Lobster
Lobster is a marine crustacean whose cooked meat is used in dishes such as soups, rolls, salads, and grilled preparations.
About Lobster
Lobster is a marine crustacean with a segmented body, jointed legs, and a hard shell. The edible flesh is found mainly in the tail and claws, where present, with additional meat in smaller body sections. It is used in soups, rolls, salads, pasta, and grilled preparations.
Its flavour is sweet, briny and savoury, with texture that is firm yet tender when properly cooked. Whole lobster may be steamed, boiled or grilled, while picked meat is sold separately for composed dishes.
Shell-on live, raw, frozen and cooked forms are traded. The shell turns opaque and typically redder when cooked; removing it exposes the edible meat, while heating picked meat changes its texture and supports use in rolls, soups, salads and other dishes.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for lobster
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
homard
Hummer
bogavante
Lobster
lobster
lagosta
astice
llamàntol
kreeft
hummer
hummer
hummer
humar
hummeri
homar
humr
homár
homár
homar
αστακός
astakós
ıstakoz
كركند
karakand
לובסטר
lovster
омар
omar
омар
omar
омар
omar
jastog
јастог
jastog
jastog
ロブスター
robusutā
바닷가재
badatgajae
龙虾
lóngxiā
लॉब्स्टर
lॉbsṭar
লবস্টার
lôbasṭār
கடல் நண்டு
kaṭal naṇṭu
udang kara
lobster
tôm hùm
กุ้งมังกร
kung mangkon
astakós
Romanised form
robusutā
Romanised form
Homard, bouilli/cuit à l'eau
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Homard, cru
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lobster (raw)
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lobster meat (fresh frozen, quick-frozen)
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lobster meat (shell off, frozen)
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lobster meat (shell off, quick-frozen)
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lobster meat (shell off)
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lobster meat (shell on, cooked, frozen)
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lobster meat (shell on, frozen)
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lobster meat (shell on, raw)
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Lobster or crayfish, flesh, purchased steamed, poached or boiled, no added fat
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Lobster, Steamed
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Lobster, tail only, frozen, wild caught
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piece of lobster meat (raw)
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kaṭal naṇṭu
Romanised form
karakand
Romanised form
omar
Romanised form
badatgajae
Romanised form
lôbasṭār
Romanised form
lóngxiā
Romanised form
lॉbsṭar
Romanised form
omar
Romanised form
omar
Romanised form
lovster
Romanised form
jastog
Romanised form
kung mangkon
Romanised form
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Lobster nutrition & diet
Lobster nutritional value
Reference: Lobster, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.
- Calories
- 85.5kcal
- Protein
- 17.9g
- Carbs
- 0.9g
- Fat
- 1.1g
Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.
Portions & preparation
Specify the lobster species, source, and edible portions, distinguishing raw or cooked claw, tail, body, and roe from shell and discarded material. Steamed, boiled, grilled, canned, and prepared forms are not interchangeable. Butter, oil, mayonnaise, sauces, and mixed-dish ingredients should be documented separately.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to the identified lobster species and same edible part and state—raw, cooked, canned, or prepared—with shell excluded.
Diet considerations
Lobster is animal-derived marine crustacean. Plain meat differs from preparations containing butter, dairy, egg, meat stock, or animal fat. Rolls, breading, pasta, crackers, and other cereal ingredients can alter compatibility and the meal’s carbohydrate pattern. Portion and sauces matter in composed dishes, soups, and salads.
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
- KosherTypically incompatible
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 · Typically incompatible
- This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria.
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: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Homard, cru ↗. 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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