Ingredient

Marshmallow

Marshmallow is a soft, spongy, chewy confection made with sugar and water, sometimes with gelatin, egg white, agar, vanilla, or corn starch. Cooks bake or roast it and use it as a garnish.

May contain egg

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Texture: Chewy, soft, spongy
Cooked most in: The Americas
Top country: United States
Dishes: 1 in the catalogue
Energy: 318 kcal per 100 g

Photo: John Morgan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use marshmallow

Typical ways to cook or use it

Bake
Garnish
Roast

Made from

sugar
water
gelatin (sometimes)
egg white (sometimes)
agar (sometimes)
vanilla (sometimes)
corn starch (sometimes)

Preparing it

Put a marshmallow on a stick or skewer before roasting it.

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Chewy
Soft
Spongy

Nutrition

What 100 g of marshmallow holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 2%Fat 0%Carbohydrate 98%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of marshmallow
Energy	318 kcal · 1,331 kJ
Protein	1.8 g
Fat	0.2 g
of which saturated	0.06 g
Carbohydrate	81 g
of which sugars	58 g
Fibre	0.1 g
Sodium	80 mg
Cholesterol	0 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of marshmallow: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	5 mg
Calcium	3 mg
Iron	0.23 mg
Magnesium	2 mg
Zinc	0.04 mg
Folate	1 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (food 167995), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where marshmallow is cooked

1 dish in the catalogue uses marshmallow. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

The Americas1

Countries whose dishes use it most

United States 1

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list marshmallow among their ingredients.

Origins

1956
Alex Doumak patented an extrusion process for making marshmallows.

On the table

Dishes made with marshmallow

1 dish in the catalogue uses it.

S'more
United States

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include marshmallow.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: marshmallow in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: Sometimes eggs (only when the optional ingredient is used)
Animal origin: Sometimes egg (only when the optional ingredient is used)