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Land snail

Land snail is the edible flesh of terrestrial snails, commonly cooked in garlic-seasoned dishes, stews, or grilled preparations.

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About Land snail

Land snail is the edible flesh of a terrestrial snail, rather than a marine or freshwater mollusk. It is used in garlic-seasoned dishes, stews, sautés, and grilled preparations. The flesh may be removed from the shell before cooking or presented in the shell for serving.

Cooked land snail flesh is generally compact and chewy, with a mild, earthy flavour that readily takes on sauces, garlic, herbs, and spices. Species, size, diet, and cooking method can change the result, so the broad name does not indicate one uniform sensory profile.

Land snails may be sold live, cleaned, cooked, canned, or otherwise prepared for further cooking. Shell-on presentation may be retained at the table or omitted during processing. Cooking changes the raw tissue into compact pieces, while simmering, grilling, and sautéing create different degrees of moisture and firmness.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Land snail

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Land snail nutrition & diet

Land snail nutritional value

Mollusks, snail, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
90kcal
Protein
16.1g
Carbs
2.0g
Fat
1.4g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Establish the terrestrial snail species and use the cleaned edible flesh in its raw, boiled, canned, grilled, or stewed form. Remove or document shell, digestive contents, and cooking liquid separately. Garlic, butter, oil, sauces, and bread-based coatings belong to the preparation rather than the plain snail entry.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified edible terrestrial snail species, cleaned flesh, and raw or cooked form; canned, grilled, and sauced versions need separate matching.

Diet considerations

Land snail is an animal-derived terrestrial mollusc. Compatibility changes with species, cleaning, preservation, and recipe additions such as butter, cream, animal stock, flour, breadcrumbs, or other coatings. Plain cooked flesh is distinct from garlic-butter preparations, stews, and canned products, whose complete ingredient lists require review.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • 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 · 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 · Not established
The animal source or category needs checking against the pescatarian definition.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Mollusks, snail, 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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