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Yellow croaker

Yellow croaker is a marine fish commonly steamed, fried, grilled, or used in soups.

Yellow croaker — illustrative ingredient image

About Yellow croaker

Yellow croaker is a common culinary name for marine fish in the croaker family, generally sold as a whole fish, fillets, or portions. It is commonly steamed, fried, grilled, braised, baked, or added to soups and other seafood dishes. The name can refer to more than one related fish rather than one universally fixed species.

The flesh is usually pale and delicate, with a fine texture and a mild to moderately savoury flavour. Skin, bones, and size vary by species and market, so the character of a prepared portion is not uniform. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried, and otherwise processed forms also differ in flavour and texture.

Yellow croaker may appear as a whole fish, fillets, or portions, with skin and bones retained or removed. Cooking method changes the prepared texture: steaming and baking keep the flesh tender, while frying or grilling can create a firmer surface. Whether bones and skin remain affects the portion served.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for yellow croaker

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English

yellow croaker

English

Yellow croaker, Raw

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English

Yellow croaker, Salt-fermented

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English

Yellow croaker, Salted and dried

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Yellow croaker nutrition & diet

Yellow croaker nutritional value

Reference: Yellow croaker, Raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
118kcal
Protein
19.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
4.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. Rural Development Administration, Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026). Original reference food and preparation are shown; product recipes and moisture can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the fish species and match the reference to edible flesh rather than whole fish, skin, bones, or trimmings. Record whether it is fresh, frozen, dried, salted, or cooked, and how much coating or cooking fat is retained. Steaming, grilling, frying, and soup preparations are not interchangeable.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to identified yellow croaker flesh, with the same raw or cooked state and inclusion or removal of skin and bones.

Diet considerations

Yellow croaker is an animal-derived marine fish. Compatibility changes when it is fried, battered, served in animal-based broth, or combined with sauces and seasonings. Confirm the species and preparation rather than treating every fish dish as equivalent; portion size and added ingredients also affect carbohydrate patterns.

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: Korean Standard Food Composition DB 10.4 — K1620000000a ↗. 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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