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Orange liqueur

Orange liqueur is a sweetened alcoholic drink flavored with orange and served in cocktails, desserts, and some sauces.

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About Orange liqueur

Orange liqueur is a sweetened alcoholic beverage flavoured with orange peel, orange juice, orange distillate, or another orange-derived flavouring. It is used in cocktails and mixed drinks, and in desserts, cakes, creams, fruit preparations, and some sauces.

It generally has a spirit-like aroma and sweet citrus taste. Texture is usually liquid and may range from light to syrupy. Products vary in base spirit, sweetness, bitterness, alcohol strength, colour, and production method, so the generic ingredient name does not identify one formula.

Orange liqueur is generally clear, golden, or amber and is sold as a bottled compound beverage. Its culinary effect includes both citrus aroma and alcohol. Specific products may be labelled by a style or brand; dilution in cocktails or incorporation into desserts and sauces makes the liquid less concentrated and changes its body.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Desserts

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English

orange liqueur

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Orange liqueur nutrition & diet

Orange liqueur nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Fruit, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
75kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
8.4g
Fat
3.7g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Identify the named liqueur, orange flavoring method, alcohol base, sweetness, and whether the product is used straight, diluted, cooked, or baked. Brand formulas differ, and heating does not automatically remove all alcohol. Compare the measured recipe portion with the finished dish rather than treating it as orange juice.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specific orange liqueur brand and serving form, including alcohol base, sweetness, flavoring, dilution, and cooked or uncooked use.

Diet considerations

Orange liqueur is an alcoholic compound ingredient with orange flavoring, but its exact formulation is brand-specific. Compatibility changes with alcohol, sugar, dairy, gelatin, eggs, coatings, or cereal-containing desserts. It is not equivalent to orange fruit or juice, and the recipe portion affects the resulting 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
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded 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 · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.6.5.9_99 ↗. 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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