Quail Egg
Small speckled egg eaten boiled, fried or pickled.
About Quail Egg
A quail egg is the egg of a quail, used as a small portion in boiled, fried, baked, and pickled preparations. It can be served whole as a garnish or appetiser, incorporated into salads, or used wherever a small egg is useful.
The shell is typically pale with dark speckles. Once cooked, the white becomes firm and mild while the yolk remains rich and creamy, though boiling, frying, baking, and pickling create different textures and flavours.
Quail eggs are sold raw in the shell or prepared, peeled, and preserved. They may be soft- or hard-boiled, fried, baked, or pickled. Cooking firms the white and yolk; brine adds salt and acidity, while frying adds a browned edge.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Quail egg
Egg, Quail, Boiled
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Egg, Quail, Raw
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Egg, Quail, White, Boiled
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Egg, Quail, White, Raw
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Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw
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Egg, Quail, Yolk, Boiled
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Egg, Quail, Yolk, Raw
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Oeuf de caille, cru
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quail egg (pickled)
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quail egg (raw)
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quail egg (shell on, raw)
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Quail egg, canned
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Quail Egg nutrition & diet
Quail Egg nutritional value
Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 158kcal
- Protein
- 13.1g
- Carbs
- 0.4g
- Fat
- 11.1g
Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.
Portions & preparation
Use the edible egg contents and identify whether the quail egg is boiled, fried, pickled, or incorporated into another dish. Shell weight is not an edible portion. Added oil, brine, sauces, or coatings should be recorded separately because they change the served preparation.
Compare the right form: Match references to edible quail egg contents in the specified cooked or pickled form, excluding shell and separately added ingredients.
Diet considerations
Quail egg is animal-derived and is not compatible with vegan patterns. Plain boiled, fried, or pickled egg differs from versions containing dairy, meat, fish, or cereal coatings. Pickling brine, frying fat, sauces, and mixed dishes can change compatibility and should be identified with the egg.
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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: USDA FoodData Central — Egg, quail, whole, fresh, 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.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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