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Rum

A distilled spirit made from sugarcane products and commonly used in cocktails, desserts, marinades, and sauces.

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About Rum

Rum is a distilled alcoholic spirit made from fermented sugarcane products such as molasses, sugarcane juice, or syrup. It is used in cocktails, punches, mixed drinks, desserts, fruit preparations, sauces, marinades, and other culinary products. Its style depends on the sugarcane material, distillation, blending, maturation, and any added flavouring.

Rum may taste clean and lightly sweet or show caramel, vanilla, oak, dried fruit, spice, tropical fruit, or pronounced molasses notes. It is liquid at drinking strength, with perceived weight and intensity varying among white, gold, dark, spiced, aged, and other styles. Longer maturation often adds colour and oak-derived aroma.

It is sold bottled at drinking strength and may be clear, pale gold, amber, or dark brown. White rum is often used where a lighter spirit is wanted, while aged or dark rum gives recipes deeper colour and flavour. Mixing, dilution, or cooking reduces its strength and changes how its aroma reaches the finished dish.

Ingredient type
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Local names for rum

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English

rum

English

Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Rhum blanc agricole

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Rum nutrition & diet

Rum nutritional value

Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof

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

Calories
231kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Record rum as the distilled spirit itself and distinguish neat, diluted, mixed, or cooked uses. Cocktails, desserts, marinades, and sauces may add sweeteners, juices, dairy, or starches; cooking can change the final alcohol content, so the preparation and serving context require separate consideration.

Compare the right form: Reference data should match the named rum style and proof as served, whether neat or mixed; rum-flavored desserts, extracts, and cooked sauces are different forms.

Diet considerations

Rum is distilled from sugarcane products and is therefore plant-origin in its base material, but the finished drink may be blended or flavored. Cocktails and desserts can add fruit, syrups, dairy, or cereal ingredients. Compatibility depends on those additions, preparation, and 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
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
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 · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
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 — Alcoholic beverage, distilled, rum, 80 proof ↗. 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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