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Shellfish, Snails (Escargot)

Food Shellfish, Snails (Escargot)
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About This Food

Description Selecting & Storing Special Diets Benefits Nutrition & Macros
Description

Escargot, the French word for snail, has been a culinary delicacy for thousands of years.

The best-known varieties today are the vineyard (or Burgundy) snail and the petit-gris. The vineyard snail, grows to about 1 3/4 inches and has a yellowish brown shell. These snails dine on grape leaves and are considered the best eating.

The smaller French petit-gris, which is about 1 inch in length, has a brownish-gray shell and flesh.

Traditionally, snails are served baked in the shell with a sauce of garlic, shallots, parsley and butter.

Selecting & Storing

Fresh snails are available year-round and can be found in specialty markets. Canned snails and packaged snail shells are available in gourmet markets and many supermarkets.

Special diets
  • Autoimmune Paleo Diet
  • Candida Diet
  • Diabetic
  • Gluten-Free Diet
  • Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free Diet
  • Grain-Free Diet
  • Low Carb Diet
  • Low FODMAP Diet
  • Low Oxalate Diet
  • Paleo Diet (Light)
  • Paleo Diet (Strict)
  • PCOS Diet
  • Pescetarian Diet
  • Primal Diet
  • Thyroid Diet
  • Whole Food
Benefits
Excellent Source of
  • Magnesium
  • Protein
  • Selenium
  • EPA DHA Omega-3
  • Phosphorous
Good Source of
  • Iron
  • VitaminE
  • Copper
Preferences
  • No Fish
  • No Red Meat
  • No Pork
  • No Eggs
  • No Gluten
  • No Nuts
  • No Seeds
  • No Soy
  • No Dairy
  • No Poultry
  • No Molds
  • No Pseudograins
  • No Coconut
  • No Citrus
  • No Nightshade
  • No Legumes
  • No Grains
  • No Corn
  • No Yeast
  • No Peanuts
  • Low Carbohydrate
  • Low Fat
  • Low Sodium
  • Low Sugars
  • Low Saturated Fat
Nutrition & Macros
Nutrition Information

Serving size: 3 ounce(s)snail

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Calories: 76

Omega-6 / Omega-3 ratio: 1 : 1

Macronutrients
Amount
Total Fat
1.18 g
Saturated Fat
0.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.22 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.21 g
Trans Fat
0 g
Essential Fatty Acids (Omega-3)
200 g
ALA
0 mg
EPA
100 mg,
DHA
0 mg,
Conjugated Linoleic Acid(CLA)
0 mg
Cholesterol
42 mg
Total Carbohydrate
1.68 g
Net Carbohydrate
1.68 g
Sugars
0 g
Fiber
0 g
Protein
13.52 g
Sugar Alcohols
0 g
Vitamins
Amount
% Daily Value*
Vitamin A
84 IU
2%
Vitamin C
0 mg
0%
Vitamin D
0 IU
0%
Vitamin E
4.2 IU
14%
Vitamin B6
0.11 mg
6%
Vitamin B12
0 mcg
0%
Vitamin K
0.08 mg
0%
Folate
5.04 mcg
1%
Niacin
1.18 mg
6%
Riboflavin
0.1 mg
6%
Thiamin
0.01 mg
1%
Choline
54.6 mg
10%
Minerals
Calcium
8.4 mg
1%
Copper
0.34 mg
17%
Iron
2.94 mg
16%
Magnesium
210 mg
52%
Manganese
0 mg
0%
Phosphorous
228.48 mg
23%
Potassium
320.88 mg
9%
Selenium
23.02 mcg
33%
Sodium
58.8 mg
2%
Zinc
0.84 mg
6%
Phytonutrients
Alpha-carotene
0 mcg
Beta-carotene
0 mcg
Beta-cryptoxanthin
0 mcg
Lutein + zeaxanthin
0 mcg
Lycopene
0 mcg
Tags:
autoimmune paleo candida diabetic gluten-free gluten-free/dairy-free grain-free low carb low fodmap low oxalate paleo (light) paleo (strict) pcos pescetarian primal thyroid whole food no citrus no coconut no corn no dairy no eggs no fish no gluten no grains no legumes no molds no nightshade no nuts no peanuts no pork no poultry no pseudograins no red meat no seeds no soy no yeast
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