Processed

Fondant

Fondant is a crystalline sugar paste for icing and filling—rolled fondant for covering cakes, poured fondant for sweets. Smooth, opaque, and very sweet. Roll thin for cakes; keep wrapped to prevent drying. A refined sugarcraft product.

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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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Poured Fondant

Ready-To-Roll Icing

Rolled Fondant

Characteristics

Preparations

BlockCookedGranulatedPowdered

Provenance

Fair TradeNon-GMOOrganic

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor Farmed

Traits

MalleableOpaqueRefinedSmoothSugarcraftSweetSweetener

Nutrition

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

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 353

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 1.01 g
Saturated Fat 0.46 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 19 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 96.1 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 83.8 g
Complex / starch 2.16 g
Protein 1.95 g
Water 4.84 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 353 kcal
Water 4.84 g
Carbohydrates 96.1 g
- Sugars 83.8 g
  - Monosaccharides 58.7 g
  - Disaccharides 25.2 g
- Starch 2.16 g
  - Amylose 0.54 g
  - Amylopectin 1.62 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.84 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.22 g
Protein 1.95 g
Fat 1.01 g
- Saturated Fat 0.46 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.19 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
  - Omega-6 0.1 g
Vitamins 25.4 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.11 mg
- Vitamin K 0.6 µg
Minerals 258 mg
- Major Minerals 251 mg
  - Calcium 46 mg
  - Sodium 19 mg
  - Potassium 186 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.5 mg
  - Iron 1.1 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: 0.08 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.04 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.3 · vitamin-e: 0.11 · vitamin-k: 0.6 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 19.03 · Potassium: 186 · Calcium: 46 · Iron: 1.1 · 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 Fondant.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Butter
CocoaChocolate fondant
Cream
Egg
SugarCake covering
VanillaWedding cakes

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

1800FR

French confectioners developed fondant for fine sugar work.

1950US

Rolled fondant transformed celebration cake covering.

2000

Retail fondant packs enabled home sugarcraft.