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Calories in cornbread

A typical serving of cornbread (1 piece, 65 g) has about 173 calories. Per 100 g: 266 kcal, 6.7 g protein, 43.5 g carbs, 7.1 g fat. 1 oz (28 g) comes to 76 calories. Most of the energy comes from carbohydrate.

Calories by serving size

ServingWeightCalories
1 piece65 g173 kcal
1 oz28 g76 kcal
100 g100 g266 kcal

Macros per 100 g

6.7 g
Protein
43.5 g
Carbs
7.1 g
Fat

Worth knowing

A skillet square lands near 175 calories, more when honey butter gets involved. On the energy-density scale, 266 kcal per 100 g puts cornbread at the high end.

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in cornbread?

A typical serving (1 piece, 65 g) has about 173 calories, and 100 g has 266 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.

How much protein is in cornbread?

There are 6.7 g of protein in 100 g of cornbread, which works out to about 4.4 g per serving (1 piece). Treat it as an energy source rather than a protein source.

How many carbs are in cornbread?

There are 43.5 g of carbohydrate per 100 g of cornbread, or about 28 g in 1 piece (65 g).

Where do these numbers come from?

Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 174910 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.

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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 174910 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.