Icing, glace, homemade

Homemade glacé icing is a sugar-based coating for cakes and biscuits, usually made by mixing icing sugar with water. The figures here describe a homemade recipe. It mainly provides carbohydrate: per 100g, it contains 89g of carbohydrate, including 88g of sugars, and supplies 1422 kJ of energy. It contains 0g of fat.

Carbohydrate provides energy for the body. The high sugar content is worth noting for people monitoring their sugar or total energy intake, even though this icing contains no fat. Frequent consumption of sugary foods can contribute to tooth decay. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.