Offal
Edible internal organs and other animal parts; the exact animal and cuts vary by dish.
About Offal
Offal is a broad culinary term for edible animal organs and other parts not usually grouped with skeletal meat. It can include items such as liver, heart, kidneys, and tripe, but the exact parts and animal vary, so the word does not identify one uniform ingredient.
Offal is cooked in many ways, including frying, braising, grilling, or boiling, depending on the cut. Its appearance, texture, and flavour differ greatly between organs and species; a specific offal item should be named whenever a recipe or nutrition comparison requires precision.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.
Local names for offal
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
Offal
bovine stomach
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bovine tail
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bovine tongue
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Brain, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Brain, Raw
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Heart, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Heart, Raw
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Kidney, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Kidney, Raw
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Liver, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Liver, Raw
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Lung, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Lung, Raw
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Tongue, Boiled
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Veal edible offal, Imported, Tongue, Raw
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Offal nutrition & diet
Offal nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Beef, offal, 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
- 170kcal
- Protein
- 16.4g
- Carbs
- 1.0g
- Fat
- 11.2g
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.
Nutrition differs substantially by animal and organ, and by whether the item is raw or cooked. Compare the same cut and preparation rather than offal as a single food.
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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.2.4.0_95 ↗. 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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