Meat
Meat is animal flesh used as a principal ingredient in dishes such as stews, grills, roasts, and minced preparations.
About Meat
Meat is edible animal muscle and associated tissues prepared as a food ingredient, without specifying an animal species, cut, or processing method. It is used in stews, grills, roasts, sautés, braises, soups, and minced preparations.
Because the animal and cut are unspecified, flavour and texture cannot be described as a single profile. Texture may be firm, tender, fibrous, or soft after cooking, while fat and connective-tissue content varies with the particular meat.
It may be sold fresh, chilled, frozen, minced, or otherwise preserved. Appearance ranges from red to pale depending on the animal and cut. Trimming, mincing, cooking, and preservation change its visible form and texture, but this label identifies no particular retail form.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for meat
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
meat
viande
carne
Fleisch
carne
carne
vlees
mięso
mieso
мясо
myaso
м’ясо
miaso
κρέας
kreas
et
لحم
laḥm
گوشت
gusht
मांस
maans
মাংস
mangsho
मासु
māsu
இறைச்சி
iṟaicci
肉
ròu
肉
niku
고기
gogi
thịt
daging
daging
nyama
māsu
Romanised form
kreas
Romanised form
niku
Romanised form
Canned-tinned meat
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Cooked white meat
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extra rare meat
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foot (meat cut)
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grilled meat
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kosher meat (raw)
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loin
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Marinated meat
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MC-1.4 Minced meat and meat preparations intended to be eaten raw
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MC-1.6 Minced meat and meat preparations made from other species than poultry intended to be eaten cooked
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meat (boneless)
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meat (canned)
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meat (charcoal-broiled)
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meat (chopped)
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meat (cooked, cured, chopped)
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meat (cooked, manufactured)
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meat (cooked)
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meat (corned)
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meat (cured, comminuted)
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meat (cured, low sodium)
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meat (cured)
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meat (dried)
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meat (frozen)
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meat (mold-fermented)
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meat (powdered, freeze-dried)
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meat (prepared)
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meat (preserved)
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meat (processed)
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meat (quick-frozen)
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meat (raw)
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meat (salted)
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meat (skinless)
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meat (sliced, raw)
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meat (solid)
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meat (sterilized, pickled, canned)
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meat (tenderized)
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meat (tinned, pasteurized, pickled)
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meat (tinned)
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meat (whole or pieces)
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meat minced
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meat preparation
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medium done meat
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medium-rare meat
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side (meat cut)
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smoked meat (vacuum-packed)
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well done meat
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iṟaicci
Romanised form
laḥm
Romanised form
miaso
Romanised form
gogi
Romanised form
mangsho
Romanised form
mieso
Romanised form
ròu
Romanised form
maans
Romanised form
myaso
Romanised form
gusht
Romanised form
Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.
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Meat nutrition & diet
Meat nutritional value
Meat, NFS
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 215kcal
- Protein
- 27.1g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 11.3g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Portions & preparation
Identify the species, cut, and edible portion before comparing references. Preparation changes the retained fat and moisture: trimming, grinding, roasting, stewing, frying, or adding sauce produce different entries. Record whether bones, skin, rendered fat, or cooking losses are included in the serving.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to the confirmed species and cut, raw or cooked state, trimming, and edible portion; “meat” alone is insufficiently specific.
Diet considerations
Meat is animal-derived, but this label does not establish species or processing. Compatibility changes with curing, seasoning, breading, marinades, sauces, or mixed recipes. Check for poultry, game, organ meat, cereal ingredients, and animal-derived additions; carbohydrate patterns depend mainly on coatings, sauces, and portion context.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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 · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
- 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 · 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Meat, NFS ↗. 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.
Last recorded verification: .