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Duck Blood

Duck blood is used as a cooked ingredient in soups, stews, and blood-based dishes.

Duck Blood — illustrative ingredient image

About Duck Blood

Duck blood is the blood collected from ducks and used as a cooked food ingredient. It may be incorporated into soups, stews, sauces, or blood-based dishes, where heat causes it to thicken or set.

Its flavour is savoury and pronounced, while texture can range from tender and custard-like to dense and springy. The sensory result depends on whether the blood is used as a liquid, allowed to coagulate, or already cooked before being added to a dish.

Duck blood may appear as a dark red liquid, a soft coagulated block, or firm slices prepared for cooking. It may be sold fresh, coagulated, or already cooked. In some preparations it is added directly to a hot dish; in others it is set first and cut into pieces, and these forms are not interchangeable in every recipe.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for duck blood

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English

duck blood

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Duck Blood nutrition & diet

Duck Blood nutritional value

Reference: Ducks: blood

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

Calories
29kcal
Protein
6.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.3g

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

Match cooked duck blood as the edible ingredient, distinguishing set blood cakes, liquid blood added to soup, and blood combined with starch or seasoning. Preparation affects texture and portioning. Record any accompanying broth, salt, fat, spices, or thickener rather than treating the blood preparation as plain.

Compare the right form: Reference should match duck blood in its exact cooked form, including liquid or set texture, added starch, seasoning, and serving context.

Diet considerations

Duck blood is animal-derived. Compatibility changes with starch, flour, rice, noodles, broth, meat, dairy, or animal fat added during preparation. Confirm that the product is specifically duck blood rather than mixed poultry or a blood sausage, because recipe composition determines dietary interpretation.

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: Taiwan FDA Nutrition Information Database — I0520101 ↗. 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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