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Pudding, Christmas, homemade

Christmas pudding is a cooked dessert usually made with dried fruit, flour, fat and eggs. These figures describe a homemade recipe. It mainly provides carbohydrate and fat, with some protein. Per 100g, it contains 1332 kJ of energy, 55g of carbohydrate, including 34g of sugars, and 9.8g of fat.

Carbohydrate provides energy for the body, while fat supplies energy and helps the body absorb certain vitamins. The sugar and energy content are worth noting for people monitoring their intake. The amounts in homemade pudding vary with the ingredients and recipe used. Full nutrient figures for this recipe are shown in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

316 kcal

Energy

1332 kJ

Fat

9.8g

Carbohydrate

55g

of which sugars

34g

Protein

5g

Salt

0.3g

Alcohol

0.3g

Water

24g

Cholesterol

41mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

19µg

Vitamin K1

0.41µg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.09mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.13mg

Niacin (B3)

0.8mg

Vitamin B6

0.11mg

Vitamin B12

0.3µg

Folate

14µg

Calcium

69mg

Iron

1.7mg

Magnesium

26mg

Phosphorus

88mg

Potassium

376mg

Sodium

119mg

Zinc

0.6mg

Copper

0.26mg

Other types of pudding

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Pudding, bread and butter, homemade

137 kcal

6.3g

5.3g

0.3g

Pudding, Christmas, retail

285 kcal

3g

6.9g

4g

Pudding, Eve's pudding, homemade

252 kcal

3.3g

13g

1.4g

Pudding, Queen of Puddings, homemade

195 kcal

5g

7.6g

–

Pudding, sponge, homemade

327 kcal

5.7g

15g

1.4g

Pudding, sponge, with dried fruit, homemade

332 kcal

5.5g

13g

–

Pudding, sponge, with jam or treacle, homemade

333 kcal

5.3g

13g

1.2g

Pudding, spotted dick, homemade

344 kcal

4.5g

16g

–

Pudding, suet, homemade

352 kcal

4.8g

18g

–

Pudding, rice, homemade, with semi-skimmed milk

127 kcal

4.2g

4.4g

0.1g

Pudding, rice, homemade, with skimmed milk

114 kcal

4.3g

2.9g

0.1g

Pudding, rice, homemade, with whole milk

145 kcal

4.2g

6.5g

0.1g

Pudding, sponge, canned

265 kcal

3.1g

9.1g

–

Pudding, rice, canned

85 kcal

3.3g

1.3g

–

Pudding, rice, canned, low fat

81 kcal

3.5g

0.8g

0.1g

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