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Snails

Snails are edible gastropods commonly cooked in sauces, broths, or seasoned preparations.

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About Snails

Snails are edible gastropod animals whose meat is commonly removed from the shell before cooking. The plural name can cover terrestrial and aquatic types, which vary in size, flavour, texture, and customary handling. They are used in sauces, broths, stews, and other seasoned preparations, often with ingredients such as butter, herbs, garlic, or aromatics.

Prepared snail meat is usually pale to greyish and becomes more opaque and firmer with cooking. It is often firm and slightly chewy, though species, pre-treatment, cooking time, and surrounding sauce can change the result considerably. Gentle simmering or braising can keep it moist, while grilling can add a firmer, browned exterior.

Snails may be sold whole, sliced, canned, or incorporated into a finished sauced dish. Some are served in their shells, while cleaned meat is also presented in containers or prepared foods. Their appearance and texture therefore depend on both the kind of snail and the way it has been handled.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Snails nutrition & diet

Snails 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 which snail species and habitat are represented, then identify whether the catalogue portion is raw, cooked, canned, or sauced meat. Remove shells and non-edible material consistently when comparing references. Garlic butter, broth, cream, oil, and breading belong to the preparation, not automatically to the snails.

Compare the right form: Match the documented species, terrestrial or aquatic origin, and edible meat form; distinguish plain cooked snails from canned, breaded, or sauced products.

Diet considerations

Snails are animal-derived gastropods, but the plural label alone does not identify species or sourcing. Cooking sauces may contain butter, cream, egg, stock, or cereal ingredients, and breading changes compatibility. Plain snail meat and prepared dishes can show different carbohydrate patterns according to additions and 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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