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Rice syrup

Rice syrup is a sweet, viscous syrup used to sweeten desserts, sauces, and beverages.

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About Rice syrup

Rice syrup is a sweet, viscous liquid produced by converting rice starch into simpler sugars and concentrating the resulting syrup. It is used in confectionery, baked goods, desserts, sauces, glazes, and beverages, where it contributes sweetness, moisture, gloss, and binding.

Its flavour is usually mildly sweet with a cereal-like note, while texture is smooth and sticky. Sweetness, flavour, thickness, and colour vary with the processing method and degree of concentration. Commercial products may therefore differ in solids, flavour, and processing.

Rice syrup is usually clear to amber or brown and is sold as a pourable syrup. Concentration makes it thicker and can deepen its colour; dilution or incorporation into a recipe makes it less viscous. The general name does not identify one single sweetness level or composition.

Ingredient type
sweetener

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Desserts

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Rice syrup

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Rice syrup nutrition & diet

Rice syrup nutritional value

Syrup, rice malt

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
323.9kcal
Protein
0.3g
Carbs
82.6g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009937. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference for commercial rice syrup as a viscous sweetener, distinguishing it from rice malt syrup, brown-rice syrup, and flavored dessert sauces. Consider the amount used in a beverage, glaze, baked item, or sauce, along with other sweeteners and starch-based ingredients in the recipe.

Compare the right form: Reference the packaged liquid rice syrup in its exact formulation, including rice type, conversion process, flavorings, and blended sweeteners.

Diet considerations

Rice syrup is plant-derived when its listed ingredients are rice-based, but recipes may add dairy, egg, gelatin, honey, or other animal-derived components. Other cereal ingredients or coatings can change compatibility. As a concentrated sweetener, its dietary impact depends on portion and the total carbohydrate content of the preparation.

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
    Typically incompatible
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Typically incompatible
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
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, 2025 — Syrup, rice malt ↗. 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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