Herring
Herring is an oily fish eaten fresh, smoked, salted, pickled, or preserved in other ways.
About Herring
Herring is the common culinary name for several closely related small to medium-sized marine fish with silvery skin, a slender body, and oily flesh. It is eaten fresh, smoked, salted, pickled, cured, canned, or packed in sauces or oil. Fresh herring may be fried, baked, grilled, or incorporated into other cooked dishes.
Its flavour is usually pronounced and savoury, with a soft, moist texture when properly prepared. Smoking, salting, pickling, curing, canning, and packing in sauces or oil produce distinct intensities and textures. The fish may be sold whole, as fillets, or as portions, with skin and bones retained or removed.
Herring is sold fresh, frozen, chilled, dried, or preserved. Fresh cooking generally keeps the flesh moist and soft, while drying, salting, smoking, or canning makes it firmer or denser and changes its intensity. The common name does not identify a particular species, size, catch, or preparation.
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Local names for herring
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
herring
Hering
hareng
arenque
arenque
aringa
areng
haring
sild
sill
sild
síld
sილისd
silli
heeringas
silkė
siļķe
śledź
sleď
sleď
сельдь
selʹdʹ
оселедець
oseledets
херинга
heringa
hering
hering
ρέγγα
rénga
ringa
رنجة
rinja
הרינג
haring
ニシン
nishin
청어
cheongeo
鲱鱼
fēiyú
cá trích
ikan haring
ikan hering
हेरिंग
heriṅg
rénga
Romanised form
nishin
Romanised form
Fish, herring
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Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat
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Fish, herring, Atlantic, kippered
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Fish, herring, Atlantic, pickled
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Fish, herring, Atlantic, raw
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Fish, herring, Pacific, cooked, dry heat
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Fish, herring, Pacific, flesh, air-dried, packed in oil (Alaska Native)
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Fish, herring, Pacific, raw
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Hareng fumé, à l'huile
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Hareng fumé, au naturel
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Hareng fumé, doux
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Hareng gras, cru
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Hareng maigre, cru
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Hareng mariné ou rollmops, préemballé
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Hareng, frit
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Hareng, grillé/poêlé
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herring (pickled)
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herring fillet
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herring fillet in lemon-flavored sauce
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herring fillet in tomato sauce
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Herring fillets
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herring in spiced sauce (canned)
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herring in tomato sauce (canned)
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herring in wine sauce
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herring in wine sauce concentrate
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herring spiced sugar
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Herring, flesh only, grilled
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Herring, flesh only, grilled, weighed with bones and skin
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Herring, flesh only, raw
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salted herring
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Smoked herring
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sილისd
Romanised form
rinja
Romanised form
oseledets
Romanised form
cheongeo
Romanised form
fēiyú
Romanised form
heriṅg
Romanised form
selʹdʹ
Romanised form
heringa
Romanised form
haring
Romanised form
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Herring nutrition & diet
Herring nutritional value
Herring, flesh only, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 190kcal
- Protein
- 17.8g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 13.2g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-175. 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 species, edible portion, and preservation method before comparing references. Fresh, smoked, salted, pickled, canned, and oil-packed herring are distinct forms. Remove bones only as appropriate, and record drained weight, skin, added oil, brine, sugar, or sauce in the served portion.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to herring species, edible fillet or whole portion, and fresh, smoked, salted, pickled, canned, or oil-packed form.
Diet considerations
Herring is animal-derived fish. Plain fresh or cooked portions differ from smoked, salted, pickled, canned, or sauced products, which may contain sugar, oil, dairy, or other additions. Breaded or coated preparations can include cereal ingredients. Compatibility and carbohydrate patterns therefore depend on preservation method, recipe, accompaniments, and portion.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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 — Herring, flesh only, 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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