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Flying Fish

Flying fish are marine fish eaten fresh, dried, salted, or cooked in various seafood dishes.

Flying Fish — illustrative ingredient image

About Flying Fish

Flying fish are marine fish in a group known for enlarged pectoral fins that allow gliding above the water; the edible fish are typically handled whole, as fillets, or after salting and drying. They have a streamlined body and usually mild, clean seafood flavour, with texture that varies from tender when fresh to firmer after drying or salting.

Fresh flying fish may be grilled, fried, steamed, or used in soups and other seafood dishes. Salted or dried forms are used as preserved ingredients and may be soaked, flaked, or cooked into dishes. Size, species, fat content, and processing influence the flesh colour, firmness, and intensity of flavour.

They are sold whole, as fillets, or salted and dried, with a streamlined body and enlarged pectoral fins when whole. Fresh fish remain tender after suitable cooking, while salting and drying make the flesh firmer; dried forms may be soaked, flaked, or cooked into other dishes, changing their texture and flavour intensity.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for flying fish

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English

Flying Fish

English

flying fish (frozen)

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English

flying fish (raw)

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Flying Fish nutrition & diet

Flying Fish nutritional value

Flying fish, raw

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

Calories
86kcal
Protein
21.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.3g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-043. 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 flying fish species and use the edible portion in its actual form: fresh, dried, salted, smoked, or cooked. Processing can concentrate ingredients and change serving size, while frying, batter, sauces, and accompaniments create separate preparations. Do not substitute another fish species without documenting the difference.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the identified flying fish species and edible portion, distinguishing fresh, dried, salted, smoked, or cooked form and added ingredients.

Diet considerations

Flying fish is animal-derived seafood. Compatibility changes with species identification and preservation, especially when salt, smoking, cereal coatings, sauces, or animal-derived accompaniments are added. Plain fish has a different carbohydrate pattern from battered or glazed fish and from dried products served with starches or sweet condiments.

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
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • 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 · 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 — Flying fish, 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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