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Candied Cherries

Candied cherries are cherries preserved in concentrated sugar syrup and used in desserts, baking, and decoration.

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About Candied Cherries

Candied cherries are whole, halved, or chopped cherries preserved by cooking or soaking them in concentrated sugar syrup. They are used in fruitcakes, panettone-style breads, cookies, cakes, ice cream, cocktails, and confectionery decoration. The fruit may be sweet or sour cherry.

Their flavour varies from pronounced cherry to mainly sugary and may include added colouring, flavouring, acid, or spirits depending on the formulation. The pieces are usually tender and glossy, with a dense, sticky texture rather than the juiciness of fresh cherries.

Candied cherries may be brightly coloured, naturally dark, or artificially coloured. Commercial versions may be sold with syrup, drained, or dried on the surface after candying. Chopping, draining, drying, or further coating changes their appearance, moisture, stickiness, and use in recipes.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Fruitcontains · Candied Cherries → Fruit
  • Sugarcontains · Candied Cherries → Sugar

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Desserts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for candied cherries

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English

candied cherries

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Candied Cherries nutrition & diet

Candied Cherries nutritional value

Reference: Candied foods, cherries

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
339kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
86.7g
Fat
0.2g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Match the serving to the cherries as sold or used, including syrup if undrained and any coloring or flavoring. Whole, chopped, drained, rinsed, and glace-style products differ in moisture and preparation, so fresh-cherry references are not interchangeable.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to candied cherries in syrup, glace cherries, or drained chopped cherries, including stated colors, coatings, and additives.

Diet considerations

Cherries are plant-derived, while candying adds sugar syrup and may add color, flavoring, or preservatives. Dessert applications can introduce dairy, eggs, gelatin, chocolate, coatings, or cereal ingredients. Compatibility therefore depends on the product formulation and the complete baked or confectionery recipe.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Canadian Nutrient File, 2015 — 4397 ↗. 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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