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Trehalose

Trehalose is a purified disaccharide sweetener and food ingredient, supplied as a white crystalline powder for baked goods, confections, frozen foods and formulations.

Trehalose — illustrative ingredient image

About Trehalose

Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide used as a purified sweetener and food ingredient. It can be added to baked goods, confections, frozen foods and other formulations for sweetness and functional properties, rather than being used as a whole food.

Commercial trehalose is generally a white, crystalline powder with a clean, mildly sweet taste. It may be sold as a dry ingredient or dissolved into a formulated product; those forms differ in concentration and should not be treated as identical when measuring a prepared food.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Trehalose

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Trehalose nutrition & diet

Trehalose nutritional value

Product example: TREHALOSE (Swanson Health Products Inc.)

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

Calories
400kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
90.0g
Fat
0.0g

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

Compare the purified dry ingredient with foods containing dissolved or blended trehalose; the amount of carrier or other ingredients affects measurements.

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 — TREHALOSE ↗. 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.

Last recorded verification: .