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Sea Cucumber

Sea cucumber is a marine animal with a firm, gelatinous texture that is commonly braised, simmered, or added to soups.

Sea Cucumber — illustrative ingredient image

About Sea Cucumber

Sea cucumber is the elongated, soft-bodied marine animal used as food after cleaning and, in many markets, drying and rehydration. Its outer body is usually dark, ridged, or tubercled, while the edible interior becomes pale and yielding after preparation. Fresh, frozen, dried, and rehydrated forms differ substantially in handling.

The flesh has a restrained marine flavour and a characteristically firm, gelatinous, or slightly crisp texture, depending on species and cooking. It is commonly braised, simmered, or added to soups and stews, where it absorbs surrounding seasonings.

Whole specimens are typically cleaned before cooking, while dried specimens are soaked and repeatedly cleaned before use. Fresh, frozen, dried, and rehydrated products therefore change in appearance, firmness, and handling; cooking can make the interior more yielding while preserving its distinctive gelatinous character.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for sea cucumber

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English

Sea Cucumber

English

sea cucumber (salted)

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English

Sea cucumber, Dried

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English

Sea cucumber, Raw

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Sea cucumber, Salt-fermented

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English

Sea cucumber, Salt-fermented viscera

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Sea Cucumber nutrition & diet

Sea Cucumber nutritional value

Sea cucumber, raw — MEXT 10372

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

Calories
22kcal
Protein
4.6g
Carbs
0.5g
Fat
0.3g

Per 100 g edible portion. Values use MEXT 2023 with March 2026 corrections; the English food name is matched by food code from the official English edition. Carbohydrate is total carbohydrate by difference. Values in parentheses in the source are estimates reported by MEXT. This reference does not cover other preparations or brands.

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the serving is fresh, rehydrated dried, salted, or cooked, because processing can alter the edible portion and accompanying liquid. Use the cleaned body wall rather than inedible internal contents when matching a reference. Braising sauces and soups may contribute separate ingredients that belong to the dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to cleaned sea-cucumber body wall in the same fresh, dried-and-rehydrated, salted, or cooked form; exclude inedible contents consistently.

Diet considerations

Sea cucumber is an animal-derived marine food. It is incompatible with vegetarian and vegan patterns, and preparation may add fish, shellfish, meat, dairy, eggs, or animal-derived sauces. Dried, salted, battered, or braised forms need separate review, while soups and mixed dishes inherit their other ingredients.

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: MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan, 2023 supplement, corrected March 2026 ↗. 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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