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Eggnog (non-alcoholic)
Eggnog (lait de poule) combines milk, egg and sugar, sometimes flavoured with vanilla or nutmeg. A traditional comforting drink in Europe and the United States, where it becomes the Christmas eggnog, often alcoholic. The values below are for the alcohol-free version.
In terms of nutrition facts: 87.8 kcal per 100 g, with 8.05 g of carbohydrate (all of it sugars), 4.46 g of protein and 4.19 g of fat. It provides 130 mg of calcium, 109 mg of phosphorus, 35 µg of iodine and 0.45 µg of vitamin B12 per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 ml
| Calories | 88 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 368 kJ |
| Protein | 4,5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8,1 g |
| Fat | 4,2 g |
Micronutrients per 100 ml
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin D1,2 µg24 %
- Iodine35 µg23 %
- Vitamin B120,45 µg18 %
- Calcium130 mg16 %
- Phosphorus109 mg16 %
- Vitamin B20,19 mg14 %
- Potassium165 mg8 %
- Vitamin A58,6 µg7 %
See the other 13 nutrients
- Vitamin B50,42 mg7 %
- Magnesium19 mg5 %
- Zinc0,46 mg5 %
- Vitamin B99 µg5 %
- Vitamin B60,05 mg4 %
- Vitamin B10,03 mg3 %
- Vitamin C1,5 mg2 %
- Vitamin E0,21 mg2 %
- Iron0,2 mg1 %
- Copper0,01 mg1 %
- Vitamin B30,11 mg1 %
- Vitamin K10,3 µg0 %
- Manganese0,01 mg0 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
8.05 g of sugars: as much as a lightly sweetened soft drink. A 200 g serving provides 16 g of sugars, the equivalent of three sugar cubes. It is a sweet drink, and should be counted as one.
But it also provides 4.46 g of protein. That is what sets it apart from a soft drink: the egg and milk make it a nourishing drink, with calcium and iodine.
The egg must be cooked. Traditional recipes use raw egg, with a risk of salmonella. Gentle cooking in a saucepan up to 70 °C, like a custard, settles the matter, and it is essential for children, pregnant women and older people.
Shop-bought versions are much sweeter. Industrial eggnogs commonly exceed double this sugar content. Homemade, you control the sugar, which can be halved without anyone noticing.
With alcohol, it is a different product. Rum or bourbon add calories and make the drink unsuitable for children and pregnant women, which the name « lait de poule » does not give away.