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Sea bream

Sea bream is a mild, firm-fleshed fish commonly grilled, roasted, baked, or pan-seared.

Sea bream — illustrative ingredient image

About Sea bream

Sea bream is a culinary name for several marine fishes with relatively deep bodies and firm, pale flesh. The exact species varies by market, so the name does not identify one uniform fish. Whole fish, cleaned portions, and fillets are commonly sold, with silvery or reddish skin depending on the fish represented.

Its flavour is generally mild and subtly sweet, while the flesh stays moist and flakes firmly when cooked. Sea bream is often grilled, roasted, baked, steamed, or pan-seared; whole fish may be cooked with the skin and bones, whereas fillets are used when easier portioning is preferred.

Whole sea bream presents the fish’s skin, bones, and body shape, while portions and fillets provide more uniform serving pieces. Cooking firms the flesh and makes it flake; grilling or pan-searing can brown the skin, while steaming preserves a softer exterior. Exact appearance depends on the fish and cut.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

Sea bream

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Sea bream nutrition & diet

Sea bream nutritional value

Bream, Sea, raw

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

Calories
96kcal
Protein
17.5g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
2.9g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-006. 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

Establish the species sold as sea bream and whether the edible portion is a whole fish, fillet, or skin-on serving. Raw, baked, grilled, and fried forms require separate references because cooking changes the served portion and added oil, batter, or sauce changes the complete dish.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the identified sea-bream species and to whole, filleted, skin-on, raw, baked, grilled, fried, or breaded form.

Diet considerations

Sea bream is an animal-derived fish. Compatibility changes with wheat or other cereal coatings, butter, cream, stock, and mixed seafood preparations. Plain cooked fish differs from a dish containing rice, pasta, potatoes, sweetened sauces, or other ingredients that create a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Bream, Sea, 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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