Whelk (also known as scungilli) is a common name applied to various kinds of sea snail. although a number of whelks are relatively large and are in the family buccinidae (the true whelks), the word whelk is also applied to some other marine gastropod species within several families of sea snails that are not very closely related. many have historically been used, or are still used, by humans and other animals as food. in a 100-gram (3+1⁄2-ounce) reference serving of whelk, there are 570 kilojoules (137 kilocalories) of food energy, 24 g of protein, 0.34 g of fat, and 8 g of carbohydrates.dogwinkles, a predatory species, were used in antiquity to make a rich red dye that improves in color ...

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