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Fruit fool, homemade

Fruit fool is a dessert usually made by mixing puréed fruit with cream and sugar. The figures here describe a homemade recipe. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat: per 100g, it contains 20g of carbohydrate, including 16g of sugars, and 9.3g of fat, including 5.8g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content may be relevant to people monitoring these nutrients or their overall energy intake. The sugars can include both those naturally present in the ingredients and those added during preparation. Nutrient content will vary with the fruit and recipe used. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

163 kcal

Energy

683 kJ

Fat

9.3g

of which saturates

5.8g

Carbohydrate

20g

of which sugars

16g

Protein

1g

Salt

0.03g

Water

67g

Cholesterol

24mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

150µg

Vitamin D

0.1µg

Vitamin E

0.45mg

Vitamin C

17mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.02mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.06mg

Niacin (B3)

0.2mg

Vitamin B6

0.03mg

Vitamin B12

Trace

Calcium

38mg

Iron

0.4mg

Magnesium

8mg

Phosphorus

31mg

Potassium

160mg

Sodium

13mg

Zinc

0.2mg

Copper

0.06mg

Other types of fruit fool

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Fruit fool, retail, individual

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11g

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About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published