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Salted lamb

Salted lamb is lamb preserved and seasoned with salt, typically used in cooked meat dishes.

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About Salted lamb

Salted lamb is lamb meat preserved and seasoned with salt, sold as cuts, strips, or smaller pieces. It is used in stews, braises, soups, fried dishes, and other savoury preparations. The meat remains recognizably lamb, while curing may be combined with drying or later cooking.

Salting gives the meat a denser texture and concentrated savoury flavour than fresh lamb. Moist, pliable versions contrast with substantially dried pieces that are firmer and chewier. Fat, connective tissue, cut, curing time, and cooking method all influence tenderness and richness.

Pieces may appear pink, red-brown, or grey-brown, with a firm surface. Highly salted lamb is often rinsed or soaked before simmering, stewing, frying, or baking; this reduces surface salt and restores some moisture while changing the eventual texture.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Saltcontains · Salted lamb → Salt
  • Lambcontains · Salted lamb → Lamb

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Salted lamb

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Salted lamb nutrition & diet

Salted lamb nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Beef, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
154kcal
Protein
22.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
7.2g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Reference the edible lamb after curing and any soaking, boiling, roasting, or stewing, distinguishing lean meat, trimmed fat, and cooking juices. Cut and cure affect the represented portion. If served with grains, bread, vegetables, or sauce, interpret the lamb separately from the complete plated dish.

Compare the right form: Match salted lamb by species, cut, cure, and preparation state, specifying trimmed or untrimmed edible meat and any cooking method.

Diet considerations

Salted lamb is animal-derived meat preserved or seasoned with salt. Compatibility changes with added dairy, smoke, sugar, spices, sauces, or coatings. Accompaniments such as bread, pastry, noodles, or grains introduce cereal ingredients, and mixed stews may contain other animal foods. Product and recipe details should be checked.

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 incompatible
  • 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 incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.2.2.1_99 ↗. 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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