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Duck Stock

Duck stock is a savory liquid made by simmering duck with water and is used as a base for soups, sauces, and braises.

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About Duck Stock

Duck stock is a savoury cooking liquid made by simmering duck bones, joints, meat, skin, or trimmings in water, often with aromatic vegetables and herbs. It is used for soups, sauces, gravies, braises, rice dishes, and other preparations where a fuller duck flavour is wanted.

The liquid may be clear and pale or dark, opaque, and gelatinous. Roasting the bones deepens its flavour and colour, while simmering extracts body from connective tissue. Straining improves clarity, and reducing the stock concentrates both its flavour and its thickness.

Stock may be homemade or sold refrigerated, frozen, canned, or as a concentrated product. Surface fat may be left in place, skimmed away, or separated after chilling. A reduced stock is thicker and stronger than a stock intended to be used at its original dilution.

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Duck Stock

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Duck Stock nutrition & diet

Duck Stock nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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Portions & preparation

Treat duck broth as a recipe-specific liquid, not as plain duck meat. Match strained or unstrained broth, skimmed or retained fat, concentration, and whether meat, skin, vegetables, salt, or starch remains. A concentrated reduction and a diluted soup base represent different edible preparations.

Compare the right form: Reference should match the duck-broth recipe, including concentration, straining, fat removal, duck parts, salt, and retained solids.

Diet considerations

Duck broth is animal-derived when made only from duck and water, but recipe ingredients determine compatibility. Changes include vegetables, noodles, grains, flour, dairy, meat, and added fat or salt. Confirm whether it is a commercial stock, homemade broth, or mixed-animal preparation before interpreting it.

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
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • 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 · 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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. 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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