Biscuit calories come to 165 for one 51 g biscuit baked from refrigerated dough, and 324 per 100 g. The number to notice is sodium: that single biscuit carries 511 mg, 22% of the daily value, while protein stays at just 3.5 g. Carbs supply 60% of the calories and fat 31%.
165kcal
1 biscuit · 51 g, refrigerated dough, baked
8%protein
3.5 gProtein
25 gCarbs
5.7 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Refrigerated dough, baked · per 51 g
Calories
165 kcal
Protein
3.5 g
Carbohydrate
25 g
Fat
5.7 g
Saturated fat
2.8 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
511 mg
Potassium
78 mg
Iron
1.3 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Biscuit: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 biscuit (51 g)
165
3.5 g
25 g
5.7 g
511 mg
8%
Small biscuit (27 g)
87
1.8 g
13.2 g
3 g
271 mg
4%
Homemade (45 g)
158
3.2 g
20.2 g
7.2 g
360 mg
8%
100 g
324
6.8 g
49.1 g
11.2 g
1,002 mg
16%
3 × 1 biscuit (51 g)
496
10.4 g
1,533 mg
5 × 1 biscuit (51 g)
826
17.3 g
2,555 mg
Two biscuits make a 330-calorie side
The standard refrigerated-dough biscuit weighs 51 g and lands at 165 calories, about 8% of the daily value. A small 27 g biscuit, the kind found in a bread basket or on a party tray, drops to 87 calories. Size is the biggest lever you have, because the dough itself is dense at 324 calories per 100 g.
Biscuits rarely come alone. Two make 330 calories, three reach 496, and a plate of five, the kind a long weekend breakfast can produce, totals 826 calories. Protein barely keeps pace: even five biscuits give only 17.3 g. The calories scale quickly while the staying power does not.
Homemade biscuits come in smaller in the USDA data, at 45 g and 158 calories. That is close to the store version per biscuit, but with more fat, 7.2 g, and less sodium, 360 mg. If you bake your own, the cutter you pick matters as much as the recipe, since a bigger round simply means more of the same dense dough on the plate.
Flour and fat supply nearly every calorie
Carbohydrate supplies 60% of a biscuit's calories, fat 31% and protein only 8%. Per 100 g that works out to 49.1 g of carbs, 11.2 g of fat and 6.8 g of protein. This is a starch food with a generous amount of fat worked into the dough, which is exactly what makes it tender.
About half of that fat is saturated, 5.5 g per 100 g. Fiber is modest at 2.8 g per 100 g, or 1.4 g in one biscuit, and sugars sit at 4.2 g per biscuit. Cholesterol reads 0 in this USDA row for refrigerated dough, so the fat here comes from the shortening side of the recipe rather than from eggs.
The result is a food that tastes rich but gives you little to hold on to. One biscuit offers 3.5 g of protein, 7% of the daily value. If you want a biscuit breakfast to last until lunch, the protein has to come from whatever sits next to it on the plate.
Sodium is the row to watch
Sodium is where a biscuit punches far above its size. One 51 g biscuit has 511 mg, 22% of the daily value, while it delivers only 8% of the day's calories. The 100 g figure is 1,002 mg, or 44% of the daily value, a lot for something that does not taste especially salty.
Stack them and the number climbs fast. Two biscuits deliver 1,022 mg, three bring 1,533 mg, and five reach 2,555 mg, which on its own is more than the full daily value. That is before butter, ham, cheese or gravy enter the picture.
The homemade version is lower at 360 mg, 16% of the daily value, and a small 27 g biscuit has 271 mg. If you watch sodium, the smaller biscuit is the easy win, and counting what goes on top matters as much as counting the biscuits themselves.
Build the plate around protein, not more bread
A biscuit works best as one part of a meal rather than the whole meal. Its 165 calories are mostly starch, so pairing it with eggs, Greek yogurt or lean meat adds the protein the biscuit lacks. Fruit on the side brings fiber and volume without much extra energy.
Toppings change the math more than people expect. Butter, honey, jam and gravy all add calories on top of the biscuit's own, and most of them add little protein. One split biscuit filled with egg is a very different breakfast from two buttered biscuits eaten on their own.
Packaged breakfast biscuits such as Belvita or Bauducco are a different product: crisp, cookie-style biscuits sold by the pack, not the soft bread covered here. Check the label for those, since the numbers on this page describe the baked refrigerated-dough biscuit. BodyPal can log either kind from a photo.
How does biscuit compare?
Here is how a plain biscuit stacks up against a sausage biscuit, a cheese biscuit and a burger bun, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: If calories and sodium are the priority, the burger bun wins at 267 per 100 g with less than half the biscuit's sodium, 450 mg against 1,002 mg. Between the biscuits, the sausage biscuit at 372 per 100 g at least earns its extra calories with 10.7 g of protein, while the cheese biscuit at 374 adds mostly fat.
These packaged products are sweet breakfast biscuits and cookie-style biscuits, so they read higher per 100 g than a baked buttermilk biscuit. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Biscuit FAQs
How many calories are in one biscuit?
A baked buttermilk biscuit of 51 g is 165 calories. A smaller 27 g biscuit is 87 calories, and a homemade 45 g biscuit is 158.
Are biscuits good for weight loss?
One 51 g biscuit is 165 calories with 25 g of carbs, 5.7 g of fat and 3.5 g of protein, plus 511 mg of sodium. The calories come mostly from refined flour and fat, so two biscuits already run 330 calories.
Biscuit vs sausage biscuit: which has more calories?
Per 100 g a plain biscuit is 324 calories and a sausage biscuit 372. A McDonald's sausage biscuit weighs 117 g and comes to 440 calories, well above a plain 51 g biscuit at 165.
How much protein is in a biscuit?
Biscuits have 6.8 g of protein per 100 g, so one 51 g biscuit gives about 3.5 g. A homemade biscuit is similar at 7 g per 100 g.
How many calories are in a bakery biscuit?
A bakery-style biscuit about the size of a standard 51 g biscuit has roughly 165 calories, and a 45 g homemade one has 158. Larger bakery biscuits scale up at 324 calories per 100 g, so weight is the best guide.
How many calories are in 3 biscuits?
Three standard 51 g biscuits contain 496 calories. They also bring 1,533 mg of sodium and 10.4 g of protein, so the salt adds up faster than the protein does.
How many calories do biscuits have per 100 g?
Biscuits have 324 calories per 100 g, with 49.1 g of carbs, 11.2 g of fat and 6.8 g of protein. The same 100 g carries 1,002 mg of sodium, 44% of the daily value.
How many biscuits are in 100 g?
About two standard biscuits make 100 g, since one weighs 51 g; two weigh 102 g and carry 330 calories. With small 27 g biscuits it takes nearly four to reach the same weight.
