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Fermented Fish Sauce

Fermented fish sauce is a salty liquid condiment used to season soups, stir-fries, marinades, and dipping sauces.

Fermented Fish Sauce — illustrative ingredient image

About Fermented Fish Sauce

Fermented fish sauce is a clear to amber or brown liquid made by fermenting fish with salt and separating or pressing the resulting liquid. It is used directly as a seasoning or in soups, stir-fries, marinades, dipping sauces, dressings, and compound condiments.

It has a pronounced savoury, saline, and marine flavour. Aroma and colour are influenced by the fish, fermentation period, filtration, and maturation, while commercial forms may be relatively clear, darker, or more concentrated.

It is sold as a liquid sauce, ranging from filtered liquids to darker or concentrated preparations. Some products include sugar, water, flavourings, or other permitted ingredients, which can change the appearance and flavour of the poured sauce.

Ingredient type
sauce

Forms & related ingredients

  • Fishcontains · Fermented Fish Sauce → Fish
  • Saltcontains · Fermented Fish Sauce → Salt

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Local names for fermented fish sauce

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English

Fermented Fish Sauce

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Fermented Fish Sauce nutrition & diet

Fermented Fish Sauce nutritional value

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
35kcal
Protein
5.1g
Carbs
3.6g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Reference the liquid fish sauce itself, identifying fish species, fermentation style, filtering, dilution, and added sugar or flavorings. Do not substitute whole fermented fish or seasoning paste data. Because it is usually used in small amounts, the recipe-level portion and the contribution of accompanying ingredients should be documented separately.

Compare the right form: Match filtered or unfiltered fermented fish sauce by fish species, fermentation recipe, dilution, and additions such as sugar or preservatives.

Diet considerations

This is an animal-derived fish condiment. Compatibility changes if the bottle or recipe includes shellfish, animal-derived additives, dairy, egg, or cereal-based flavorings. Its small seasoning portion differs from a serving of fish, while sauces mixed with sugar, starch, or other ingredients can change the dish’s portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

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
    May be compatible
  • 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 · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve ↗. 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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