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Cognac

Cognac is a French grape brandy used as a beverage and in sauces, desserts, and other cooked dishes.

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About Cognac

Cognac is a grape brandy produced in the Cognac appellation of France and sold as a distilled alcoholic beverage. It is served neat or mixed into drinks, and it is used in sauces, pan preparations, desserts, soaked fruit, and other cooked dishes. Its culinary role may be either a seasoning or a principal liquid.

It is usually clear to amber or deeper brown, with a smooth to warming texture and aromas that may include fruit, spice, oak, vanilla, and toasted notes. Age, blending, strength, and colouring influence the sensory profile. In cooking, its spirit character can remain pronounced or become gentler as it reduces.

Cognac may be bottled for drinking, poured into a pan sauce, or incorporated into batter, syrup, cream, or dessert mixtures. It is a free-flowing liquid at room temperature. Reduction concentrates flavour and removes some alcohol, while mixing with other ingredients changes its colour, body, and intensity.

Ingredient type
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Cognac

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Cognac nutrition & diet

Cognac nutritional value

Reference: Wine spirit, Armagnac or Cognac

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

Calories
222kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.8g
Fat
0.0g

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 a reference for Cognac as a distilled grape spirit, distinguishing neat beverage use from a measured cooking addition. Sauces, desserts, marinades, and flambéed dishes may contain sugar, butter, cream, stock, or other ingredients; cooking does not by itself establish complete alcohol removal.

Compare the right form: Match genuine Cognac by beverage or cooking use, identifying the finished recipe, serving state, and any branded or flavored formulation.

Diet considerations

Cognac is grape-derived and alcoholic. Compatibility changes when it is combined with dairy, egg, sugar, cereal-based desserts, stock, or coatings. A cooked dish may still require recipe-specific review because alcohol reduction varies with method and time. Brand and flavoring details can also matter.

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
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
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 · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
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: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Eau de vie de vin type armagnac ou cognac ↗. 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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