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Marshmallow

Marshmallow is a soft aerated confection typically used as a sweet snack or topping for hot drinks and desserts.

Marshmallow — illustrative ingredient image

About Marshmallow

Marshmallow is a soft, aerated confection made by whipping a sweetened syrup or solution into a foam and setting it with a gelling or structuring ingredient. It is eaten as a sweet snack and used as a topping or mix-in for hot drinks, desserts, and baked preparations.

Modern marshmallows are usually light, springy, and compressible, with a smooth surface often dusted to prevent sticking. Texture can range from very soft and elastic to firmer and chewier according to formulation and storage.

They are commonly sold as small cylinders, cubes, or seasonal shapes, either plain or flavoured. Marshmallow may be coated, filled, toasted, or melted; these treatments change its surface, firmness, volume, and spreadability.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Desserts

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

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for marshmallow

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Marshmallow

English

marshmallow infusion leaves

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

marshmallow infusion roots

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English

marshmallow mass

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English

marshmallow syrup (artificially colored and flavored)

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Marshmallow nutrition & diet

Marshmallow nutritional value

Reference: Marshmallows

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

Calories
327kcal
Protein
3.9g
Carbs
83.1g
Fat
0.0g

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 17-114. 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

Identify the marshmallow formulation and record the edible confection as served, including size, coating, filling, or use in a beverage or dessert. Recipes may vary in gelatin, egg, starch, syrup, flavorings, and coatings. Distinguish plain pieces from toasted, chocolate-covered, or recipe-incorporated forms.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the exact marshmallow recipe and form, including gelatin or other setting agents, coating, filling, size, and prepared dessert context.

Diet considerations

Marshmallow is a processed confection whose compatibility depends on the setting agent and full recipe. Gelatin or other animal-derived ingredients may be present, while cereal ingredients can enter through coatings, wafers, or desserts. Serving size and added chocolate, dairy, or sweet toppings change the dietary context.

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
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Gelatin. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Gelatin. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar; Starch syrup. 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Marshmallows ↗. 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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