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Nougat

Aerated confection of whipped egg white, sugar and nuts.

Nougat — illustrative ingredient image

About Nougat

Nougat is a confection made by whipping egg white with cooked sugar syrup and combining it with nuts. Depending on the style, it may also contain honey, glucose syrup, dried fruit, or flavourings. It is eaten in pieces or used in bars, chocolates, and other confectionery.

Nougat is sweet, with roasted nut flavour where nuts are present and a light, aerated quality from the whipped egg white. Styles range from soft and chewy to firm and crisp. Nuts provide contrasting crunch, while honey, fruit, chocolate, or flavourings can give the confection additional aroma and character.

It may be cut into slabs, bars, squares, or bite-sized pieces, often with a pale cream, white, golden, or brown appearance. Cooking the syrup, whipping, mixing, cooling, and storage determine its firmness and chew. Some nougats are dusted with starch or wafer paper to reduce sticking and ease handling.

Ingredient type
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Local names for nougat

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English

Nougat

English

morceaux de nougat

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English

nougat raw mass

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Nougat nutrition & diet

Nougat nutritional value

Reference: Nougat, homemade

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

Calories
413kcal
Protein
5.2g
Carbs
80.0g
Fat
10.2g

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 17-814. 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

Nougat should be assessed in the finished confection, with its egg-white base, sugar, nuts, and any glucose syrup, honey, chocolate, dairy, or fruit additions identified. Portion and texture matter because aeration changes volume, while coatings and inclusions belong to the specific product being described.

Compare the right form: Match the exact nougat style and finished confection, including egg white, nuts, syrups, coatings, fillings, and any dairy additions.

Diet considerations

Nougat commonly contains animal-derived egg white, while nuts and sweeteners are plant-derived; recipes vary and may include honey, dairy, gelatin, or chocolate. Compatibility changes with coatings, wafers, cereal inclusions, and fillings. Its sugar-containing confectionary portion should be distinguished from nuts or added ingredients.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Nougat, homemade ↗. 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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