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Palm-fruit butter

A spreadable preparation made from cooked palm-fruit flesh, used on bread or in sweet fillings.

Palm-fruit butter — illustrative ingredient image

About Palm-fruit butter

Palm-fruit butter is a spreadable preparation made from cooked palm-fruit flesh that has been softened and worked into a smooth or coarse paste. It is used as a spread on bread or crackers and as a component of sweet fillings and other preparations.

It can range from orange to reddish-brown, with texture influenced by straining, cooking time, and whether the fruit pulp remains fibrous. The finished paste is already cooked and processed, unlike whole palm fruit.

Products may be plain or adjusted with sweeteners, fat, spices, or other ingredients. These additions can change the spread's flavour, texture, colour, and concentration, while preparation may remain smooth or coarse depending on processing.

Ingredient type
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Palm-fruit butter

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Palm-fruit butter nutrition & diet

Palm-fruit butter nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Butter, plain, no added salt

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
733.5kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
0.6g
Fat
82.2g

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

Clarify the palm species and whether this spread is made from cooked fruit flesh alone or formulated with sugar, oil, pectin, or other ingredients. Record the edible spread as served, not the unprocessed fruit or a diluted filling.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to identified palm-fruit flesh cooked into a spread, with plain, sweetened, oiled, or filled form specified.

Diet considerations

Palm-fruit butter is plant-derived when its recipe contains only palm fruit and plant-based additions. Compatibility depends on added dairy, honey, gelatin, alcohol, or cereal ingredients, especially in commercial spreads and fillings. Sweetened preparations also create a different portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern from plain fruit pulp.

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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F001971 ↗. 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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