Cheese danish calories come to 266 for one 71 g danish and 374 per 100 g. The number to notice is the size: a medium bakery danish reaches 423 calories and a large one 531. Fat supplies 52% of the energy, so this is a rich pastry with a modest 5.7 g of protein.
266kcal
1 danish · 71 g, cheese filled, ready to eat
8%protein
5.7 gProtein
26 gCarbs
15.5 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Cheese filled, ready to eat · per 71 g
Calories
266 kcal
Protein
5.7 g
Carbohydrate
26 g
Fat
15.5 g
Saturated fat
4.8 g
Cholesterol
16 mg
Sodium
296 mg
Potassium
70 mg
Iron
1.3 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 →
Cheese danish: 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 danish (71 g)
266
5.7 g
26.4 g
15.5 g
296 mg
13%
1 medium (113 g)
423
9 g
42 g
24.7 g
471 mg
21%
1 large (142 g)
531
11.4 g
52.8 g
31.1 g
592 mg
27%
100 g
374
8 g
37.2 g
21.9 g
417 mg
19%
3 × 1 danish (71 g)
797
17 g
888 mg
5 × 1 danish (71 g)
1,328
28.4 g
1,480 mg
Bakery size takes a danish from 266 to 531 calories
The packaged danish most people picture weighs 71 g and carries 266 calories, about 13% of a 2,000-calorie daily value. Coffee shop and bakery danishes run bigger. A medium one at 113 g lands at 423 calories, or 21% of the day, and a large 142 g pastry hits 531 calories, 27% of the daily value.
That large danish weighs the same as two of the small packaged ones, and the calories match too: 531 either way. So the sticker on a bakery case can hide a double portion. If you are tracking, weigh it once or compare it to the size labels, because the filling looks the same at every size while the dough and butter scale up.
Stacking them is where the totals get serious. Three small danishes come to 797 calories and 888 mg of sodium. Five, the kind of count that disappears from a breakroom box over a morning, reach 1,328 calories and 1,480 mg of sodium. One is a treat; a box is most of a day.
Fat is more than half of every bite
The calorie split is 52% fat, 39% carbs and only 8% protein. Per 100 g that is 21.9 g of fat, 37.2 g of carbs and 8 g of protein. Laminated pastry dough is built from layers of butter or shortening, and the sweetened cheese filling adds more fat on top, so fat outweighs the carbs even in a baked good.
Saturated fat sits at 6.8 g per 100 g, measured against a daily value of 20 g. In one 71 g danish you get 15.5 g of total fat and 26.4 g of carbs, of which 4.9 g are sugars. The sugar is lower than many people expect from a glazed pastry; the fat is the bigger story.
Protein is the weak spot. A small danish gives 5.7 g, 11% of the daily value, and even the large size only reaches 11.4 g. The cheese filling helps a little, but this is not a pastry that will hold you until lunch on its own.
Sodium is higher than a sweet pastry suggests
A cheese danish tastes sweet, yet it carries 417 mg of sodium per 100 g. One 71 g danish has 296 mg, which is 13% of the 2,300 mg daily value. The medium size brings 471 mg, 20% of the day, and the large 592 mg, 26%.
That salt comes from the cream cheese filling, the dough and leaveners, so you cannot taste your way to a low number. If you watch sodium, the size choice matters as much as it does for calories, and pairing a danish with a salty breakfast meat pushes the morning total up quickly.
Fiber barely shows up. There is 1 g per 100 g and 0.7 g in a small danish, against a daily value of 28 g. Combined with the low protein, that explains why a danish digests fast and leaves you looking for the next snack.
Pair it with protein, not another pastry
A danish works best as part of a breakfast rather than the whole of it. Since it brings little protein and fiber, the obvious partners are foods that supply those: eggs, plain yogurt, a glass of milk or a piece of fruit. Black coffee or tea adds nothing to the count, while a sweetened latte can rival the pastry itself.
Store-bought options from Entenmann's, Cloverhill Bakery or Marketside vary in size, so check the weight on the pack against the 71 g and 113 g reference points above. Splitting a large bakery danish is the easiest way to keep the treat and lose half the calories.
If you log food as you go, BodyPal can record a cheese danish from a photo, which helps when the bakery gives you no label at all.
How does cheese danish compare?
Here is how a cheese danish stacks up against other cheesy baked goods, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick the cheese roll at 315 per 100 g, with 11.5 g of protein and just 7.9 g of fat. Skip the cheese biscuit if you watch sodium: it matches the danish at 374 calories but carries 946 mg of sodium against 417 mg.
Most popular cheese danish brands in the United States
4Wellsley Farms Cheese Danish1.75 oz · 50 g440 kcal
5Entenmann's Cheese Danish71 g324 kcal
6Marketside Cheese Danish1 danish · 83 g349 kcal
These packaged danishes are sold ready to eat like the numbers above, so the gaps come from recipe and filling, not from a different weight state. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Cheese danish FAQs
How many calories are in one cheese danish?
About 266 calories for a 71 g danish. A larger 113 g bakery danish comes to 423 calories.
Is cheese danish good for weight loss?
It is calorie dense at 374 calories per 100 g, with 21.9 g fat and 37.2 g carbs. One 71 g danish is 266 calories and a 142 g large one is 531.
Cheese danish or cheese biscuit: which has fewer calories?
Both sit at 374 calories per 100 g, so the piece size decides: a 71 g danish is 266 calories.
How much protein and sugar are in a cheese danish?
A 71 g danish has 5.7 g protein, 4.9 g sugars and 26.4 g carbs. Per 100 g that is 8 g protein and 6.95 g sugars.
How many calories are in a large cheese danish?
A large 142 g cheese danish has 531 calories, about 27% of a 2,000-calorie daily value. That equals two small 71 g packaged danishes, so bakery sizes can easily double what you planned to eat.
How many calories are in a medium bakery cheese danish?
A medium cheese danish weighing 113 g has 423 calories, or 21% of the daily value. It also brings 24.7 g of fat, 42 g of carbs and 471 mg of sodium.
How much fat is in a cheese danish?
One 71 g cheese danish has 15.5 g of fat. Fat supplies 52% of its calories, and per 100 g there are 21.9 g of fat, including 6.8 g of saturated fat.
How much sodium does a cheese danish have?
A 71 g cheese danish has 296 mg of sodium, 13% of the 2,300 mg daily value. A large 142 g danish climbs to 592 mg, or 26% of the day.
How many carbs are in a cheese danish?
One 71 g cheese danish has 26.4 g of carbs, with 4.9 g of sugars and only 0.7 g of fiber. Carbs make up 39% of its calories; fat supplies more.
