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Tzatziki

Greek yoghurt sauce with cucumber, garlic and herbs.

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About Tzatziki

Tzatziki is a Greek yoghurt sauce made with cucumber, garlic, and herbs. It is served as a dip, dressing, or accompaniment to grilled meats, breads, vegetables, and other savoury foods. Lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and mint or dill are common additions.

Its flavour is cool, tangy, fresh, and garlicky, with cucumber providing a watery crispness and herbs adding brightness. The consistency is creamy but often includes shredded or finely diced cucumber. Straining the yoghurt or cucumber produces a thicker sauce.

Tzatziki is usually white or pale cream with green flecks and visible cucumber pieces. It may be mixed by hand for a more textured appearance or blended for greater smoothness. It is served chilled, and resting allows the garlic, herbs, and cucumber to permeate the yoghurt.

Ingredient type
sauce

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Tzatziki nutrition & diet

Tzatziki nutritional value

Reference: Tzatziki

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

Calories
76kcal
Protein
3.4g
Carbs
3.4g
Fat
5.5g

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 12-547. 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

Use the served sauce portion and establish the yogurt base, cucumber treatment, garlic, herbs, and any oil or salt. Strained, thick, homemade, and commercial versions can differ in water content and formulation; pita, meat, and other accompanying foods are separate components.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to tzatziki made with the specified yogurt type and cucumber, distinguishing strained homemade sauce from branded formulations.

Diet considerations

Tzatziki is generally dairy-based and plant ingredients contribute cucumber, garlic, and herbs, but the recipe must be checked. Compatibility changes with milk type, added oil, sweeteners, cereal ingredients, or animal-based accompaniments. Served with bread, meat, or coated foods, its dietary context differs from plain sauce.

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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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Tzatziki ↗. 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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