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Mustard

Mustard is a pungent seasoning used in sauces, dressings, marinades, and as a condiment.

Mustard — illustrative ingredient image

About Mustard

Mustard is a pungent seasoning or condiment made from the seeds of mustard plants. In everyday cooking, it usually means ground or crushed seed mixed with vinegar, water, or wine, sometimes with salt, sugar, spices, or other flavourings. It is used at the table and in dressings, marinades, sauces, sandwiches, and cooked dishes.

Its flavour may be sharp, hot, bitter, tangy, or mildly sweet, depending on the seed type, liquid, age, and processing. Texture ranges from a smooth sauce to a coarse paste with visible seed. Yellow mustard is often mild and tangy, while brown or whole-seed styles may be hotter and more aromatic.

Mustard is sold as ready-to-use condiment, dry powder, or a textured preparation containing visible seed. Colours range from bright yellow to brown and dark shades. Mixing dry mustard with liquid creates a paste or sauce; cooking mellows its sharpness and blends it into the dish.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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Local names for mustard

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

mustard

English

mustard (dijon)

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mustard (reconstituted from powder)

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English

Mustard, cream style

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English

Mustard, prepared, yellow

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Mustard nutrition & diet

Mustard nutritional value

Reference: Prepared mustard

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
151kcal
Protein
6.9g
Carbs
4.3g
Fat
11.2g

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether mustard means whole seed, ground spice, prepared condiment, or a named blend. Reference the edible portion in its served form, because vinegar, water, salt, sweeteners, oils, dairy, eggs, and thickeners can vary widely among prepared products and recipes.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact mustard form and recipe: seed, powder, prepared condiment, sauce, or branded blend, including added ingredients.

Diet considerations

Mustard seed is plant-derived, but prepared mustard is a recipe rather than a single food. Compatibility may change with honey, dairy, egg, animal fats, or cereal thickeners, while sweetened sauces can create different carbohydrate patterns. Brand and recipe details are needed for blends, marinades, and dressings.

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: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Moutarde ↗. 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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