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Marzipan

Marzipan is a sweet almond paste used for confectionery, fillings, and cake decoration.

Marzipan — illustrative ingredient image

About Marzipan

Marzipan is a sweet, mouldable almond paste made principally from ground almonds and sugar, with enough moisture or syrup to bind it. It is used as a confection, cake covering, filling, decorative modelling paste, and shaped sweet.

It is smooth to slightly grainy, dense but pliable, and typically cream to pale beige unless coloured. Almond flavour is central, while added flavourings may give it a more pronounced aromatic profile; softness and sweetness vary between commercial products.

Marzipan may be rolled into sheets, pressed into moulds, formed into figures, or incorporated into baked goods. It may also be coated or filled, and these preparations change its surface, firmness, shape, and texture.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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

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Local names for marzipan

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Marzipan

English

marzipan raw mass

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Marzipan, homemade

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Marzipan nutrition & diet

Marzipan nutritional value

Reference: Marzipan, white and yellow, retail

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

Calories
389kcal
Protein
5.3g
Carbs
67.6g
Fat
12.7g

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 14-875. 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

Treat marzipan as a confectionery paste rather than plain almonds. Record the serving as eaten, including coatings, fillings, or decorative layers. Recipes vary in almond content, sugar, syrups, flavorings, and moisture, so a reference should match the finished product and its culinary use.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to ready-to-eat marzipan paste, shaped decoration, filling, or coated confection; recipe composition and serving form matter.

Diet considerations

Marzipan is primarily plant-derived almond and sugar paste, but compatibility depends on the recipe and finished confection. Check for dairy, egg, gelatin, honey, chocolate, alcohol, or cereal-derived ingredients in additions and coatings. Its concentrated sweet paste form creates a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

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: Egg. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Marzipan, white and yellow, retail ↗. 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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