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Salted fish

Salted fish is fish preserved with salt and used in savory dishes, sauces, and condiments.

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About Salted fish

Salted fish is fish preserved by applying salt to whole fish, fillets, pieces, or split fish. It is an ingredient category rather than a single species or standardized product. It commonly contributes concentrated savoury flavour to cooked dishes, sauces, and condiments, and may be used after salting, rinsing, soaking, or cooking.

The flesh is usually firmer and drier than fresh fish, though moisture varies with the salting method and storage. Flavour ranges from mildly briny to strongly fishy and saline. Pieces may remain intact or be broken into flakes, with texture changing after rinsing, soaking, or cooking.

Products may retain skin, bones, or the original shape, while others are trimmed or flaked. Salted fish may be sold dry, semi-dry, packed in salt, or refrigerated. Preparation can soften and rehydrate the flesh, reduce surface salt, and make it easier to incorporate into sauces or cooked dishes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for salted fish

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English

Salted fish

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Salted fish nutrition & diet

Salted fish nutritional value

Reference: FISH, FILLET, SALT-CURED

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

Calories
100.4kcal
Protein
17.5g
Carbs
1.4g
Fat
2.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify the fish species, cut, edible portion, and whether it is dry-salted, brined, soaked, rinsed, or cooked. These forms are not interchangeable. Remove bones and inedible material when appropriate, and assess sauces, stews, or condiments separately because their added ingredients change the complete serving.

Compare the right form: Match salted fish by species, cut, curing method, and preparation state, including dry, brined, soaked, rinsed, or cooked form.

Diet considerations

Salted fish is animal-derived, but the species and formulation are not specified by this name. Compatibility may change with added shellfish, fish sauce, sugar, spices, oil, or cereal ingredients. Establish the exact fish and recipe before classification, especially for commercial condiments or mixed preparations.

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: Fineli Finnish Food Composition Database, release 20.0 — 33154 ↗. 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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