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Smoked Mackerel

Hot-smoked oily fish eaten flaked in salads and pates.

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About Smoked Mackerel

Smoked mackerel is mackerel preserved and flavoured by smoking, commonly after salting or curing. It is eaten as a ready-to-serve fish, flaked into salads and pâtés, or added to sandwiches, pasta, fishcakes, and warm dishes. Different mackerel species and curing methods produce distinct products.

The flesh is oily, rich, and savoury, with a pronounced smoky flavour and a firm yet easily flaked texture. Hot-smoked mackerel is cooked and moist, while cold-smoked versions, where sold, are denser and less fully cooked. Saltiness, smoke intensity, and moisture vary with the cure and smoking process.

It is commonly sold as skin-on or skinless fillets, split fish, or prepared portions, with the skin and bones removed before eating as needed. Flaking separates the flesh into moist pieces, while reheating can dry it. It may be served chilled, gently warmed, or mixed into spreads and salads.

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Smoked mackerel

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Smoked Mackerel nutrition & diet

Smoked Mackerel nutritional value

Mackerel, flesh only, smoked

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

Calories
301kcal
Protein
21.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
24.1g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 16-414. 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

Match the reference to hot-smoked mackerel with the specified species, fillet condition, skin, bones, and edible portion. Flaked fish in salads, pâtés, or spreads may contain oil, dairy, egg, vegetables, or sauces. Separate the plain fish entry from prepared mixtures and note any added cooking medium.

Compare the right form: Match hot-smoked mackerel by species, fillet or whole form, skin and bone status, edible portion, and plain or mixed preparation.

Diet considerations

Mackerel is animal-derived fish. Plain hot-smoked fillet differs from pâté, salad, or spread preparations containing dairy, egg, cereal ingredients, sauces, or other fish. Bread, crackers, pasta, grains, and sweetened dressings can change the carbohydrate pattern. Confirm species, smoking method, and recipe before treating the product as a single ingredient.

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
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  • 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Mackerel, flesh only, smoked ↗. 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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