Trahanas
Trahanas is a fermented grain-and-dairy product dried into granules or pieces and commonly cooked into soup or porridge.

About Trahanas
Trahanas is a fermented grain-and-dairy food dried into granules, crumbs, flakes, or small pieces. It is commonly made from a grain mixture combined with dairy before fermentation and drying, but recipes differ by region and producer.
The dry product may be pale, cream-coloured, yellow, or reddish, with a hard, crumbly texture. When cooked, it produces a thick, soft preparation with a tangy dairy-and-grain flavour ranging from mild to distinctly sour.
Trahanas is most often simmered as a soup or porridge with water, stock, or milk. It may also be used as a thickening grain in soups or served as a simple cooked dish; liquid, cooking time, and additions change its consistency.
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Local names for trahanas
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
τραχανάς
trachanas
Trahanas
trahanas
trachaná s
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Trahanas nutrition & diet
Trahanas nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Rice, white, uncooked
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 339.9kcal
- Protein
- 7.0g
- Carbs
- 74.0g
- Fat
- 0.9g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Confirm the local trahanas recipe before comparing portions, because granule size, fermentation, grain, dairy content, and drying vary. A dry product, cooked soup, and porridge require separate references. Record whether preparation includes water, milk, stock, oil, cheese, or additional vegetables.
Compare the right form: Match a reference to the specific trahanas recipe, including grain and dairy identity, then distinguish dry granules from cooked soup or porridge.
Diet considerations
Trahanas is commonly a fermented grain-and-dairy preparation, but the catalogue identity remains recipe-dependent. Confirm the cereal, milk or yogurt, and any animal stock. Versions containing wheat or other cereals have different compatibility from non-cereal alternatives, while cheese, butter, and a cooked liquid base alter the meal’s pattern.
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Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianMay be compatible
- PescatarianMay be compatible
- KetoNot established
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Depends on the version
- Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Yogurt. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · May be compatible
- The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
- Pescatarian · May be compatible
- The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
- 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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F007682 ↗. 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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