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Meringue

Meringue is a whipped mixture of egg whites and sugar baked, poached, or used as a topping and dessert component.

Meringue — illustrative ingredient image

About Meringue

Meringue is a foamed mixture of egg whites and sugar, sometimes with acid, flavouring, or stabilizers. It may be used as a topping, dessert component, or structural element, rather than as one single finished preparation.

Whipping incorporates air and creates a glossy or matte foam that can be soft and spoonable, firm enough to pipe, or crisp after drying. Its flavour is primarily sweet, with added ingredients affecting the final profile; its colour is generally white unless altered by ingredients or browning.

Meringue may be baked at a low temperature, briefly browned, poached, or folded into desserts. French, Swiss, and Italian methods differ in how sugar and heat are introduced, changing density, stability, surface finish, and moisture.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Sugarcontains · Meringue → Sugar
  • Eggcontains · Meringue → Egg

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Desserts

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

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Local names for meringue

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English

meringue

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Meringue nutrition & diet

Meringue nutritional value

Reference: Meringue, all flavours, commercial

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

Calories
367.6kcal
Protein
2.6g
Carbs
90.1g
Fat
1.4g

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. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F005522. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible meringue form and serving size being considered, since airy volume can obscure the amount of sugar in a portion. Preparation matters: baked, poached, torched, or used as a topping may involve different moisture, firmness, and added ingredients such as cream, chocolate, or fruit.

Compare the right form: Match baked, poached, Swiss, Italian, or uncooked meringue, including whether toppings, fillings, or assembled dessert components are part of the edible portion.

Diet considerations

Meringue is animal-derived through egg whites and usually includes plant-derived sugar, though recipes vary. Compatibility changes when cream, butter, gelatin, chocolate, flavorings, or cereal-based bases are added. Plain meringue and a pavlova-style dessert differ substantially in carbohydrate pattern because fruit, cream, and crust contribute according to portion.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • 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 · Typically incompatible
Recorded common 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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Meringue, all flavours, commercial ↗. 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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