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Humboldt squid

Humboldt squid is a large marine squid eaten as pale, firm flesh, sold whole or prepared into cleaned bodies, tentacles, rings, and other pieces.

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About Humboldt squid

Humboldt squid is a large marine squid eaten for its muscular mantle and arms. The raw flesh is pale and firm, and cooked flesh is opaque and chewy; flavour is mild and marine. It is sold whole or prepared into cleaned bodies, tentacles, rings, and other cut pieces.

It can be cooked by methods such as grilling, frying, or simmering, with texture depending strongly on cut and cooking time. Frozen and fresh products, and cleaned versus uncleaned squid, are distinct forms. The label should establish that the product is this squid rather than another market squid.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Humboldt squid

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Humboldt squid nutrition & diet

Humboldt 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.

Compare the same edible portion and state, such as raw versus cooked and cleaned mantle versus whole squid; retained water and preparation can alter measured composition.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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.

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