Icing, Royal, homemade
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Royal icing is a sugar-based mixture, usually made with icing sugar and egg white, used to coat or decorate cakes and biscuits. The figures here describe a homemade recipe. Per 100g, it provides 1513 kJ of energy, 93g of carbohydrate, including 92g of sugars, and 1.1g of protein.
Sugar accounts for almost all of its carbohydrate content and is its main source of energy. This is relevant for people monitoring their sugar or energy intake. Although fat and saturated fat are present only in trace amounts, this does not mean the icing is low in energy. Full nutrient figures are given in the tables below.
Nutrition per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Energy | 354 kcal |
Energy | 1513 kJ |
Fat | Trace |
of which saturates | Trace |
Carbohydrate | 93g |
of which sugars | 92g |
Trace | |
1.1g | |
Salt | 0.08g |
Water | 9.6g |
Cholesterol | 0mg |
Vitamins and minerals per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
0µg | |
0µg | |
0mg | |
Trace | |
Trace | |
0.04mg | |
Trace | |
Trace | |
Trace | |
1µg | |
2mg | |
0.45mg | |
1mg | |
2mg | |
26mg | |
Sodium | 30mg |
0.1mg | |
0.05mg | |
1µg | |
Trace |
Other types of icing
Food | Calories per 100g | Protein per 100g | Fat per 100g | Fibre per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
333 kcal | Trace | 0g | – | |
507 kcal | 0.2g | 29g | 0g | |
343 kcal | 1.3g | Trace | Trace |
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.