Our loving God created certain animals that man CAN use for food and others that by His design are UNFIT to eat. "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.

Below is a comprehensive list of foods, defined in the Bible, as being Clean (fit to eat) and Unclean (unfit and harmful to eat). The Bible discusses this topic in detail in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.

Clean Land Animals
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:1-3, Deut. 14:4-6)

Antelope

Deer (venison)

Goat

Ox

Bison (buffalo)

Elk

Hart

Reindeer

Caribou

Gazelle

Ibex

Sheep (lamb, mutton)

Cattle (beef, veal)

Giraffe

Moose

Clean Birds and Insects
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:21-23, Deut. 14:20)

Birds

Chicken

Grouse

Pigeon

Sparrow (and other songbirds)

Dove

Guinea fowl

Prairie chicken

Swan *

Duck

Partridge

Ptarmigan

Teal

Goose

Peafowl

Quail

Turkey

Pheasant

Sagehen

* Please note that the word "Swan" listed in the King James Version Bible translation of Leviticus 11:18 is a mistranslation. Swans are clean birds. Translations such as The Jewish Publication Society version render the word in question as "horned owl."

Insects

Types of locusts that may include crickets and grasshoppers

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
(Fresh Water Mullet,
White Sucker)

Pike
(Pickerel, Jack)

Smelt
(Frost or Ice Fish)

Black Drum

Crappie
(Black/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/Winter Flounder,
Yellow Tail)

Pompano

Sole

Bluebacks
(Glut Herrings)

Grouper
(Black/Nassau/Red/
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
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:4-8, 29-31, Deut. 14:7-8)

Swine

Boar, Peccary, Pig (hog, bacon, ham, lard, pork)

Canines

Equines

Gorilla

Rat

Coyote

Ass

Groundhog

Rhinoceros

Dog

Donkey

Hare

Skunk

Fox

Mule

Hippopotamus

Slug

Hyena

Horse

Kangaroo

Snail (escargot)

Jackal

Onager

Llama (alpaca, vicuña)

Squirrel

Wolf

Zebra (quagga)

Mole

Wallaby

Felines

Other

Monkey

Weasel

Cat

Armadillo

Mouse

Wolverine

Cheetah

Badger

Muskrat

Worm

Leopard

Bear

Opossum

Lion

Beaver

Porcupine

Panther

Camel

Rabbit

Tiger

Elephant

Raccoon

Unclean Insects
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:21-23, 41-42)

All insects except some in the locust family.

Unclean Birds/Reptiles
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:13-20, Deut. 14:12-19)

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/Amphibians
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:29-30, Deut. 14:7)

Reptiles

Amphibians

Alligator

Blindworm

Caiman

Frog

Crocodile

Newt

Lizard

Salamander

Snake

Toad

Turtle

Unclean Fish/Marine Animals
(Biblical Reference: Lev. 11:10-12, Deut. 14:9-10)

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