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Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine used for drinking and for flavoring sauces, soups, and desserts.

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About Sherry

Sherry is a fortified wine made from grape wine and produced in styles ranging from very dry and pale to sweet and deeply colored. It is used for drinking and for flavoring sauces, soups, gravies, braises, marinades, custards, cakes, and other desserts. Dry, sweet, and richly oxidative styles are not interchangeable in recipes.

Its flavour can be nutty, yeasty, fruity, or caramel-like, with acidity and alcohol contributing to the overall impression. Texture in a glass is wine-like rather than solid, while sweetness and richness vary substantially by style. Bottles intended for drinking and products sold specifically for cooking may differ in salt, sweetness, and overall flavour.

Sherry is usually clear to amber or brown, depending on style and maturation, and may be sold in bottles as a drinking wine or cooking product. Heating reduces liquid and changes aroma and alcohol presence; mixing it into sauces, soups, custards, or desserts further changes its appearance and concentration.

Ingredient type
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English

Sherry

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Sherry nutrition & diet

Sherry nutritional value

Reference: Sherry, 18.5 vol%

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
118kcal
Protein
0.1g
Carbs
3.6g
Fat
0.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Food Composition Database version 7.1 (2026). Reused with source acknowledgment as required by the published reuse terms. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is available carbohydrate. Original reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

Use the specific drinking or cooking sherry and account for the amount retained after cooking. Fortification, sweetness, reduction, and whether the sherry is served or simmered can materially change the ingredient’s contribution. Match the reference to the poured beverage rather than a sauce containing several ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match fortified sherry by style and sweetness, measured as the beverage, not reduced sauce, glaze, or dessert preparation.

Diet considerations

Sherry is grape-derived and therefore plant-origin at its base, but fermentation, fortification, and clarification practices vary. Cooking wine may include salt or other additions. Compatibility changes when sauces contain stock, dairy, meat, sweeteners, or cereal thickeners; the finished recipe and serving context matter.

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
    May be compatible
  • 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 · 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 · 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: Swiss Food Composition Database 7.1 — 515 ↗. 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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