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Tripe

Stomach lining of ruminants, slow-cooked until tender.

Tripe — illustrative ingredient image

About Tripe

Tripe is the stomach lining of ruminants, used as a food ingredient in soups, stews, braises, and other slow-cooked dishes. It is commonly prepared after cleaning and is valued in preparations where extended cooking can tenderise the lining.

Its flavour is generally mild and savoury, while the texture can be chewy or resilient before cooking. **Slow-cooked until tender**, tripe becomes softer and more yielding, though the final character depends on the stomach lining used and the cooking method.

Tripe is sold raw, cleaned, cooked, or preserved, sometimes whole or in strips and pieces. It is usually pale cream, grey-white, or mottled, but appearance varies by preparation. Slicing and prolonged simmering change its firmness and make it suitable for broths, sauces, and richly flavoured dishes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for tripe

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English

Tripe

English

Tripe, dressed, raw

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English

Tripe, dressed, stewed in milk

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English

Tripes, boeuf, crues

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Tripe nutrition & diet

Tripe nutritional value

Reference: Tripe, dressed, raw

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

Calories
33kcal
Protein
7.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.5g

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 18-428. 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 the ruminant species and preparation before using a reference, since cleaned raw tripe, parboiled tripe, and slow-cooked tripe differ in water content and serving weight. Record whether it is plain or prepared with broth, oil, vegetables, flour, dairy, or spicy sauce.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the exact ruminant tripe and edible cleaned, boiled, or cooked form, excluding or including broth and sauce as specified.

Diet considerations

Tripe is animal-derived, specifically ruminant stomach tissue, but species and processing should be confirmed. Compatibility changes with meat broth, dairy, egg, flour coatings, or cereal-thickened sauces. A plain cooked portion differs from tripe served in soup or stew, where added vegetables, grains, or noodles alter the carbohydrate pattern.

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
    Not established
  • 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Tripe, dressed, 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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