Pacific oyster
Pacific oyster
Pacific oyster is a marine bivalve sold live in the shell, shucked, canned or smoked, with soft briny raw meat that firms during cooking.
About Pacific oyster
The Pacific oyster is a marine bivalve eaten as shellfish. It is sold live in the shell, shucked as fresh meat, or in preserved forms such as canned or smoked oyster.
Raw oyster meat is soft and briny, while cooking firms it and changes its flavour. Size, growing conditions and whether the oyster is raw, cooked or preserved affect the eating qualities; shucked products may also include packing liquid.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Pacific oyster, Farm-raised, Raw
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Pacific oyster, Seasoned, Salt-fermented
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Pacific oyster, Wild, Boiled
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Pacific oyster, Wild, Raw
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Pacific oysters
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Pacific oyster nutrition & diet
Pacific oyster nutritional value
Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 81kcal
- Protein
- 9.4g
- Carbs
- 5.0g
- Fat
- 2.3g
Reference values for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, brands and preparation can differ.
Compare the same edible form: shell-on weight is not equivalent to shucked meat, and cooking, smoking, canning and packing liquids alter measured nutrition.
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: USDA FoodData Central — Mollusks, oyster, Pacific, 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.
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