Helix lucorum
Helix lucorum is a land snail used as food, with cooked meat ranging from tender to chewy and commonly taking flavour from sauces, herbs or cooking liquid.
About Helix lucorum
Helix lucorum is a land snail eaten in some regions. When used as food, the edible portion is the snail meat, which is typically cleaned and cooked; retail presentation may be live, cooked in the shell, or as shelled meat.
Cooked meat is generally tender to chewy and mild, taking on flavours from sauces, herbs, and cooking liquid. The species name alone does not establish whether a record refers to live snails, raw meat, or a prepared product, and those forms should not be conflated.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Helix lucorum nutrition & diet
Helix lucorum nutritional value
Product example: SABAROT, HELIX LUCORUM SNAILS (SABAROT WASSNER)
Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.
- Calories
- 95kcal
- Protein
- 19.1g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 1.6g
A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.
A comparison needs to distinguish raw from cooked meat and clarify whether the measurement includes shell, cooking liquid, or added ingredients. Prepared products may differ from plain snail meat.
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 branded product — SABAROT, HELIX LUCORUM SNAILS ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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