giant squid
Giant squid
Giant squid is a large marine squid eaten as seafood, commonly sold in pieces and grilled, fried, stewed or otherwise cooked.
About Giant squid
Giant squid is a large marine squid eaten as seafood, though food products are more commonly sold as cut or processed pieces than as an intact animal. The edible flesh may be grilled, fried, stewed or otherwise cooked. This ingredient is the squid itself, not a named prepared dish or a generic mixture of seafood.
Raw flesh is pale and somewhat translucent, becoming opaque when cooked. Its texture can be firm or chewy, and its flavour is mild and marine. Texture depends greatly on cut and cooking method; whole squid, mantle pieces and processed squid products are not equivalent forms for culinary or nutrition comparisons.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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calmar géant
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Giant squid nutrition & diet
Giant squid nutritional value
Reference: Squid, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 81kcal
- Protein
- 15.4g
- Carbs
- 1.2g
- Fat
- 1.7g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Raw and cooked squid differ in water content, and mantle, tentacles and processed products may not be comparable. Compare the same edible part and preparation.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- 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: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 16-263 ↗. 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.
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