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Duck Offal

Duck offal consists of edible duck organ meats used in soups, stews, sausages, and other savory preparations.

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About Duck Offal

Duck offal is the edible collection of duck organs and associated organ meats rather than the ordinary muscle cuts. It can include liver, heart, gizzard, and neck, although the exact contents vary by market, butcher, and culinary convention.

The individual pieces differ markedly in colour, firmness, and flavour. Gizzards are dense and muscular, while liver is softer and more delicate, so a mixed assortment does not have one uniform sensory profile. The precise contents must be identified before describing the ingredient more narrowly.

Duck offal may be sold fresh, chilled, frozen, cleaned, or combined as a mixed assortment. It is used in soups, stews, braises, sausages, pâtés, stuffings, and other savoury preparations. Cleaning, trimming, and cooking change the appearance and texture of the separate organs.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Duck Offal

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Duck Offal nutrition & diet

Duck Offal nutritional value

Reference: Duck giblets, raw

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

Calories
154kcal
Protein
17.9g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
9.2g

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

Establish which duck organs are present before using a reference, since liver, heart, gizzard, kidney, and mixed offal are distinct foods. Specify raw or cooked condition and whether connective tissue, skin, fat, gravy, sausage casing, or other recipe ingredients remain in the edible portion.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the named duck organ or defined mixture, in raw or cooked form, with trimming and recipe additions identified.

Diet considerations

Duck offal is animal-derived, but the exact organ and preparation determine dietary compatibility. Sausages, pâtés, soups, and stews may add cereal ingredients, dairy, stock, coatings, or other animal products. Plain organ meat differs from seasoned or processed mixtures, and portion size matters when served with carbohydrate-containing accompaniments.

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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: Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0, 2025 — V468100 ↗. 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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