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Glacé cherry

Glacé cherry is a candied cherry commonly used in cakes, desserts, and confectionery.

Glacé cherry — illustrative ingredient image

About Glacé cherry

A glacé cherry is a cherry preserved in concentrated sugar syrup until glossy, sweet, and relatively firm. It is used in fruit cakes, baked loaves, buns, cookies, puddings, ice cream, confectionery, and as a decorative topping.

Its flesh is moist and chewy, with a pronounced sugary flavour and less fresh-cherry sharpness. Products differ in sweetness, colour, cherry variety, and whether additional colouring or flavouring has been used, so sensory detail is not uniform.

Glacé cherries are usually whole and pitted, though halves and chopped pieces are also sold. They may be packaged in syrup or drained for baking; this changes surface gloss, moisture, firmness, and handling. Some versions are differently coloured.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

glacé cherry

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Glacé cherry nutrition & diet

Glacé cherry nutritional value

Reference: Cherries, glace

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

Calories
351kcal
Protein
0.4g
Carbs
84.6g
Fat
0.4g

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 the stated portion as candied fruit rather than fresh cherry. Consider syrup, sugar coating, coloring, and draining practices; compare preparations by edible cherry and retained syrup, especially when used in cakes or confectionery.

Compare the right form: Match references to pitted, candied glacé cherries, including drained or syrup-retained edible portions and any added coloring.

Diet considerations

Glacé cherry is plant-derived fruit processed with sweetening syrup and possibly coloring or preservatives. Compatibility changes with coatings, flavorings, or confectionery recipes; it may appear in products containing dairy, egg, gelatin, or cereal ingredients. The prepared product, not fresh cherry, is the relevant form.

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

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: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — W2 ↗. 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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