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Pacific Saury

Pacific saury is an oily fish commonly grilled, salted, dried, or served with rice.

Pacific Saury — illustrative ingredient image

About Pacific Saury

Pacific saury is a slender, silvery marine fish with a pointed head and elongated body. It is commonly grilled, broiled, pan-cooked, salted, dried, or served with rice and simple accompaniments.

The flesh is oily and tender when cooked, with a distinctive fish flavour that becomes more pronounced after salting or drying. Cooked skin can become browned and crisp, while the flesh separates into moist flakes.

It is sold whole or as portions, fresh, frozen, salted, dried, or otherwise prepared. The small body and fine bones often mean it is prepared whole after cleaning, although portions and preserved forms alter its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for pacific saury

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English

Pacific Saury

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Pacific saury, Canned

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Pacific saury, Canned, Seasoned

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Pacific saury, Canned, Solid

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Pacific saury, Frozen dried

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Pacific saury, Roasted

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Pacific saury, Salted

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Pacific Saury nutrition & diet

Pacific Saury nutritional value

Fish, Pacific saury, with integument, raw — MEXT 10173

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the explicitly named reference form.

Calories
287kcal
Protein
18.1g
Carbs
0.1g
Fat
25.6g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Identify Pacific saury as the edible fish portion and record whether it is fresh, grilled, salted, dried, canned, or otherwise preserved. Remove bones as appropriate, and separate accompanying rice, oil, sauces, or pickles from the fish entry.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to Pacific saury edible flesh, with fresh, grilled, salted, dried, canned, or cooked form identified.

Diet considerations

Pacific saury is animal-derived oily fish and does not fit vegetarian or vegan patterns. Salting, drying, smoking, or canning changes the preparation, while rice, cereal coatings, sauces, or animal-derived seasonings can alter compatibility and the carbohydrate pattern of the meal.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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 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 · 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: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. 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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