Mincemeat, vegetarian, homemade

Vegetarian mincemeat is a sweet, fruit-based filling made without meat, commonly used in mince pies and other baked foods. This entry describes a homemade recipe. It mainly provides carbohydrate, much of it sugar, together with fat. Per 100g, it contains 1285 kJ of energy, 44g of carbohydrate, 43g of sugars and 4.4g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate supplies energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are worth noting for people monitoring these nutrients or their overall energy intake. The supplied recipe also contains alcohol, which may be relevant to people who avoid it. Full nutritional figures are provided in the tables below.