{"id":38267,"date":"2026-02-12T16:23:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariasimona.com\/turron-or-nougat-what-is-the-real-difference-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:23:48","slug":"turron-or-nougat-what-is-the-real-difference-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mariasimona.com\/en\/turron-or-nougat-what-is-the-real-difference-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Turr\u00f3n or nougat: what is the real difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spanish <strong>turr\u00f3n<\/strong> is often confused with <strong>nougat<\/strong>, yet they are two very distinct specialties.<\/p>\n\n<p>Turr\u00f3n is a 100% Spanish specialty, crafted primarily from Spanish almonds, honey, sugar, and egg white, following strict traditional methods.<\/p>\n\n<p><br\/>At Maria Simona, our turr\u00f3n is of Supreme Quality, with a high almond content (minimum 60%), a natural texture, and an IGP-certified recipe, guaranteeing its origin and authenticity.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nougat, on the other hand, is a broader specialty, often associated with Southern France or Italy. Its composition varies more widely, its texture is generally softer, and it does not systematically benefit from origin certification as strictly regulated as turr\u00f3n&#8217;s IGP. <\/p>\n\n<p>In summary:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maria Simona turr\u00f3n represents Spain in its noblest form<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>nougat is a European sweet with more variable recipes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><em><strong>Two delicacies\u2026 but only one IGP-certified Supreme Quality.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>Maria Simona: when turr\u00f3n is not just good, it&#8217;s authentically Spanish<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish turr\u00f3n is often confused with nougat, yet they are two very distinct specialties. Turr\u00f3n is a 100% Spanish specialty, crafted primarily from Spanish almonds, honey, sugar, and egg white, following strict traditional methods. At Maria Simona, our turr\u00f3n is of Supreme Quality, with a high almond content (minimum 60%), a natural texture, and an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Turr\u00f3n or nougat: what is the real difference? - Maria Simona<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mariasimona.com\/en\/turron-or-nougat-what-is-the-real-difference-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turr\u00f3n or nougat: what is the real difference? - Maria Simona\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Spanish turr\u00f3n is often confused with nougat, yet they are two very distinct specialties. 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