Flounder
Flounder is a flat, mild-flavored fish commonly filleted and fried, baked, grilled, or poached.
About Flounder
Flounder is a flat-bodied fish with both eyes positioned on one side of the head in the adult stage. It is commonly sold whole, as portions, or as skinless or skin-on fillets, with pale flesh and a generally mild flavor that allows cooking seasonings to remain prominent.
Flounder is fried, baked, grilled, poached, steamed, or used in other fish preparations. Fresh and frozen products can differ in moisture and texture, while fillet thickness affects cooking time; the exact species and market name may vary under the broad term flounder.
Its appearance is flat and pale-fleshed, with whole fish, portions, skinless fillets, and skin-on fillets among the sold forms. Frying can create a browned exterior, while baking, grilling, poaching, or steaming leaves the flesh softer; fresh and frozen products may differ in moisture and texture.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for flounder
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Flounder
flounder
flet
platija
Flunder
bot
rødspætte
flundra
flyndre
sandhverfa
passera
palaia
solha
камбала
kambala
камбала
kambala
flądra
platýs
platesa
χωματίδα
chomatída
pisi balığı
鰈魚
diéyú
カレイ
karei
가자미
gajami
chomatída
Romanised form
karei
Romanised form
Fish, flounder, baked or broiled
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Fish, flounder, baked or broiled, coated
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Fish, flounder, fried
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Fish, flounder, grilled
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Fish, flounder, steamed
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flounder (raw)
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FLOUNDER FILLET
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Flounder, flesh only, steamed
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Flounder, flesh only, steamed, weighed with bones and skin
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kambala
Romanised form
gajami
Romanised form
diéyú
Romanised form
kambala
Romanised form
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Flounder nutrition & diet
Flounder nutritional value
Flounder, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 82kcal
- Protein
- 16.4g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 1.8g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-040. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Identify the flounder species and use the edible portion in the stated form, such as raw fillet, cooked fillet, or whole fish with bones and skin. Baking, poaching, grilling, frying, breading, and added sauces create distinct preparations, so plain fish should be separated from coated or seasoned dishes.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to the identified flounder species and edible portion, distinguishing raw or cooked fillet, skin, bones, breading, and added sauce.
Diet considerations
Flounder is animal-derived fish. Compatibility changes with species identification, preparation, and additions such as wheat or other cereal coatings, egg wash, dairy, meat-based sauces, or frying fat. Plain cooked fish has a different carbohydrate pattern from breaded, glazed, battered, or served-with-starch preparations.
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.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Flounder, 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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