Food calories · USDA data
Calories in a hamburger bun
123 calories
in 1 roll, 44 g
- Protein
- 4.3 g
- Carbs
- 22.1 g
- Fat
- 1.7 g
- Fiber
- 0.8 g
A hamburger bun has 123 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 roll, which weighs 44 g. Per 100 g, hamburger bun has 279 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 73%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 36 g of hamburger bun to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.8 × 1 roll.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 roll | 44 g | 123 | 4.3 g | 22.1 g | 1.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 79 | 2.8 g | 14.2 g | 1.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 279 | 9.8 g | 50.1 g | 3.9 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your hamburger bun 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: 14% of calories (9.8 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 73% (50.1 g per 100 g, of which 1.8 g fiber)
- Fat: 13% (3.9 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, cornbread has the fewest calories of these four (266 per 100 g) and hamburger bun the most (279).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger bun | 279 | 9.8 g | 50.1 g | 3.9 g |
| Pita bread | 275 | 9.1 g | 55.7 g | 1.2 g |
| Sourdough bread | 272 | 10.8 g | 51.9 g | 2.4 g |
| Cornbread | 266 | 6.7 g | 43.5 g | 7.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in a hamburger bun?
A hamburger bun has 123 calories. USDA weighs 1 roll at 44 g, and hamburger bun has 279 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does a hamburger bun have?
1 roll (44 g) has 4.3 g of protein, 9% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 9.8 g.
How many carbs does a hamburger bun have?
1 roll has 22.1 g of carbohydrate, including 0.8 g of fiber, and 1.7 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Rolls, hamburger or hotdog, plain (FDC ID 172796). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.