Petit fours are often finely decorated.
Image Credit: Olena Talberg/Hemera/Getty Images Petit fours are small multi-layered cakes, typically covered with fondant or a heavy glazed frosting. The pastries are often intricately decorated to resemble a large cake in miniature. High in sugar, carbohydrates and fats, petit fours are a calorie-rich food.
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Calories
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a typical petit four contains around 60 calories. Within that piece are approximately 40 calories of carbohydrates, 16 calories of fats and 4 calories of proteins.
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Components
The USDA also indicates that a typical petit four weighs 15 g, 9 g of which are carbohydrates. Another 1.75 g consist of fats and 0.5 g are protein with the remainder being water and other nutrients.
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Daily Intake
Within a standard diet of 2000 calories per day, the same serving of petit four offers just under 3 percent of the calories an average adult should eat each day.
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Nutrients
Petit fours contain relatively few nutrients, including modest amounts of the vitamins thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and the minerals iron, phosphorus, selenium and potassium.
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Food Network: Fondant Glazed Petit Fours
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Food Network: Fondant Glazed Petit Fours
Petit fours are often finely decorated.
Image Credit: Olena Talberg/Hemera/Getty Images
Image Credit: Olena Talberg/Hemera/Getty Images
Food Network: Fondant Glazed Petit Fours
