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. 2023 Sep 28;15(19):4201. doi: 10.3390/nu15194201

Table 2.

Nutritional information of traditional Christmas foods.

Country Dishes (100 g) Proteins Carbohydrate Fat Calories Citation
UK Christmas pudding 5 g 49.3 g 7.1 g 279 [33]
British roast turkey 26 g 4 g 2.1 g 116 [34]
Prawn cocktail 6.5 g 21.5 g 1.2 g 125 [35]
France Pate de foie gras 11.4 g 4.67 g 43.8 g 462 [36]
Scallops in orange-butter sauce 14.7 g 7.1 g 8 g 163.2 [37]
Smoked salmon mousse 12 g 6 g 20.9 g 248 [38]
Greece Roasted lamb 23.93 g - 18.15 g 266 [39]
Dolmadakia 3.5 g 23.8 g 4 g 599 [40]
Christopsomo 10.9 g 18.1 g 8 g 308.2 [41]
Italy Panettone 6 g 45 g 13 g 320 [42]
Cannoli 8.7 g 28.8 g 11 g 254 [43]
Cassata 2.5 g 23.1 g 9.5 g 182 [44]
Artigianale gelato al pistacchio 5 g 24.4 g 9.6 g 204 [45]
Buccellato 5.1 g 66.7 g 11.3 g 397 [46]
Tiramisu 4.7 g 34.1 g 16.4 g 317 [47]
Spain Sopa de galets 11 g 72 g 1.5 g 354 [48]
Polvoron 9.2 g 55.5 g 23.3 470.3 [49]
Mantecados 5.7 g 54.2 g 31.4 g 525.7 [50]
Roscon de reyes 5.4 g 45 g 14 g 333 [51]
Norway Pinnekjøtt 29.8 g - 37 g 452.2 [52]
Swede and carrot mash 0.8 g 11.5 g 3.3 g 83 [53]
Ribbe 13.6 g - 34.7 g 367.8 [54]
Lutefisk 5.71 g 0.5 g 0.1 g 25 [55]
Aquavit (100 mL) - - - 244 [56]
Germany Feuerzangenbowle (100 mL) - 14 g - 127 [57]
Roasted duck 18.9 g - 28.2 g 336 [58]
Sausage stuffing 5.6 g 24.2 g 8.8 g 195.7 [59]
Potato dumplings 4.2 g 27.5 g 2.8 g 153.3 [60]
Red cabbage 1.2 g 8 g - 46 [61]
Stollen 5 g 7.7 g 63.2 g 336.7 [62]
USA Prime rib 25.9 g - 17.3 g 266 [63]
Cranberry sauce - - 44.7 g 186.7 [64]
Cornbread 6.7 g 42.2 g 9.4 g 282 [65]
Mashed potato 1.8 g 15.7 g 3.5 g 100 [66]
Sweet potato casserole 2 g 32 g 3 g 160 [67]
Gingerbread cookies 4,7 g 71.4 g 14,2 g 428.5 [68]
Japan Strawberry shortcake 2.3 g 18.5 g 10.1 g 171.5 [69]
Cream stew 5.2 g 8.6 g 4.6 g 94.9 [70]
Creamy Japanese potato salad 6 g 17 g 14 g 215 [71]
Romania Pork cabbage 8.4 g 10.7 g 12.2 g 186.2 [72]
Sweet bread (Cozonac) 9 g 51 g 5.1 g 298 [73]
Smoked ham 16.9 g - 35 g 388 [74]
Salty bacon 3.9 g - 85 g 781 [74]
Leberwurst 17.5 g 0.7 g 24.2 g 302 [75]
Tobă 23 g - 22 g 299 [75]
Țuică 25% 9 g - - 175 [74]
Wine 8% - - - 60 [74]
Colombia Bunuelos 8 g 48.6 g 26.2 g 426 [76]
Empanadas 11.3 g 31.2 g 18.4 g 335 [77]
Ajiaco Colombiano 5.1 g 5.3 g 2.3 g 62.2 [78]
Colombian sancocho 3.71 g 4.9 g 9.2 g 117.5 [79]
Natilla 3.9 g 17.6 g 4 g 122 [80]
Aguardiente (100 mL) - - - 222 [81]