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Same-portion calorie comparison

How many calories are in a muffin?

The same 100 g muffin can be a light banana bake or a chocolate-and-streusel treat, depending on the flour, the sugar and the butter in the batter. Log the batter and the weight of your muffin in Calk.

Muffin: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Same 100 g portion, different choices: flour, oats, bran, sugar and salt, chocolate, butter and oil, frosting and sprinkles.

What makes one muffin richer than another

In these two examples, the changes are: flour, oats, bran — whole wheat flour → wheat flour, sugar and salt — a little sugar → a lot of sugar, chocolate — added: milk chocolate, butter and oil — vegetable oil → butter, frosting and sprinkles — added: streusel (sweet crumb topping).

Lower calorie 209 kcal 100 g 209 kcal per 100 g
higher vs lower calorie +81%
Higher calorie 378 kcal 100 g 378 kcal per 100 g
Lower calorie Calk card for Muffins and cakes: 209 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 14/28/58 Higher calorie Calk card for Muffins and cakes: 378 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 6/41/54
  • Same muffin, different batter: whole-wheat flour with mashed banana and a little sugar against white flour with a lot of sugar and butter. That is about 12 g of sugar in the first muffin and 38 g in the second, at the same 100 g.
  • Milk chocolate pieces and a streusel crown add sugar and fat on top, right where nobody counts them.
  • The banana muffin comes to about 210 kcal per 100 g, the bakery-case chocolate one to about 380.

Banana, chocolate-chip and whole-wheat muffin calories

Calculate calories and macros for muffins, cupcakes, scones, brownies and loaf cakes, choosing the flour, sugar, butter, chocolate and topping you actually used.

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Questions about calories in muffins and cakes

How many calories are in a banana muffin compared with a chocolate muffin?
The two versions shown in Calk contain 209 and 378 kcal per 100 g. Whole-wheat flour, banana and a little sugar sit at the low end; white flour, a lot of sugar, butter, chocolate pieces and streusel sit at the high end.
Why does a bakery-case chocolate muffin have so many more calories?
Same muffin, different batter: whole-wheat flour with mashed banana and a little sugar against white flour with a lot of sugar and butter. That is about 12 g of sugar in the first muffin and 38 g in the second, at the same 100 g. Milk chocolate pieces and a streusel crown add sugar and fat on top, right where nobody counts them.
How do I calculate a homemade or bakery muffin?
Open Muffins and cakes in Calk and choose the type and size, the flour, sugar, butter, fruit or chocolate and the topping, then enter the number of muffins or their weight.

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