Halibut
A large marine flatfish eaten fresh, salted, smoked or baked.
About Halibut
Halibut is a large marine flatfish sold as steaks, fillets, or whole fish. Its flesh is white to pale and relatively firm, with large flakes when cooked. The name can cover more than one halibut species, so species and origin are not established by the common name alone.
Fresh halibut has a mild, clean flavour and is often baked, grilled, or otherwise cooked. Salted and smoked products have different textures and stronger flavours from fresh fish. Fillets and steaks also differ in shape and may retain different amounts of skin or bone.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Halibut
Bastard halibut, Raw
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Bastard halibut, Skin, Raw
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Fish, halibut, raw, with skin (Alaska Native)
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halibut, dried
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Halibut, flesh only, grilled
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Halibut, flesh only, poached
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Halibut, flesh only, poached, weighed with bones and skin
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Halibut, flesh only, raw
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Halibut, frozen, wild caught
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Halibut, grilled, weighed with bones and skin
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Halibut nutrition & diet
Halibut nutritional value
Fish, halibut
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 175kcal
- Protein
- 20.7g
- Carbs
- 7.8g
- Fat
- 6.2g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Species, cut, and edible portion matter; fresh fish should not be compared directly with salted or smoked halibut, which have different moisture and processing.
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: USDA FoodData Central — Fish, halibut ↗. 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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