Animals

Foods whose primary biological origin is animals, including muscle meats, organs, blood, eggs, milk and dairy, rendered fats, and other edible animal-derived tissues or secretions.

Birds

Avian animals including poultry and wild game birds used as food sources.

24 taxa 69 entries

Crustaceans

Aquatic arthropod animals with exoskeletons, such as shrimp, crab, and lobster.

25 taxa 58 entries

Echinoderms

Marine invertebrate animals such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers used as food in some cuisines.

14 taxa 36 entries

Fish

Aquatic vertebrate animals used as food sources, from marine and freshwater environments.

29 taxa 114 entries

Insects

Hexapod invertebrate animals consumed directly or processed into food ingredients.

30 taxa 69 entries

Mammals

Warm-blooded vertebrate animals with hair or fur; includes major livestock and game mammals used as food sources.

39 taxa 100 entries

Mollusks

Soft-bodied invertebrate animals including bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods used as food sources.

18 taxa 42 entries

Reptiles and Amphibians

Cold-blooded vertebrate animal groups used as food sources in certain regions and traditions.

25 taxa 56 entries