How many calories are in biscotti?
One biscotti weighs 32 g in the USDA record and carries 119 calories. Per 100 g the twice-baked stick runs 373 calories, which is dense for a cookie. The small piece, not the recipe, is what keeps the number low. Two alongside coffee comes to 239.
You'd need to walk about 24 minutes to burn the 119 calories in one cookie (32 g).
How long does it take to burn off biscotti?
One cookie (32 g) is 119 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 119 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 24 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 15 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 17 min |
| Jogging | 14 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 26 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (32 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Biscotti quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to three cookies
- Almond, chocolate and the other flavors
- Sugar, not fat, is the row to watch
- How does biscotti compare?
- Most popular biscotti brands
- FAQ
Biscotti quick facts
The record behind every figure on this page is FNDDS 2707902, "Cookie, biscotti". It is the only USDA entry for the food itself rather than a specific package, and the only one that comes with a household measure of one cookie, which is what a person actually picks up off a plate. Store-bought sticks are a different animal, denser and usually heavier, and they get their own section further down.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cookie (32 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 373 | 119 | — |
| Total fat | 8.38 g | 2.7 g | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 1.29 g | 0.4 g | 2% |
| Carbohydrate | 66.99 g | 21.4 g | 8% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.4 g | 0.4 g | 2% |
| Total sugars | 28.44 g | 9.1 g | — |
| Protein | 7.63 g | 2.4 g | 5% |
| Sodium | 262 mg | 84 mg | 4% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two label lines are missing on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this record, so instead of guessing at a split between recipe sugar and anything else, those rows are left out entirely. Cholesterol and potassium do appear: one cookie brings 15 mg of cholesterol, 5% of the Daily Value, and 31 mg of potassium, which is 1%. Percentages follow the FDA Daily Values for a 2,000-calorie day.
US servings, from one ounce to three cookies
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 104 kcal |
| One cookie | 32 g | 119 kcal |
| Two cookies, coffee-shop habit | 64 g | 239 kcal |
| Three cookies, the trio in the photo | 96 g | 358 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 373 kcal |
Two of these lines come straight from the USDA record: the 32 g single cookie and a 64 g portion the database files as "quantity not specified," which lands neatly on two cookies. The 1 oz and three-cookie rows are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, scaled at 3.73 calories per gram.
That per-gram number is the useful one to memorize. Biscotti is dry, so weight and calories track each other closely with none of the moisture swings you get in a soft cookie. Weigh the stick, multiply by 3.7, and you are within a few calories of the truth for anything plain.
Where people go wrong is counting pieces instead of grams. A slim 20 g stick and a fat 38 g one are both "one biscotti," yet the second carries nearly twice the calories of the first.
Almond, chocolate and the other flavors
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain biscotti (USDA generic) | 373 kcal | 1 cookie (32 g) | 119 kcal |
| Almond biscotti (La Dolce Vita) | 467 kcal | 1 biscotti (30 g) | 140 kcal |
| Chocolate cioccolati biscotti (Nonni's) | 447 kcal | 1 biscotti (38 g) | 170 kcal |
| Cranberry chocolate biscotti (Nonni's) | 417 kcal | 1 biscotti (24 g) | 100 kcal |
| Lemon limone biscotti (Nonni's) | 458 kcal | 1 biscotti (24 g) | 110 kcal |
| Anisette toast | 373 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 104 kcal |
The packaged sticks all sit above the generic recipe per gram, from 400 for Nonni's Originali up to 484 for DiBella, against 373 for the USDA entry. Nuts, butter and chocolate coating are doing that work. So the per-piece calories in the table above say more about how the factory cut the dough than about how rich the cookie is: the cranberry chocolate stick looks like the lightest option at 100 calories, but at 417 per 100 g it is denser than a plain one, just smaller at 24 g.
Anisette toast is the odd entry. USDA gives it exactly the same profile as biscotti, 373 calories, 66.99 g of carbohydrate and 262 mg of sodium per 100 g, because it is the same twice-baked dough under a different name and a different flavoring. If your log offers you both, it makes no difference which one you tap.
Sugar, not fat, is the row to watch
Most people assume a cookie's problem is butter. Here it is not. One biscotti carries 2.7 g of total fat, 3% of the Daily Value, and 0.4 g of saturated fat, which is 2%. Compare that with a bakery pastry and it barely registers.
Sugar is the row that moves. At 28.44 g per 100 g, more than a quarter of the cookie's weight is sugar, and one 32 g stick holds 9.1 g of it. Because USDA does not report added sugars for this record, there is no honest way to say how much of that is stirred in versus carried by the dried fruit or chocolate in a flavored version, so the page does not pretend to know. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans treat sweets as the part of the day with the least room, which is the practical way to read that line.
Sodium is quietly present too: 84 mg per cookie, 4% of the Daily Value, and 168 mg if you have two. That is small in absolute terms but higher than people expect from something sweet.
Protein is the small win. One cookie gives 2.4 g, 5% of the Daily Value, from 7.63 g per 100 g, which is respectable for a grain-based sweet but nowhere near enough to make biscotti a snack that holds you. Fiber is the weak spot at 0.4 g per cookie. If you want the grain in your day to count, MyPlate puts the emphasis on whole grains, and this is refined flour.
How does biscotti compare?
| Cookie | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biscotti | 373 kcal | one cookie, 32 g | 119 kcal |
| Anisette toast | 373 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 104 kcal |
| Ladyfinger | 365 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 102 kcal |
| Fortune cookie | 378 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 106 kcal |
Our take: per 100 g these four are effectively the same cookie, spread over just 13 calories from top to bottom, so choosing between them on density is pointless. What separates them is protein and fat. Ladyfingers lead on protein at 10.6 g per 100 g against biscotti's 7.63 g, because they are built on egg rather than butter and nuts, while fortune cookies are the leanest at 2.7 g of fat per 100 g but the most carbohydrate-heavy at 84 g. For a calorie budget, biscotti wins on portion discipline rather than on nutrition: it is hard, dry and takes a while to eat, and the standard 32 g piece is small enough that one is genuinely one.
Most popular biscotti brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Nonni's Cioccolati Biscotti | 447 cal |
| Nonni's Cranberry Cioccolati Biscotti | 417 cal |
| Nonni's Biscotti | 458 cal |
| La Dolce Vita Almond Biscotti | 467 cal |
| Nonni's Originali Biscotti | 400 cal |
| DiBella Biscotti | 484 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Biscotti FAQs
How many calories are in one biscotti?
One biscotti in the USDA record weighs 32 g and carries 119 calories. That figure describes a plain, twice-baked cookie at 373 calories per 100 g. Packaged sticks are heavier and denser, so a store biscotti can land anywhere between 80 and 170 calories depending on the weight printed on its label.
How many calories are in almond biscotti?
A 30 g La Dolce Vita almond biscotti is 140 calories, or 467 per 100 g. Almonds lift both the fat and the calorie density well above the USDA generic's 373 per 100 g. A homemade almond version sits closer to the generic figure unless the recipe leans hard on nuts, butter or a chocolate dip.
How many calories in chocolate biscotti?
A Nonni's Cioccolati biscotti is 170 calories for a 38 g stick, or 447 per 100 g. The coating adds weight as well as fat. The cranberry chocolate version shows only 100 calories, but that is because its stick weighs 24 g, not because it is lighter per gram at 417.
How much sugar is in biscotti?
One 32 g biscotti holds 9.1 g of total sugars, scaled from 28.44 g per 100 g. More than a quarter of the cookie's weight is sugar. USDA does not publish added sugars for this record, so there is no reliable way to separate sugar stirred into the dough from sugar carried by fruit or chocolate.
How many carbs are in biscotti?
A 32 g biscotti carries 21.4 g of carbohydrate, 8% of the Daily Value, from 66.99 g per 100 g. Only 0.4 g of that is fiber, so nearly all of it is starch and sugar. Two cookies with coffee double the line to 42.8 g, which is 16% of the Daily Value.
Is biscotti healthier than a regular cookie?
Not per gram: biscotti runs 373 calories per 100 g, above USDA's meringue at 350, fig bars at 348 and reduced-fat oatmeal cookies at 365. What helps is the format: one stick is 32 g and 119 calories, it is hard and dry, and it takes long enough to eat that seconds are less automatic.
How many calories in a Nonni's biscotti?
Between 80 and 170 calories, depending on the stick. Nonni's Originali is 80 calories for 20 g, the plain Nonni's biscotti 110 for 24 g, and Cioccolati 170 for 38 g. Per 100 g those flavors run from 400 to 458, all denser than the USDA generic's 373 per 100 g.
How much does one biscotti weigh?
USDA uses 32 g for one cookie, and that weight is what produces the 119-calorie figure. Packaged sticks vary more than people expect: 20 g for Nonni's Originali, 24 g for two other Nonni's flavors, 30 g for La Dolce Vita almond and 38 g for the Cioccolati stick.
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Count it without the math
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