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Palm-nut cream

A smooth preparation made from palm-nut tissue, used to enrich sauces, soups, or desserts.

Palm-nut cream — illustrative ingredient image

About Palm-nut cream

Palm-nut cream is a blended or ground preparation of edible palm-nut tissue, used to add body and richness to sauces, soups, stews, and desserts. It is distinct from palm oil and from preparations made mainly from the surrounding fruit pulp. The exact character depends on the palm tissue and the recipe method.

Its consistency can range from pourable to spoon-thick. More water produces a thinner cream, while concentrated nut solids and released oil make it richer and denser. Strained cream is smoother; unstrained cream retains fine particles and sometimes more fibre. Flavour may be mild, nutty, or fruity.

The cream may be pale, yellow, orange, or reddish, depending on the palm and processing. It can be prepared fresh or sold packaged, then diluted, blended, strained, or cooked. These steps change its smoothness, thickness, colour, and how evenly it disperses through a dish.

Ingredient type
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Palm-nut cream

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Palm-nut cream nutrition & diet

Palm-nut cream nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Cream, thickened, regular fat (~35%)

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
339.9kcal
Protein
2.0g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
36.5g

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

Use a reference for palm-nut cream made from the specified palm tissue, not coconut cream or another nut preparation. Portion and recipe are important because straining, dilution, cooking, and additions such as oil, sugar, salt, stock, or dairy alter the final ingredient profile.

Compare the right form: Match palm-nut cream as a smooth prepared product, including its palm species, concentration, straining, and any recipe or commercial additions.

Diet considerations

The base is plant-derived if it is solely palm-nut tissue and water, but the formulation must be checked. Recipes may add dairy, animal stock, seafood, or other animal ingredients. Commercial versions can include sweeteners, stabilizers, or cereal-derived ingredients, while accompanying dishes may contain coatings or animal fats.

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 — F003270 ↗. 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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