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Kurut

Dried salted curd balls eaten across Central Asia.

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About Kurut

Kurut is a dried, salted curd product formed into balls and eaten across Central Asia. It is commonly served as a snack or used as a savoury ingredient, where its concentrated dairy character can be eaten directly or softened in another preparation.

The flavour is usually salty and tangy, while the texture may be hard, dry, crumbly, or slightly chewy. Milk source, curd-making method, salt level, and drying time affect its firmness and intensity, so regional products can differ considerably.

Kurut is generally sold as whole dried curd balls or broken pieces, in colours ranging from white to cream or pale yellow. It may be eaten dry, crumbled over food, dissolved into liquid, or soaked until softer. These treatments change its texture and distribute its salty flavour.

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Kurut nutrition & diet

Kurut nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Cheese, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
313kcal
Protein
18.4g
Carbs
0.9g
Fat
26.2g

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Portions & preparation

Establish what the local name denotes before using a reference: kurut may describe dried, salted cultured-curd products with differing milk sources, shapes, textures, and preparation. Match the edible dried portion, distinguishing plain curd from flavored, coated, or reconstituted forms.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified kurut product, including milk source, fermentation, salt, drying method, flavorings, and whether it is reconstituted.

Diet considerations

Kurut is an animal-derived cultured dairy product when the identity is a dried curd preparation, but the milk source and recipe must be confirmed. Salt, seasonings, coatings, or mixed products can alter compatibility. Reconstituting it or serving it in soup may introduce cereals, meat stock, or other ingredients.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
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  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.5.0_99 ↗. 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.

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