What is tripe?

Tripe is the edible lining from the stomach of various farm animals. Beef tripe is made from the muscle wall of a cow's alimentary canal, after having removed the interior mucosal lining.

There are four types of tripe, as the animal's digestive system is divided into four chambers: the rumen - also known as a paunch, blanket, flat or smooth tripe - is one of the three pre-stomachs and the largest compartment of the alimentary canal. This is where the microbial fermentation of ingested feed happens; the reticulum - also known as honeycomb, pocket tripe, bonnet or kings-hood - is the second pre-stomach; the omasum - also know as book, bible, leaf tripe, fardel, manyplies or psalterium - is the third pre-stomach; and the abomasum - also known as maw, rennet-bag, or reed tripe - is the fourth and final compartment, and the true stomach in the ruminants' digestive system.

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Nutritional values

Raw beef tripe nutritional value per 100 grams or 3.5 ounces
(µg = micrograms / mg = milligrams)

Energy 355 kJ (85 kcal)

  • Carbohydrates 0 g
    Sugars 0 g
    Dietary fibre 0 g
    Protein 12.07 g

  • Fat 3.69 g
    Saturated 1.291 g
    Monounsaturated 1.533 g
    Polyunsaturated 0.180 g

  • Vitamin A 0 µg
    Vitamin B1 0 mg
    Vitamin B2 0.064 mg
    Vitamin B3 0.881 mg
    Vitamin B5 0.1 mg
    Vitamin B6 0.014 mg
    Vitamin B9 5 µg
    Vitamin B12 1.39 µg
    Vitamin C 0 mg
    Vitamin D 0 µg
    Vitamin E 0.09 mg
    Vitamin K 0 µg

  • Calcium 69 mg
    Iron 0.59 mg
    Magnesium 13 mg
    Manganese 0.085 mg
    Phosphorus 64 mg
    Potassium 67 mg
    Sodium 97 mg
    Zinc 1.42 mg

    Water 84.16 g

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Resources

Accademia della trippa
Italian academy promoting beef tripe, its culture and recipes

Tripe recipes
Beef tripe recipes from around the world

Troppa Trippa
A growing collection of books on tripe
by Italian tripe expert Indro Neri

United Cattle Products
Site sharing memories, documents and images
related to the United Cattle Products Ltd.

World Tripe Day
Site dedicated to celebrating October 24 worldwide