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Mustard Paste

Mustard paste is a pungent condiment used in sauces, dressings, marinades, and sandwiches.

Mustard Paste — illustrative ingredient image

About Mustard Paste

Mustard paste is a thick, pungent condiment made by combining ground or crushed mustard seed with a liquid and, depending on the product, salt, vinegar, sweeteners, spices, or other seasonings. It is used in sauces, dressings, marinades, sandwich spreads, glazes, and as a table condiment.

Its flavour can be sharp, hot, tangy, bitter, or mildly sweet. Texture varies from pourable to dense and may be smooth, coarse, or visibly seeded. Seed type, grinding, acidity, and maturation can all affect the finished sensory character.

Mustard paste may range in colour from pale yellow to brown and is generally sold ready to use in jars, tubes, or other containers. Mixing and grinding create the paste; cooking can thin it within a sauce or mellow its sharpness. This identity does not specify seed colour, liquid, seasoning, or maturation.

Ingredient type
paste

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mustard paste

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Mustard Paste nutrition & diet

Mustard Paste nutritional value

Reference: Mustard, smooth

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

Calories
139kcal
Protein
7.1g
Carbs
9.7g
Fat
8.2g

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 17-364. 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 seed type and complete recipe, then match the reference to prepared paste as sold or served. Vinegar, water, salt, sugar, oil, dairy, egg, and stabilizers vary by product; distinguish a spoonful of plain paste from a sauce or marinade.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specific prepared mustard paste recipe or brand, including seed type, texture, sweeteners, oils, dairy, egg, and thickeners.

Diet considerations

Mustard paste begins with plant-derived seed, but it is a variable prepared blend. Honey, dairy, egg, animal fats, or cereal-derived thickeners can change compatibility, and sweetened versions have different carbohydrate patterns. Brand or recipe details matter, especially for sauces, marinades, and sandwich spreads.

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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Mustard, smooth ↗. 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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