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Sprat

Sprats are small oily fish commonly eaten fresh, smoked, canned, or preserved.

Sprat — illustrative ingredient image

About Sprat

Sprat is a small marine fish of the herring family, commonly used as a whole fish or prepared fillets. It is eaten fresh or preserved and may be served alone or incorporated into savoury dishes.

Its flesh is fine and oily, with a pronounced flavour that varies by preservation. Fresh sprat is oily and fish-like, while smoked, canned, salted, or marinated products may be salty, smoky, or briny. Texture likewise varies from fresh cooked flesh to softer or firmer preserved flesh.

Sprat has a slender body and silvery skin and is sold fresh, frozen, smoked, canned, salted, marinated, or otherwise preserved. Products may retain the skin and, in some small whole-fish preparations, the bones. Frying, grilling, baking, smoking, and preservation substantially change its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Snacks

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Local names for sprat

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English

sprat

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Sprat nutrition & diet

Sprat nutritional value

Reference: Sprats, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
172kcal
Protein
18.3g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
11.0g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 16-218. 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

Identify whether the sprat is fresh, frozen, smoked, canned, salted, marinated, or packed in oil, since processing changes the edible portion and recipe context. Clarify whether bones, head, and skin are eaten. Separate the fish itself from sauces, coatings, brines, and accompanying foods.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact sprat species and form—fresh, cooked, smoked, canned, salted, or oil-packed—with edible bones, skin, and packing liquid specified.

Diet considerations

Sprat is an animal-origin fish. It is not compatible with vegetarian or vegan patterns, and preparation may add dairy, egg, cereal coatings, oil, or animal-derived sauces. Smoked, salted, canned, and marinated products require product-specific review; accompanying bread or grains alter the meal’s carbohydrate pattern.

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
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • 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 · Typically compatible
Seafood fits this pescatarian definition. Added meat-based stock or other ingredients would need checking separately.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
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 — Sprats, 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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