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Scallops

Scallops are marine bivalves prized for their sweet, delicate meat and commonly seared, grilled, or added to seafood dishes.

Scallops — illustrative ingredient image

About Scallops

Scallops are edible marine bivalves commonly sold as whole shellfish or cleaned portions, especially their firm adductor muscles. They are commonly seared, grilled, broiled, poached, baked, or added to soups, pasta, rice, and other seafood dishes.

The meat is usually ivory to pale cream, with a smooth, slightly springy texture and a delicate, mildly sweet flavour. Some preparations also retain orange or grayish roe-bearing tissue, which changes the appearance and the included edible portion.

Scallops are available live in the shell, shucked and fresh, frozen, or preserved. Size, moisture, and whether roe is retained vary by product; cooking methods such as searing, grilling, poaching, or baking change the surface, firmness, and moisture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for scallops

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English

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Scallops nutrition & diet

Scallops nutritional value

Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, raw

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

Calories
69kcal
Protein
12.1g
Carbs
3.2g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible scallop adductor muscle as the reference unless the entry specifically includes roe or whole scallops. Fresh, frozen, wet-treated, dry-packed, raw, and cooked forms are not interchangeable for portion assessment, and added oil, butter, batter, or sauce belongs to the prepared dish.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to scallop muscles or whole scallops, with roe status and fresh, frozen, treated, raw, cooked, coated, or fried form specified.

Diet considerations

Scallops are animal-derived marine mollusks. Compatibility changes when they are breaded, battered, served with wheat or other cereal ingredients, or prepared with butter, cream, stock, or mixed seafood. Plain scallops differ from dishes paired with pasta, rice, potatoes, or sweetened sauces.

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
    Typically incompatible
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 · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies shellfish, which does not meet the kosher fish criteria.

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 — Mollusks, scallop, mixed species, 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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