Marron
Marron is an ambiguous food name that may indicate a large freshwater crayfish or a chestnut, so its culinary form depends on product context.

About Marron
Marron is a food name used for more than one item in different contexts, including a large freshwater crayfish and a chestnut in some culinary usage. The record does not clarify which meaning is intended, so it cannot support choosing one arbitrarily. These are distinct foods with different forms and uses.
If it denotes crayfish, the food is a crustacean portion; if it denotes chestnut, it is a nut-like seed that may be sold fresh or processed. Appearance, texture, and flavour depend on which meaning and preparation applies. The label needs product context for a more specific ingredient description.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Marron nutrition & diet
Marron nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Crayfish / lobster, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 89kcal
- Protein
- 19.2g
- Carbs
- 0.7g
- Fat
- 1.0g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.3.4.2_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.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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