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Goat Blood

Goat blood is used as a traditional ingredient in some blood-based soups, stews, and sausages.

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About Goat Blood

Goat blood is the liquid blood collected from a slaughtered goat and used as a culinary ingredient in some regional food traditions. It may be stirred into soups, stews, sauces, or sausages, where it acts as a colouring, thickening, or binding ingredient. Its culinary form depends on whether it is used fresh or allowed to set.

Fresh blood is dark red and fluid, but it thickens and coagulates when heated or left undisturbed. Once set, it becomes a dark, sliceable or crumbly mass that can be incorporated into a dish. Cooking, seasoning, dilution, and combination with meat or broth determine the finished flavour, texture, and intensity of colour.

It may be used as a liquid added during cooking, as coagulated pieces, or blended into a mixture before it is cooked. In sausages and similar preparations, it is combined with meat, fat, grains, or seasonings and then set by cooking. Heating changes it from fluid to firm and can deepen its colour and savoury character.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Goat Blood

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Goat Blood nutrition & diet

Goat Blood nutritional value

Reference: Goat blood, raw

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

Calories
69kcal
Protein
3.8g
Carbs
4.9g
Fat
3.9g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

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Diet considerations

Goat blood is animal-derived. Compatibility changes substantially when it is prepared with grains, cereal binders, dairy, egg, meat, fat, or sausage casings, and recipes vary by region. Confirm the exact product and preparation; a dish containing goat blood should not be classified from the blood ingredient alone.

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 incompatible
  • 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 incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
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: Kenya Food Composition Tables 2018 — 7013 ↗. 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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