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Food calories · USDA data

Calories in lasagna

344 calories

in 1 piece center, 255 g

Protein
18.6 g
Carbs
39.2 g
Fat
12.5 g
Fiber
4.3 g
Weigh your own portion

Lasagna has 344 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 piece center, which weighs 255 g. Per 100 g, lasagna has 135 calories.

Its calories are spread out: 46% from carbohydrate, 33% from fat and 22% from protein. It gives 18.6 g of protein, 37% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high. This portion has 4.3 g of fiber, 15% of the 28 g Daily Value.

It takes 74 g of lasagna to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.3 × 1 piece center.

Calories by portion

PortionWeightCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 piece center255 g34418.6 g39.2 g12.5 g
1 piece side123 g1669 g18.9 g6.1 g
1 piece corner114 g1548.3 g17.5 g5.6 g
1 oz28.3 g382.1 g4.3 g1.4 g
100 g100 g1357.3 g15.4 g4.9 g

Portion weights are USDA's own. Your lasagna 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: 22% of calories (7.3 g per 100 g)
  • Carbohydrate: 46% (15.4 g per 100 g, of which 1.7 g fiber)
  • Fat: 33% (4.9 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, chicken noodle soup has the fewest calories of these four (24 per 100 g) and boxed mac and cheese the most (164).

Per 100 gCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Lasagna1357.3 g15.4 g4.9 g
Boxed mac and cheese1646.7 g23.1 g5 g
Chicken noodle soup241.2 g3 g0.8 g
Roast turkey breast13629.5 g0 g2 g

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Questions people ask

How many calories is in lasagna?

Lasagna has 344 calories. USDA weighs 1 piece center at 255 g, and lasagna has 135 calories per 100 g.

How much protein does lasagna have?

1 piece center (255 g) has 18.6 g of protein, 37% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 7.3 g.

How many carbs does lasagna have?

1 piece center has 39.2 g of carbohydrate, including 4.3 g of fiber, and 12.5 g of fat.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Lasagna with meat sauce, frozen, prepared (FDC ID 172114). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.