Chocolate truffle calories come to 61 for one 12 g truffle and 510 per 100 g. Fat supplies 60% of that energy, so a truffle is small but dense. The number to watch is the count: the total climbs fast once a second or third piece leaves the box.
61kcal
1 truffle · 12 g, prepared from recipe
5%protein
0.7 gProtein
5 gCarbs
4.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Prepared from recipe · per 12 g
Calories
61 kcal
Protein
0.7 g
Carbohydrate
5.4 g
Fat
4.1 g
Saturated fat
2.2 g
Cholesterol
6 mg
Sodium
8 mg
Potassium
36 mg
Iron
0.2 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Chocolate truffle: 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 truffle (12 g)
61
0.7 g
5.4 g
4.1 g
8 mg
3%
1 oz portion (28 g)
143
1.7 g
12.6 g
9.5 g
19 mg
7%
100 g
510
6.2 g
44.9 g
33.8 g
68 mg
26%
3 × 1 truffle (12 g)
184
2.2 g
24 mg
5 × 1 truffle (12 g)
306
3.7 g
41 mg
One truffle is 61 calories, five are 306
The USDA recipe truffle weighs 12 g and carries 61 calories, about 3% of the daily value for energy. For a dessert, that is modest. The catch is that truffles rarely arrive alone. They come in boxes and on party platters, and the second one goes down as easily as the first.
Two truffles bring you to 122 calories. Three reach 184. Five, an easy pace at a holiday table, add up to 306 calories from just 60 g of candy. A 1 oz portion (28 g) lands at 143 calories, which is 7% of the daily value.
Size swings the total as much as count. Shop truffles are often larger than the 12 g recipe piece, so a single one can carry well over 61 calories. If yours look generous, weigh one and log it by grams instead of by piece. The figure of 510 per 100 g does the work for any size.
Fat is 60% of every truffle's calories
The calorie split is 60% fat, 35% carbs and 5% protein. Per 100 g, that works out to 33.8 g of fat, 44.9 g of carbs and 6.2 g of protein. A truffle center is ganache, chocolate melted into cream, so fat outweighs sugar as the main energy source.
Protein barely registers. One truffle gives 0.7 g, and even five give only 3.7 g. Fiber follows the same pattern at 0.3 g per piece and 2.5 g per 100 g. With so little of either, a truffle will not hold you until the next meal.
That is the honest way to see it: a truffle is a rich treat, not a snack with staying power. Its 4.1 g of fat per piece is most of what you are paying for in calories, and that richness is also why one small piece can feel satisfying. Potassium, at 297 mg per 100 g, is the one mineral that shows up in a real amount, though a single piece adds little.
Saturated fat is the row to watch
Per 100 g, chocolate truffles carry 18.5 g of saturated fat against a daily value of 20 g. No other row on the label comes that close to its daily value. That makes saturated fat, not calories, the most striking figure here. Sodium, by contrast, is low at 68 mg per 100 g, and a single truffle rounds to 0% of the daily value.
Sugar is the second row to read. One truffle has 4.6 g, a 1 oz portion has 10.7 g, and 100 g holds 38.3 g. Cholesterol sits at 53 mg per 100 g, a moderate figure that reflects the dairy in the filling.
If you track saturated fat or sugar, the number of pieces is the lever that matters. The recipe itself offers little room to trim, since cream and chocolate are the whole point. Decide on a count before the box opens, and the label stays manageable.
Treat truffles as dessert, not a snack
A truffle fits best at the end of a meal, after protein and fiber from the main plate have already filled you up. One or two pieces after dinner add 61 to 122 calories, a small line in a day's log. Eaten from the box while hungry, they are much harder to stop at two.
Good partners add volume or contrast without piling on more fat: black coffee, unsweetened tea, fresh berries or orange slices. A cup of coffee and one truffle make a complete dessert for 61 calories plus whatever goes in the cup. Plating a set number of truffles, rather than eating from the box, keeps the count visible.
If you buy rather than make them, packaged options such as Dove Dark Chocolate Truffles appear in the brand table on this page. BodyPal can also log a truffle from a photo, which helps when a mixed box makes counting by piece awkward.
How does chocolate truffle compare?
Here is how a homemade chocolate truffle stacks up against a Lindt truffle, dark chocolate and chocolate chips, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: If calories come first, chocolate chips are lightest at 480 per 100 g, while a Lindt truffle is the heaviest at 611 with 47.2 g of fat. Recipe truffles at 510 sit in the sensible middle, and dark chocolate at 550 costs more calories but carries far less sodium, at 23 mg per 100 g.
Most popular chocolate truffle brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Dove Dark Chocolate Truffles3 pieces · 30 g567 kcal
2Dove Dark Chocolate Truffle Hearts3 pieces · 29 g586 kcal
Boxed dark chocolate truffles are richer than the homemade recipe above, so their per-100 g numbers read higher. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chocolate truffle FAQs
How many calories are in one chocolate truffle?
About 61 calories for a 12 g truffle. Three truffles, the usual boxed serving, come to about 184 calories.
Are chocolate truffles good for weight loss?
A single 12 g truffle is 61 calories with 4.1 g fat and 4.6 g sugar, so one fits most daily targets, but 100 g of truffles is 510 calories.
Chocolate truffle or dark chocolate: which has more calories?
Dark chocolate has more, 550 calories per 100 g against 510 for truffles. At the usual portions one 12 g truffle is 61 calories.
How much sugar is in a chocolate truffle?
About 4.6 g in one 12 g truffle, from 38.3 g of sugar per 100 g. Carbs are 5.4 g per truffle.
Is a chocolate truffle high in calories?
By weight, yes: chocolate truffles have 510 calories per 100 g, and 60% of those come from fat. A single 12 g piece is only 61 calories, so the total depends on how many you eat.
What are the nutrition facts for one chocolate truffle?
One 12 g truffle has 61 calories, 4.1 g fat, 5.4 g carbs, 0.7 g protein, 4.6 g sugars, 0.3 g fiber and 8 mg sodium. That is about 3% of the daily value for calories.
How many calories are in several chocolate truffles?
Two truffles have 122 calories, three have 184 and five have 306, based on 12 g pieces. A 1 oz portion (28 g) comes to 143 calories.
What is the nutritional value of chocolate truffles per 100 g?
Per 100 g, chocolate truffles provide 510 calories, 33.8 g fat, 18.5 g saturated fat, 44.9 g carbs, 38.3 g sugars and 6.2 g protein. Sodium is 68 mg and cholesterol is 53 mg.
How much fat is in a chocolate truffle?
One chocolate truffle has 4.1 g of fat, and a 1 oz portion has 9.5 g. Fat supplies 60% of the calories, with 18.5 g of saturated fat per 100 g.
