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Custard Powder

Custard powder is a dry starch-based mix used with liquid to make a custard-style sauce or dessert.

Custard Powder — illustrative ingredient image

About Custard Powder

Custard powder is a dry, usually starch-based preparation intended to be mixed with liquid and heated to make a custard-style sauce or dessert. It is used for poured custard, puddings, fillings, trifles, and dessert toppings, rather than being served in its dry form.

The powder is typically fine and pale, often yellow or cream-coloured. Formulations may contain starch, colour or flavouring, sugar, milk-derived ingredients, or other additives, so the flavour and sweetness vary. When cooked, it forms a smooth, spoonable sauce or set preparation, depending on concentration and cooling.

Custard powder is sold dry, usually as a fine powder. Mixing it with liquid and heating changes it into a smooth sauce or dessert; increasing concentration or cooling can produce a firmer set preparation. The starch, sweetener, colouring, flavouring, and dairy content are unspecified.

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

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Local names for custard powder

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English

custard powder

English

Custard powder, vanilla, dry mix

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Custard, Powder, Prepared with water

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Custard Powder nutrition & diet

Custard Powder nutritional value

Reference: Custard powder

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
354kcal
Protein
0.6g
Carbs
92.0g
Fat
0.7g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 11-1138. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Use the dry powder amount only when the reference matches the product, then separately consider the liquid and sweeteners used to prepare it. Check whether the powder is starch-based and whether colorings, flavorings, milk ingredients, or other additions are included.

Compare the right form: Match the specific dry custard powder brand and preparation instructions, distinguishing powder alone from the prepared custard and its added liquid.

Diet considerations

Custard powder is a processed blend whose plant or animal components depend on its ingredient list. Starch and cereal-derived ingredients may be present, while milk, egg, or other animal additions may enter during preparation. Compatibility therefore changes between dry powder, prepared custard, and desserts served with toppings or pastry.

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: Cornstarch. 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Custard powder ↗. 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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