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Fish cake

Fish cake is a processed seafood product made into a slice, ball, or patty and commonly added to soups, noodles, and stir-fries.

Fish cake — illustrative ingredient image

About Fish cake

Fish cake is a **formed seafood product made from finely minced or puréed fish**, usually combined with seasonings and sometimes starch or other binders. It may be shaped as a slice, ball, loaf, patty, or cylindrical piece, then cooked before sale or serving.

Its flavour depends on the fish, seasonings, and formulation. Texture ranges from springy and elastic to soft and dense, depending on the fish, grinding, binders, and cooking process.

Fish cakes may be pale before browning and lightly browned after frying. They can be sold chilled, frozen, dried, or ready-cooked, and may be steamed, boiled, baked, fried, or added to soups, noodles, hot pots, stir-fries, and snack preparations.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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English

Fish cake

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Fish cake nutrition & diet

Fish cake nutritional value

Reference: Fish cakes, industrially made

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

Calories
110kcal
Protein
11.8g
Carbs
6.0g
Fat
4.2g

Per 100 g edible portion. Source: Norwegian Food Composition Table, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, www.matvaretabellen.no; retrieved 20 September 2026. The reference preparation and fat level are part of the food definition. Values may differ by recipe, brand and preparation.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference matching the product’s species, fish-to-binder mixture, shape, and preparation. Sliced, balled, and patty forms can differ in added starch, egg, oil, seasoning, coating, and cooking method, so the named product alone is insufficient.

Compare the right form: Match the specific fish-cake form—slice, ball, or patty—and its recipe, binder, coating, brand, and cooked state.

Diet considerations

Fish cake is animal-derived but processed and recipe-specific. Starch or cereal ingredients, egg, dairy, meat additions, coatings, and frying affect compatibility. Plain simmered slices differ from breaded patties or noodle-dish portions, where accompaniments can create a more pronounced 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
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Fish. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Wheat Starch. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
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: Norwegian Food Composition Table — Fish cakes, industrially made ↗. 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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