Food calories · USDA data
Calories in a biscuit
212 calories
in 1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia), 60 g
- Protein
- 4.2 g
- Carbs
- 26.8 g
- Fat
- 9.8 g
- Fiber
- 0.9 g
A biscuit has 212 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia), which weighs 60 g. Per 100 g, biscuit has 353 calories.
Most of its calories (51%) come from carbohydrate, with fat next at 42%.
It takes 28 g of biscuit to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.5 × 1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia).
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia) | 60 g | 212 | 4.2 g | 26.8 g | 9.8 g |
| 1 biscuit (4" dia) | 101 g | 357 | 7.1 g | 45 g | 16.5 g |
| 1 small (1-1/2" dia) | 14 g | 49 | 1 g | 6.2 g | 2.3 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 100 | 2 g | 12.6 g | 4.6 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 353 | 7 g | 44.6 g | 16.3 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your biscuit may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 8% of calories (7 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 51% (44.6 g per 100 g, of which 1.5 g fiber)
- Fat: 42% (16.3 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, dinner roll has the fewest calories of these four (310 per 100 g) and croissant the most (406).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biscuit | 353 | 7 g | 44.6 g | 16.3 g |
| Blueberry muffin | 375 | 4.5 g | 53 g | 16.1 g |
| Dinner roll | 310 | 10.9 g | 52 g | 6.5 g |
| Croissant | 406 | 8.2 g | 45.8 g | 21 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in a biscuit?
A biscuit has 212 calories. USDA weighs 1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia) at 60 g, and biscuit has 353 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does a biscuit have?
1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia) (60 g) has 4.2 g of protein, 8% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 7 g.
How many carbs does a biscuit have?
1 biscuit (2-1/2" dia) has 26.8 g of carbohydrate, including 0.9 g of fiber, and 9.8 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe (FDC ID 172670). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.