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Onion sauce, made with skimmed milk, homemade

Onion sauce made with skimmed milk is a homemade sauce containing onions and milk. It provides carbohydrate, fat and protein, as well as calcium. For every 100g, the sauce contains 9g of carbohydrate, 3.8g of fat, 3.1g of protein and 99mg of calcium. These figures refer to the prepared sauce.

Calcium helps maintain bones and teeth and supports normal muscle function. Some of the sugar in a milk-based sauce comes from lactose, the sugar naturally present in milk. The fat and salt content of homemade sauces can vary with the ingredients used, which may be relevant to people monitoring their intake. Full nutrient figures for this recipe are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

80 kcal

Energy

335 kJ

Fat

3.8g

of which saturates

1.3g

Carbohydrate

9g

of which sugars

4.8g

Fibre

1g

Protein

3.1g

Salt

0.17g

Water

83g

Cholesterol

3mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin C

2mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.04mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.14mg

Niacin (B3)

0.3mg

Vitamin B6

0.07mg

Vitamin B12

0.5µg

Folate

7µg

Calcium

99mg

Iron

0.22mg

Magnesium

11mg

Phosphorus

79mg

Potassium

158mg

Sodium

66mg

Zinc

0.4mg

Copper

0.03mg

Selenium

1µg

Iodine

21µg

Other types of onion sauce

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Onion sauce, made with semi-skimmed milk, homemade

88 kcal

3g

4.7g

1g

Onion sauce, made with whole milk, homemade

91 kcal

3.3g

5.5g

0.7g

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