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Poppy Seed Paste

Poppy-seed paste is a ground-seed preparation used as a filling, sauce ingredient, or flavoring in sweet and savory dishes.

Poppy Seed Paste — illustrative ingredient image

About Poppy Seed Paste

Poppy-seed paste is a dense preparation made by grinding poppy seeds, sometimes with liquid or other seasoning ingredients until spreadable or spoonable. It is used as a filling for pastries, cakes, noodles, and dumplings, and can be stirred into sauces or savoury dishes.

It has a pronounced nutty, earthy flavour. Its texture ranges from slightly gritty to smooth, depending on grinding and processing, while added liquid can make it more spreadable or spoonable.

Its appearance ranges from grey to nearly black. Commercial and homemade versions may be sweetened, loosened with milk or water, or combined with sugar, honey, spices, or other ingredients, so the term does not identify one standardized formulation.

Ingredient type
paste

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English

Poppy Seed Paste

English

poppy-seed paste

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Poppy Seed Paste nutrition & diet

Poppy Seed Paste nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sauce, 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
116kcal
Protein
1.6g
Carbs
25.9g
Fat
0.4g

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

Treat poppy-seed paste as a prepared mixture rather than as whole seeds, and establish whether it is ground, sweetened, oiled, spiced, or combined with milk or other ingredients. Match the serving to its use as a filling, sauce, or flavoring, since recipe proportions vary widely.

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Diet considerations

Poppy-seed paste is plant-derived only when its complete recipe contains seed and plant ingredients alone. Milk, butter, egg, honey, gelatin, or other animal additions change compatibility. Sweeteners and cereal ingredients commonly used in fillings can also shift the portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern away from plain poppy seed.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.9.3.9_98 ↗. 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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