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Fondant icing

Fondant icing is a smooth sugar-based confection used to cover and decorate cakes and pastries.

Fondant icing — illustrative ingredient image

About Fondant icing

Fondant icing is a smooth sugar-based confection used as an exterior coating or decorative medium for cakes and pastries. It may be made into a pliable dough or prepared as a fluid icing, with formulation varying by type.

Rolled fondant is kneaded and draped over cakes or shaped into decorations, while poured fondant is spread or dipped over petits fours, cakes, and confectionery. Both provide a sweet coating or decorative finish.

It has a smooth appearance; rolled fondant is soft and elastic when workable, whereas poured fondant sets to a thin, opaque, sometimes glossy coating. Forms may contain water, glucose or another invert sugar, shortening, gelatin, or other setting and softening ingredients.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Sugarcontains · Fondant icing → Sugar
  • Watercontains · Fondant icing → Water

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Desserts

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

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Local names for fondant icing

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English

fondant

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Fondant icing nutrition & diet

Fondant icing nutritional value

Reference: Fondant/fondant mass

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

Calories
339kcal
Protein
0.7g
Carbs
77.0g
Fat
3.1g

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

Treat fondant icing as a decorative sugar-based confection and assess the amount actually eaten rather than the thin covering alone. Preparation can add fats, syrups, colors, or fillings, so the finished product’s recipe and serving context should guide interpretation.

Compare the right form: Match references to ready-to-use rolled or poured fondant icing, including any incorporated coloring, flavoring, fat, or filling when present.

Diet considerations

Fondant is generally plant-derived in its sugar component, but compatibility depends on the complete formulation. Gelatin, dairy ingredients, confectioner’s glaze, beeswax, or other animal-derived additions may occur. Cake, cookie, or pastry applications also introduce cereal ingredients, coatings, and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

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: Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0, 2025 — S351000 ↗. 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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