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Royal icing

Royal icing is a sugar-and-egg-white icing beaten to a workable consistency, used for coating baked goods and piping decorations that dry firm.

Royal icing — illustrative ingredient image

About Royal icing

Royal icing is a smooth icing made principally from sugar and egg white or a dried egg-white product, beaten to a thick, workable consistency. It is usually white, dries firm, and can be adjusted from flowing to stiff by changing its moisture and mixing.

It is used to coat or decorate baked goods and to pipe fine lines, shapes and lettering. Ready-made and homemade forms vary, and some recipes use other setting ingredients or flavourings. Once dry, it has a crisp surface rather than the soft texture of many butter-based frostings.

Ingredient type
whole food

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royal icing

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Royal icing nutrition & diet

Royal icing nutritional value

Product example: ROYAL ICING (Wilton Industries Inc.)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
364kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
87.9g
Fat
0.0g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Recipes differ in the type of egg-white ingredient and in added water or flavourings. Compare prepared icing with prepared icing rather than dry mix or an ingredient component.

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: USDA FoodData Central branded product — ROYAL ICING ↗. 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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