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Red Snapper

Red snapper is a firm-fleshed marine fish commonly grilled, fried, baked, or used in stews.

Red Snapper — illustrative ingredient image

About Red Snapper

Red snapper is the market name for a firm-fleshed marine fish with a reddish exterior and pale flesh. It is commonly grilled, baked, broiled, fried, steamed, or included in soups and stews, and may be sold whole, in portions, as skin-on fillets, or trimmed for cooking.

Whole fish commonly have a tapered body and reddish skin, while fillets are usually moist, dense, and mild with a slightly sweet flavor. The firm flesh holds together in handling better than many delicate fish, and the skin can provide color and texture when cooked.

Preparation and flavor vary with the cut, freshness, and species identified by the seller. Whole fish become portions after trimming, while fillets may be cooked with or without skin; grilling, baking, frying, steaming, or stewing changes the surface, moisture, and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for red snapper

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English

Red Snapper

English

Red snapper, flesh only, fried in blended oil, weighed with bones and skin

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English

Red snapper, flesh only, fried in sunflower oil

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Red snapper, flesh only, fried in sunflower oil, weighed with bones and skin

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English

Red snapper, flesh only, raw

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Red Snapper nutrition & diet

Red Snapper nutritional value

Red snapper, flesh only, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
90kcal
Protein
19.6g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
1.3g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-126. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Identify the fish species and use the edible cooked or raw flesh rather than skin, bones, or trimming waste. Grilled, baked, fried, and stewed preparations require separate matches because coatings, oil, sauces, and moisture loss alter the portion being evaluated.

Compare the right form: Match references to verified red snapper species and edible flesh, specifying raw or cooked state, skin, bones, and preparation method.

Diet considerations

Red snapper is an animal-derived marine fish. It is not compatible with vegetarian or vegan patterns, and preparation with dairy, egg, meat stock, or other animal ingredients adds further considerations. Breading or batter may introduce cereal ingredients; sauces and portion size should be recorded separately.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Red snapper, flesh only, 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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