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Khmer curry paste

Khmer curry paste is a fragrant Southeast Asian spice paste used as the flavor base for curries and other cooked dishes.

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About Khmer curry paste

Khmer curry paste is a Cambodian aromatic spice paste used as a flavour base for curries and other cooked dishes. It is usually pounded or ground before being fried, simmered, or incorporated into a sauce with other ingredients.

The paste has a fragrant profile shaped by aromatics, spices, herbs, and chillies, although the exact blend varies by preparation. Its texture may be moist and coarse to smooth. The available information does not establish one uniform flavour, heat level, or consistency for every formulation.

Khmer curry paste may be freshly made, commercially packaged, or dried, and it may be sold as a paste or diluted during cooking. Its colour, heat, saltiness, and texture change with the regional style, formulation, processing, and adjustments made for a particular curry or stew.

Ingredient type
paste

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Khmer curry paste nutrition & diet

Khmer curry paste nutritional value

Reference: Curry paste

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

Calories
253kcal
Protein
4.7g
Carbs
11.3g
Fat
21.3g

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

Identify the complete Khmer curry paste recipe and serving amount, since chilies, aromatics, spices, shrimp paste, oil, sugar, and salt vary by household or brand. Use the paste itself rather than a finished curry, whose coconut milk, meat, vegetables, and starches change the reference.

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Diet considerations

Khmer curry paste is a plant-spice blend only when its full recipe contains no animal ingredients; some versions include shrimp paste or fish products. Finished curries may add meat, seafood, or dairy, while coconut milk, sugar, rice, and noodles alter portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Depends on the version
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
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 · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Shrimp Paste. Recorded common ingredients: Shrimp. This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria. Recipes and products can differ. Recipes and products can differ.

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 — 17-720 ↗. 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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