Eel
Eel is a fatty fish commonly grilled, braised, smoked, or used in sushi and other seafood dishes.
About Eel
Eel is the elongated body of an eel fish used as seafood. The name covers freshwater eels, conger eels, and other related seafood products, which are commonly grilled, braised, smoked, salted, canned, or cooked in soups. Eel is also used in sushi and other rice-based dishes.
Its flesh is soft, oily, and rich-tasting, with fine bones removed or softened during preparation. Skin may be retained or removed. Fresh cooked eel is usually moist and tender; smoking, salting, grilling, and canning can make it firmer, denser, chewier, or distinctly smoky.
Eel is sold fresh, whole, filleted, smoked, salted, canned, or cooked. Grilling browns the surface, while braising produces tender flesh and often a glossy sauce. In sushi, cooked eel is commonly brushed with a savoury-sweet sauce. The fish may be served with skin on or off.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for eel
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
うなぎ
unagi
anguille
anguila
Eel
eel
Aal
anguilla
enguia
paling
ål
ål
ål
áll
ankerias
węgorz
úhoř
úhor
jegulja
јегуља
jegulja
jegulja
угорь
ugor’
вугор
vuhor
змиорка
zmiyorka
anghilă
angolna
χέλι
chéli
yılan balığı
ثعبان البحر
thuʿbān al-baḥr
צלופח
tselofe'aḥ
مارماهی
mārmāhi
ईल
īl
বাইম
baim
விலாங்கு
vilāṅku
ఈల్
īl
ಈಲ್ ಮೀನು
īl mīnu
ഈൽ
īl
鳗鱼
mányú
鰻
unagi
unagi
장어
jangeo
lươn
ปลาไหล
plā lai
អន្ទង់
antŏng
ປາໄຫຼ
pā lai
belut
belut
igat
welut
mkunga
paling
anguila
aingira
anguía
eascann
llysywen
ungurys
zutis
angerjas
ngjalë
օձաձուկ
odzadzuk
გველთევზა
gvelt'eza
ilanbalığı
жыланбалық
žylanbalyq
ilonbaliq
могой загас
mogoi zagas
ईल माछा
īl māchhā
īl māchhā
Romanised form
chéli
Romanised form
īl mīnu
Romanised form
unagi
Romanised form
Anguille, bouillie/cuite à l'eau
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Anguille, crue
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Anguille, cuite (aliment moyen)
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Anguille, rôtie/cuite au four
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eel, american
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eel, australian
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Eel, conger, flesh only, grilled
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Eel, conger, flesh only, grilled, weighed with bones and skin
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Eel, conger, flesh only, raw
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eel, european
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eel, japanese
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Eel, Seasoned, Roasted
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Eel, yellow, raw
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Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat
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Fish, eel, mixed species, raw
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Fish, eel, raw
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Smoked eel
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antŏng
Romanised form
vilāṅku
Romanised form
pā lai
Romanised form
thuʿbān al-baḥr
Romanised form
vuhor
Romanised form
jangeo
Romanised form
baim
Romanised form
žylanbalyq
Romanised form
mányú
Romanised form
īl
Romanised form
mogoi zagas
Romanised form
īl
Romanised form
ugor’
Romanised form
zmiyorka
Romanised form
odzadzuk
Romanised form
tselofe'aḥ
Romanised form
mārmāhi
Romanised form
jegulja
Romanised form
gvelt'eza
Romanised form
plā lai
Romanised form
īl
Romanised form
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Eel nutrition & diet
Eel nutritional value
Fish, eel, mixed species, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 184kcal
- Protein
- 18.4g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 11.7g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Identify the eel species and whether the entry is whole, filleted, skinned, smoked, grilled, braised, or raw. Edible portion and moisture loss vary with preparation. Record glaze, marinade, frying oil, and accompanying rice or sauce separately when the catalogue item represents a composed dish rather than plain fish.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to the eel species, edible fillet or whole portion, skin status, and raw, cooked, smoked, or sauced form.
Diet considerations
Eel is an animal-derived fish, so it is not plant-based. Dietary compatibility changes with smoking mixtures, sweet glazes, broths, frying coatings, dairy additions, or cereal-containing sauces. Sushi and rice dishes also create portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns that belong to the complete preparation, not necessarily to the eel itself.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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 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 · 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Fish, eel, mixed species, raw ↗. 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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