How many calories are in a chocolate muffin?
A medium chocolate muffin weighs 130 g and carries 514 calories. Per 100 g the crumb runs 395 calories, which puts it above a plain muffin and just under a chocolate chip one. The bakery-case version at 180 g is 711 calories, and a 25 g mini is 99.
You'd need to walk about 103 minutes to burn the 514 calories in one medium muffin (130 g).
How long does it take to burn off 514 kcal of chocolate muffin?
One medium muffin (130 g) is 514 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 514 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 43 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 1 hr 4 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 1 hr 13 min |
| Jogging | 1 hr |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 54 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 (130 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chocolate muffin quick facts
- US servings, from a bite-size to a bakery muffin
- Muffin sizes and the chocolate chip version
- Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
- How does a chocolate muffin compare?
- Most popular chocolate muffin brands
- FAQ
Chocolate muffin quick facts
The record behind every number on this page is FNDDS 2707833, "Muffin, chocolate". It is the plain chocolate muffin — cocoa in the batter, no chips folded through — and it is the one most people are holding when they search. The chip version is a separate record with its own numbers, and it gets its own section below rather than being blended into an average.
That record ships household measures for a small, medium, large and miniature muffin, so the serving weights here are USDA weights, not guesses. The medium at 130 g is the default because it matches a standard bakery or supermarket muffin. A medium also brings 66 mg of cholesterol, 22% of the Daily Value, and 231 mg of potassium, only 5%.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 medium muffin (130 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 395 | 514 | — |
| Total fat | 18.75 g | 24.4 g | 31% |
| Saturated fat | 4.65 g | 6.0 g | 30% |
| Carbohydrate | 50.94 g | 66.2 g | 24% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.9 g | 2.5 g | 9% |
| Total sugars | 25.98 g | 33.8 g | — |
| Protein | 6.54 g | 8.5 g | 17% |
| Sodium | 339 mg | 441 mg | 19% |
% 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 rows you would see on a wrapper are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. This edition of FNDDS does not publish either for this record, so they are left out rather than filled in from somewhere else. It also means nobody can say how much of those 33.8 g of sugar was stirred in and how much came along with the flour and cocoa — for that you need a package label.
US servings, from a bite-size to a bakery muffin
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bite-size piece | 10 g | 40 kcal |
| 1 miniature muffin | 25 g | 99 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 111 kcal |
| 1 small muffin | 70 g | 277 kcal |
| 1 medium muffin | 130 g | 514 kcal |
| 1 large bakery muffin | 180 g | 711 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 395 kcal |
The small, medium, large and miniature weights come straight from the USDA household measures for this record. The 1 oz line and the bite-size piece are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings — useful when you break a muffin in half and want a per-ounce anchor.
Muffins are the food where logging goes wrong most quietly, because "one muffin" covers a 25 g mini and a fist-sized bakery dome. Between the 70 g small and the 180 g large there are 434 calories, which is more than the small muffin contains in the first place. If you buy the same one every week, put it on a kitchen scale once and reuse that weight forever.
Muffin sizes and the chocolate chip version
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bite-size chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 10 g | 40 kcal |
| Mini chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 25 g | 99 kcal |
| Small chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 70 g | 277 kcal |
| Medium chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 130 g | 514 kcal |
| Large bakery chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 180 g | 711 kcal |
| Chocolate chip muffin | 402 kcal | 130 g | 523 kcal |
| Double chocolate muffin, store-bought | 423 kcal | 156 g | 660 kcal |
The first five rows are the same batter at five sizes: 395 calories per 100 g throughout, and the only thing changing is how much of it you picked up. That is a 7-fold gap between the miniature and the large bakery muffin with no recipe change at all.
Chips barely move the calorie count — 402 against 395 per 100 g, nine calories on a medium muffin. Where they show up is sugar: 32.92 g per 100 g against 25.98 g, which works out to 42.8 g in a medium chip muffin versus 33.8 g in a plain chocolate one. Saturated fat rises too, 5.39 g against 4.65 g per 100 g. So the chip muffin is not a heavier muffin, it is a sweeter one.
Store labels sit on both sides of the USDA record. A Lidl stuffed chocolate muffin is 447 calories per 100 g and a Schnucks chocolate muffin only 369, while a Dolly Madison double chocolate muffin is 420 calories for its 113 g piece and a Supermom's double chocolate muffin 660 for its 156 g piece. Bimbo and Tía Rosa both label two small pieces at 95 g and 400 calories, which is the closest thing to portion control in the aisle.
Saturated fat and sodium are the rows to watch
The calorie total is the headline, but it is not the most surprising line on the label. A medium chocolate muffin covers 30% of the FDA Daily Value for saturated fat and 22% for cholesterol, from a food most people file under breakfast bread. The chip version takes saturated fat to 7.0 g in the same 130 g, or 35% of the day.
Sodium is the quiet one at 441 mg, 19% of the Daily Value — about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt in something you would never call salty. Baking soda and baking powder do that, and the sweetness hides it completely.
Fiber is where the pastry gives itself away. Just 2.5 g in a medium muffin, 9% of the Daily Value, against 24% of the day's carbohydrate. Muffins are shaped like bread and priced like breakfast, but the macros are cake macros. If you want the grain slot to work harder, MyPlate's guidance on grains points at whole-grain choices instead, and a muffin is not one of them.
How does a chocolate muffin compare?
| Muffin or pastry | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate muffin | 395 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 111 kcal |
| Scone | 382 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 107 kcal |
| Fruit muffin | 375 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 105 kcal |
| Plain muffin | 374 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 105 kcal |
All four per-ounce figures are our own arithmetic from each USDA 100 g figure, so the four foods are compared at the same weight rather than at four different bakery sizes.
Our take: the chocolate muffin is the most calorie-dense of the four, but only by 21 calories per 100 g over a plain one — swapping chocolate for blueberry saves you almost nothing. Size is the lever that actually moves the number. If you are cutting calories, buy the 70 g small at 277 calories and stop looking for a lighter flavor; if you want the muffin to hold you until lunch, none of these four will, because the best of them brings under 7 g of protein per 100 g. Pair it with eggs or Greek yogurt and treat the muffin as the dessert it is.
Most popular chocolate muffin 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) |
|---|---|
| Supermom's Double Chocolate Muffin | 423 cal |
| Dolly Madison Double Chocolate Muffin | 372 cal |
| Lidl Stuffed Chocolate Muffins | 447 cal |
| Bimbo Chocolate Muffins | 421 cal |
| Tia Rosa Chocolate Muffins | 421 cal |
| Schnucks Chocolate Muffins | 369 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chocolate muffin FAQs
How many calories are in a chocolate muffin?
A medium chocolate muffin of 130 g carries 514 calories, and the batter runs 395 calories per 100 g. Size is the whole story: a small 70 g muffin is 277 calories, while a large bakery one at 180 g reaches 711. Weigh yours once and the guessing stops.
How many calories in a large bakery chocolate muffin?
A large bakery chocolate muffin of 180 g comes to 711 calories, from the USDA figure of 395 calories per 100 g. That is more than two small muffins stacked together and over a third of a 2,000-calorie day. Bakery cases rarely post weights, so ask or weigh it at home.
How many calories in a mini chocolate muffin?
One miniature chocolate muffin of 25 g is 99 calories, and a bite-size 10 g piece about 40. Four minis land at 396 calories, roughly the same as 100 g of the identical batter. The small format only helps if the count stays low, which is the hard part.
How much sugar is in a chocolate muffin?
A medium 130 g chocolate muffin holds 33.8 g of total sugars, from 25.98 g per 100 g. The chocolate chip version is sweeter at 32.92 g per 100 g, or 42.8 g in a medium muffin. USDA does not publish added sugars for these records, so the split between added and natural is unknown.
How many carbs are in a chocolate muffin?
A medium chocolate muffin gives 66.2 g of carbohydrate, 24% of the 275 g Daily Value, from 50.94 g per 100 g. Fiber is only 2.5 g of that, 9% of the 28 g Daily Value. A small 70 g muffin drops the carbohydrate to 35.7 g.
How much protein does a chocolate muffin have?
A medium chocolate muffin has 8.5 g of protein, 17% of the 50 g Daily Value, from 6.54 g per 100 g. That is respectable for a pastry and thin for a breakfast, since it arrives with 514 calories. A small 70 g muffin gives 4.6 g.
Is a chocolate muffin healthier than a chocolate chip muffin?
Barely different: 395 calories per 100 g for plain chocolate against 402 for chocolate chip, seven calories apart. Sugar is where they split, 25.98 g against 32.92 g per 100 g, and saturated fat follows, 4.65 g against 5.39 g. Neither is a health food, so pick on taste.
How much saturated fat is in a chocolate muffin?
A medium 130 g chocolate muffin carries 6.0 g of saturated fat, 30% of the 20 g Daily Value, from 4.65 g per 100 g. The chip version pushes that to 7.0 g in the same size, or 35%. That is a third of the day's allowance before lunch.
Similar foods
- Chocolate Chip Cookie — 148 cal per medium cookie
- Steak — 368 cal per regular steak
- Eggnog — 112 cal for 1/2 cup
- Protein Shake — 156 cal per cup
- Bubble Tea — 239 cal per drink
- Apple cider — 114 cal per cup
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the muffin and BodyPal counts it for you, size and chips included.
