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Caramel sauce

Caramel sauce is a pourable or spoonable browned-sugar preparation used as a dessert topping or flavouring, with thickness and flavour varying by recipe.

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About Caramel sauce

Caramel sauce is a pourable or spoonable sweet sauce made by cooking sugar until browned and combining it with liquid ingredients. Recipes and packaged versions vary, often including cream, butter, water, or other ingredients, so the name does not specify one formula. It is commonly sold ready to use in jars, bottles, or tubs.

The sauce is used as a topping or flavouring in desserts and sweet foods. It is typically smooth and glossy, with a flavour ranging from buttery and mild to dark, toasted, or slightly bitter according to the degree of caramelization and recipe. Its thickness varies from readily pourable to dense and spoonable.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Caramel sauce nutrition & diet

Caramel sauce nutritional value

Caramel sauce

Per 100 g of 100 g of the recorded edible food form.

Calories
138kcal
Protein
3.5g
Carbs
21.5g
Fat
4.2g

Reference values for the displayed measured form. Recipe, brand, ingredients and preparation can change the values.

Nutrition varies with the proportions of sugar, dairy, and other ingredients; compare the sauce as sold and distinguish dairy-containing versions from simpler sugar-and-water preparations.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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: BLS 4.0 — Caramel sauce (X363143) ↗. 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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