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Comprehensive List of
Biblically Clean and Unclean Foods


Comprehensive List of Biblically
Clean and Unclean Foods

 
Clean foods are those which in their natural state do not harm the human body and which man can use for his nourishment.  Unclean foods are those which are unhealthy to consume and are poisonous to the body.  The Bible discusses the topic of what foods are good and bad for Man to eat in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.
 

Clean Land Animals

Antelope Deer
(Venison)
Goat Ox
Bison
(Buffalo)
Elk Hart Reindeer
Caribou Gazelle Ibex Sheep
(Lamb, Mutton)
Cattle
(Beef, Veal)
Giraffe Moose  
       

Clean Birds

Chicken Grouse Pigeon Sparrow
(and other songbirds)
Dove Guinea fowl Prairie chicken Swan
Duck Partridge Ptarmigan Teal
Goose Peafowl Quail Turkey
  Pheasant Sagehen  

Clean Insects

Clean insects include types of locusts that may include crickets and grasshoppers
 

Clean Fish

Albacore
(Crevalle, Horse Mackerel, Jack)
Hardtail
(Blue Runner)
Mullet Shad
Alewives
(Branch, River Herring)
Herring
(Alewife, Branch, Glut. Lake, River, Sea Herrings)
Muskellunge
(Jacks)
Sheepshead
Anchovy Kingfish Orange Roughy Silver Hake
(Whiting)
Barracuda Long Nose Sucker
(Northern or Red Striped Sucker)
Perch
(Bream)
Silversides
Bass Common Sucker
(Fr. Water Mullet, White Sucker)
Pike
(Pickerel, Jack)
Smelt
(Frost or Ice Fish)
Black Drum Crappie
(Black or White Crappies)
Pig Fish Snapper
(Ebu, Jobfish, Lehi, Onaga, Opakapaka, Uku)
Black Pomfret
(Monchong)
Drum Pollack
(Pollock, Boston Bluefish)
Snook
(Gulf Pike)
Blue Runner
(Hardtail)
Flounder
(Dab, Gray, Lemon Sole, Summer or Winter Flounder, Yellow Tail)
Pompano Sole
Bluebacks
(Glut Herrings)
Grouper
(Black, Nassau, Red, or Yellowfish Grouper, Gag)
Red Horse Sucker
(Redfin)
Spanish Mackerel
Bluebill Sunfish Grunt
(White / Yellow Grunts)
Red Snapper Steelhead
Bluefish Gulf Pike
(Robalo, Snook, Sergeant)
Redfish Striped Bass
Bluegill Haddock Robalo
(Gulf Pike)
Sucker
(Red Horse Sucker, Redfin)
Bonitos Hake Porgy
(Scup)
Sunfish
Bowfin Halibut Red Drum
(Redfish)
Tarpon
Buffalofish Hardhead Rockfish Trout
(Gray Sea, Lake, Sand Sea, White Sea, Spotted Sea Trouts, Weakfish)
Butterfish Mackerel
(Cobia)
Salmon
(Chum, Coho, King, Pink or Red)
Tuna
(Ahi, Aku, Albacore, Bluefin, Bonito, Shipjack,Tombo, Yellowfin, Yellowtail)
Carp Mahimahi
(Dorado, Dolphinfish
- NOT the mammal dolphin)
Sardine
(Pilchard)
Turbot
(except European turbot)
Chubs
(Bloater, Longjaw, Blackfin)
Menhaden Scup
(Porgy)
Whitefish
Cod Minnow Sea Bass Whiting
(Silver Hake)
Sergeant Fish
(Gulf Pike)
Yellow Perch
 
 
 
 

Unclean Land Animals

Swine
Boar, Peccary, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork)
 
Canines Equines Felines
Coyote Ass Cat
Dog Donkey Cheetah
Fox Mule Leopard
Hyena Horse Lion
Jackal Onager Panther
Wolf Zebra
(quagga)
Tiger
 
Other Unclassified
Unclean Animals
Armadillo Kangaroo Rat
Badger Llama
(alpaca, vicuña)
Rhinoceros
Bear Mole Skunk
Beaver Monkey Slug
Camel Mouse Snail
(escargot)
Elephant Muskrat Squirrel
Gorilla Opossum Wallaby
Groundhog Porcupine Weasel
Hare Rabbit Wolverine
Hippopotamus Raccoon Worm
 

Unclean Insects

All insects except some in the locust family.
 

Unclean Birds

Albatross Eagle Magpie Roadrunner
Bat Flamingo Osprey Sandpiper
Bittern Grebe Ostrich Seagull
Buzzard Grosbeak Owl Stork
Condor Gull Parrot Swallow
Coot Hawk Pelican Swift
Cormorant Heron Penguin Vulture
Crane Kite Plover Water Hen
Crow Lapwing Rail Woodpecker
Cuckoo Loon Raven  
       

Unclean Reptiles
and Amphibians

Reptiles Amphibians
Alligator Blindworm
Caiman Frog
Crocodile Newt
Lizard Salamander
Snake Toad
Turtle  
 

Unclean Fish
and Marine Animals

Fish Shellfish Soft Body Sea Mammals
Bullhead Abalone Cuttlefish Dolphin
Catfish Clam Jellyfish Otter
Eel Crab Limpet Porpoise
European turbot Crayfish Octopus Seal
Marlin Lobster Squid
(calamari)
Walrus
Paddlefish Mussel   Whale
Shark Prawn    
Stickleback Oyster    
Squid Scallop    
Sturgeon
(includes most caviar)
Shrimp    
Swordfish      

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