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Pandan jelly

Pandan jelly is a sweet, set dessert flavored with pandan and commonly served in Southeast Asian sweets.

Pandan jelly — illustrative ingredient image

About Pandan jelly

Pandan jelly is a sweet, set preparation flavoured with pandan leaf or pandan extract. It is served as a dessert or as a component of Southeast Asian sweets, drinks, and layered preparations, rather than representing one fixed formula.

The flavour is floral, grassy, and mildly vanilla-like, while sweetness and colour vary among recipes and prepared products. Its texture may be soft, springy, or wobbling, depending on the setting agent and the way the preparation is made.

Pandan jelly is usually translucent or opaque and green to green-speckled. Recipes may set pandan-flavoured liquid with agar, gelatin, starch, or another gelling system, producing firm cubes, strands, or soft spoonable pieces. Syrup, coconut-based ingredients, fruit, or other dessert components can further change its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
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Pandan jelly

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Pandan jelly nutrition & diet

Pandan jelly nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Syrup, sweet pouring, 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
287kcal
Protein
2.2g
Carbs
69.5g
Fat
0.1g

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 matching the complete pandan jelly recipe and serving form, rather than pandan flavoring alone. The portion may include a set gel, syrup, coconut preparation, or toppings; sugar, starch, gelling agents, colorants, and accompanying dessert ingredients vary between homemade and commercial products.

Compare the right form: Match the finished pandan-flavored jelly, including gel type, pandan preparation, sweetener, liquid base, toppings, and commercial or homemade recipe.

Diet considerations

Pandan jelly is plant-flavored, but its base and gelling system determine compatibility. Recipes may contain gelatin, dairy, eggs, coconut products, or other animal ingredients, while some use plant gums or starches. Served versions may include cereal ingredients, coatings, syrups, or sweet toppings that change portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

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
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common 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 · 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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.8.2.0_02 ↗. 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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