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Fish stock

Fish stock is a savory liquid made by simmering fish or fish parts with water and often aromatic vegetables and herbs.

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About Fish stock

Fish stock is a savory cooking liquid prepared by simmering fish bones, heads, frames, trimmings, or sometimes flesh in water. Aromatic vegetables, herbs, or other seasonings may be included. It is used as a foundation for soups, sauces, stews, risottos, and other dishes requiring seafood flavor and liquid.

Its flavour is generally savory and seafood-like, while the texture is liquid and usually lighter and more delicate than a heavily reduced sauce. The result varies with the fish parts, flesh content, aromatics, and concentration, so no single flavour intensity is implied by the general name.

Fish stock may be homemade, chilled, frozen, canned, or sold as a concentrated product. The strained liquid ranges from nearly clear to lightly cloudy. Straining removes solids, while retained suspended material, gelatinous material, fish pieces, or later reduction changes the stock’s body and appearance.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Fish stock nutrition & diet

Fish stock nutritional value

Soup, stock, fish, home-prepared

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

Calories
16kcal
Protein
2.3g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.8g

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

Portions & preparation

Use the prepared stock portion that actually enters the dish, accounting for reduction and any strained solids. Preparation can alter concentration and composition, especially when skin, bones, meat, vegetables, oil, or seasoning remain. Compare unsalted and seasoned versions separately rather than treating all fish stock as interchangeable.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to strained fish stock, concentrated stock, or stock containing solids, and specify whether it is homemade, canned, chilled, or powdered.

Diet considerations

Fish stock is animal-derived when made from fish, while vegetables and herbs are plant-derived additions. Compatibility changes with fish species, added meat, dairy, wine, seasonings, or commercial flavorings. Powdered and packaged versions may include cereal ingredients or coatings. Carbohydrate patterns depend mainly on added ingredients and serving context.

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
    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 · 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 · 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: USDA FoodData Central — Soup, stock, fish, home-prepared ↗. 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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