Hollandaise sauce, homemade

Homemade hollandaise is a sauce usually made from butter, egg yolks and lemon juice. The recipe described here mainly provides fat, with small amounts of protein and carbohydrate. Per 100g, it contains 78g of fat, including 46g of saturated fat, and 1.6g of salt. Its energy content is 2948 kJ per 100g.

The fat content makes this an energy-dense sauce, so the amount used affects its contribution to overall energy intake. Its saturated fat and salt content are also worth noting for people monitoring these in their diet. It provides vitamin A, which supports normal vision and immune function. Full nutritional figures are given in the tables below.