Sugar syrup
Sugar syrup is a sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in water and used in drinks, desserts, and cooking.
About Sugar syrup
Sugar syrup is a liquid sweetener made by dissolving sugar in water. It ranges from thin and pourable to thick and viscous, and is used in drinks, desserts, fruit preparations, sauces, preserves, and confectionery.
It supplies sweetness, moisture, gloss, or a controlled sugar concentration. The flavour is primarily sweet, while a heated syrup may develop cooked or caramelized notes; those notes are not inherent to every sugar syrup.
Usually clear or lightly coloured when made from refined white sugar, it can change in appearance and flavour with the sugar used and with heating. It may be used warm or chilled, and can be flavoured or blended with other ingredients; the name does not specify a fixed ratio or temperature.
- Ingredient type
- sweetener
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Local names for sugar syrup
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
sugar syrup
sirop de sucre
almíbar
Zuckersirup
sciroppo di zucchero
xarope de açúcar
suikersiroop
syrop cukrowy
сахарный сироп
sakharный sirop
цукровий сироп
tsukrovyi syrop
σιρόπι ζάχαρης
sirópi zácharis
şeker şurubu
شراب السكر
sharāb al-sukkar
चीनी की चाशनी
cīnī kī cāśnī
砂糖シロップ
satō shiroppu
설탕 시럽
seoltang sireop
糖浆
tángjiāng
sirópi zácharis
Romanised form
satō shiroppu
Romanised form
obsolete: sugar syrup or sugar syrup solids added
Search alias · Not a confirmed translation
sharāb al-sukkar
Romanised form
tsukrovyi syrop
Romanised form
seoltang sireop
Romanised form
tángjiāng
Romanised form
cīnī kī cāśnī
Romanised form
sakharный sirop
Romanised form
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Sugar syrup nutrition & diet
Sugar syrup nutritional value
Simple syrup
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.
- Calories
- 184kcal
- Protein
- 0.0g
- Carbs
- 45.6g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.
Portions & preparation
Use the prepared syrup form and consider whether it is poured, stirred into a drink, or reduced during cooking. Concentration changes the amount carried by a spoonful, while flavorings, fruit, acids, or other ingredients alter the recipe. Record the syrup separately from the food or beverage it sweetens.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to prepared sugar syrup at its stated concentration, including water, sugar type, flavorings, acids, and any reduction from cooking.
Diet considerations
Basic sugar syrup is plant-derived when made from cane or beet sugar and water, but recipes may add honey, dairy, gelatin, or other animal ingredients. The serving context is important because syrup sweetens beverages, desserts, and cereal-based foods, creating portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns. Commercial syrups require label review.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganDepends on the version
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoTypically incompatible
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Simple syrup ↗. 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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