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Allioli

Allioli is a garlic-and-oil emulsion used as a sauce or condiment with vegetables, seafood, meats, and breads.

Allioli — illustrative ingredient image

About Allioli

Allioli is a thick emulsion of garlic and oil, traditionally made by crushing garlic and incorporating oil until a cohesive sauce forms. It is used as a condiment with vegetables, seafood, meats, potatoes, and bread, including grilled or fried foods.

It is usually pale cream to yellow, glossy, and dense, with a pronounced garlic aroma and a rich, sometimes slightly sharp flavour. Texture and stability vary with preparation technique; some modern versions include egg or other ingredients, while a traditional formulation may rely on garlic as the emulsifying element.

Allioli is served as a ready sauce or condiment. Its appearance remains glossy and dense when well emulsified; preparation technique changes its thickness and stability, while added egg or other ingredients can alter the resulting texture and structure.

Ingredient type
sauce

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English

Allioli

English

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Allioli nutrition & diet

Allioli nutritional value

Reference: Aioli sauce, packaged

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
480kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
5.4g
Fat
50.2g

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Use the recipe’s actual edible portion and preparation: traditional emulsions may contain garlic and oil, while commercial or modern versions can include egg, acid, salt, stabilizers, or other ingredients. Distinguish homemade, refrigerated, shelf-stable, and flavored products, and assess the sauce separately from the food it accompanies.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact allioli recipe and serving form, distinguishing garlic-oil emulsion from egg-based, commercial, or flavored versions.

Diet considerations

Plain garlic-and-oil allioli is plant-derived, but many versions include egg or other animal-derived ingredients, and brand formulations vary. Compatibility changes with dairy, fish, meat, sweeteners, cereal thickeners, or flavored additions. The accompanying bread, coating, seafood, or meat should be assessed separately rather than attributed to the sauce.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Egg. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Sauce aïoli, préemballée ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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