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Snail

Snail is edible terrestrial or aquatic gastropod meat commonly cooked in sauces, broths, or seasoned preparations.

Snail — illustrative ingredient image

About Snail

Snail refers to edible meat from a gastropod, usually removed from its shell and cleaned before cooking. The term may mean a terrestrial or aquatic snail, and those types differ in size, texture, flavour, and customary preparation. Snail meat is used in sauces, broths, stews, and other seasoned dishes.

The meat is often firm and slightly chewy, with a mild flavour that readily takes on butter, herbs, garlic, spices, or cooking stock. Species, pre-treatment, and cooking time make a substantial difference: simmering can tenderize it, while prolonged cooking may make it tougher or drier. Grilling and braising create different surface textures.

Snail meat is generally pale to greyish when raw and becomes more opaque and firm when cooked. It may be sold whole, sliced, canned, or already combined with sauce. Some preparations keep the meat in its shell for serving, while others present it as cleaned pieces in a dish.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for snail

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English

snail

English

snail (canned)

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English

snail (raw)

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Snail nutrition & diet

Snail nutritional value

Mollusks, snail, raw

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

Calories
90kcal
Protein
16.1g
Carbs
2.0g
Fat
1.4g

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

Portions & preparation

Establish the species and whether the edible portion is terrestrial or aquatic before selecting a reference. Use cooked meat only when shells, viscera, broth, and sauce are excluded consistently. Preparation in butter, oil, cream, or seasoned stock can materially change the portion being described.

Compare the right form: Match the identified snail species and edible cooked meat form, distinguishing terrestrial from aquatic snails and plain meat from sauced servings.

Diet considerations

Snail meat is animal-derived, but this name does not establish species, farming, harvesting, or preparation. Butter, cream, egg, stock, breading, and sauces alter compatibility; cereal coatings may add wheat or other grains. Plain meat and complete dishes have different carbohydrate patterns, especially by portion.

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
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • 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 · Not established
The animal source or category needs checking against the pescatarian definition.
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: USDA FoodData Central — Mollusks, snail, 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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