Processed

Caramel

Culinary caramel as a solid or powdered ingredient is cooked sugar (with or without dairy) used for flavouring and colour—distinct from making caramel sauce in a pan from table sugar. Commercial caramel powders and blocks season desserts and drinks. Dissolve into sauces and icings. Degree of cook sets bitterness.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Caramel Powder

Hard Caramel

Soft Caramel Block

Characteristics

Preparations

BlockCookedGranulatedPowdered

Provenance

Fair TradeNon-GMOOrganic

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor Farmed

Traits

Bitter-SweetBrownConcentratedCooked SugarRefinedSweetenerToasted Sweet

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 387

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 1 g
Saturated Fat 0.46 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20.3 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 93.3 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 83.3 g
Complex / starch 2.02 g
Protein 1.9 g
Water 4.8 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 387 kcal
Water 4.8 g
Carbohydrates 93.3 g
- Sugars 83.3 g
  - Monosaccharides 58.3 g
  - Disaccharides 25 g
- Starch 2.02 g
  - Amylose 0.51 g
  - Amylopectin 1.52 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.72 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.2 g
Protein 1.9 g
Fat 1 g
- Saturated Fat 0.46 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
  - Omega-6 0.1 g
Vitamins 25 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.11 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.1 mg
- Vitamin K 0.5 µg
Minerals 305 mg
- Major Minerals 298 mg
  - Calcium 69 mg
  - Sodium 20.3 mg
  - Potassium 209 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.8 mg
  - Iron 1.4 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.11 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2 · vitamin-e: 0.1 · vitamin-k: 0.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.31 · Potassium: 209 · Calcium: 69 · Iron: 1.4 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Refined processed sweeteners and additives are energy-dense carbohydrate with little else.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Caramel.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Apple
Butter
Cocoa
CoffeeCafé
CreamSauces
SaltSalted caramel

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

1700

Cooks deliberately browned sugar into caramel for sweets and colour.

1900

Commercial caramel colour and confectionery caramel became industrial ingredients.

2000

Pastry kitchens stocked caramel powders and blocks for consistent flavour.