Showing Food Nougat
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| Name | Nougat | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Not Available | ||||||||||
| Description | Nougat is a family of confectioneries made with sugar and/or honey, roasted nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, and recently macadamia nuts are common), whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit. The consistency of nougat can range from soft and chewy to hard and crunchy, and it is used in a variety of candy bars and chocolates. The word nougat comes from Occitan pan nogat, from Latin nux gatum 'nut cake'. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00634 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Confectioneries | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Other confectioneries | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | Not Available | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Nougat | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||