generic dried beef substitute.

Dry pieces are typically firm, chewy, and dark to reddish brown, with a concentrated meaty flavour. The description does not specify the cut, age or sex of the animal, or drying conditions. Salt, smoke, and seasoning may or may not be present.

It is commonly sold as strips, slices, shreds, or compact pieces. Soaking, simmering, or shredding can make the meat easier to use and changes its firmness. Products may be plain, salted, smoked, or seasoned, but their exact processing is unspecified.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Dried yak meat

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Dried yak meat nutrition & diet

Dried yak meat nutritional value

Reference: Yak meat, dried

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

Calories
503kcal
Protein
61.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
28.8g

Official AFACI reference value per 100 g. Origin, variety and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Match the portion to the dried product rather than rehydrated weight, since water changes texture and serving size. Preparation details matter: trimming, salting, smoking, marinating, and shredding can alter the ingredient’s composition. Use the edible muscle only unless connective tissue or other parts are specified.

Compare the right form: Reference should match dried yak muscle, with the same trimming, salting, smoking, cutting, and rehydration status as the catalogue item.

Diet considerations

Yak meat is animal-derived. Compatibility changes with salt, smoke flavoring, sugar, spice blends, or coatings, and with additions such as dairy or cereal-based binders. Confirm whether the product is plain dried muscle or a prepared snack, and whether organ meat or mixed species is included.

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: AFACI Asian FCDB 1.1 — Yak meat, dried ↗. 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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