About Eggnog

Packaged, commercially produced eggnog is manufactured to replicate a traditional rich holiday beverage made with eggs, cream or milk, nutmeg, and often added spirits. It is sold predominantly during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, and is defined as a pasteurized and homogenized mixture of milk, cream, milk solids, eggs, stabilizers, and spice. It contains 6 to 8 percent milk fat, about double that of whole milk, 9 percent MSNF, and 1 percent egg yolk solids. Other ingredients such as sugar, color and flavor additives, rum extract, nutmeg, and vanilla may be added. Although eggnog products vary widely and are available in lowfat versions, an average cup provides 342 kcal and 19 grams of fat, more than double that found in whole milk.