How many calories are in a piece of cornbread?
A piece of homemade cornbread cut from a round pan weighs 65 g and carries 187 calories. Per 100 g the bread runs 287 calories, which is lighter than most sweet quick breads. The number that surprises people is not the calorie count. It is the 315 mg of sodium sitting in that one modest piece.
You'd need to walk about 37 minutes to burn the 187 calories in one piece (65 g).
How long does it take to burn off cornbread?
One piece (65 g) is 187 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 187 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 37 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 23 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 27 min |
| Jogging | 22 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 42 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 (65 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Cornbread quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to a whole pan
- From a mix to muffins and stuffing
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does cornbread compare
- Most popular cornbread brands
- FAQ
Cornbread quick facts
The record used here is FNDDS 2707811, "Cornbread, made from home recipe". It matches what most people are actually holding: a wedge or square cut from a skillet or an 8-inch round pan, made with cornmeal, egg, fat and buttermilk. That record is also the one USDA gives household portions for, including "1 piece" at 65 g and a whole round pan at 627 g, so the arithmetic below stays inside a single dataset.
Cornbread from a boxed mix is a separate USDA record, not a different opinion about the same bread. The mix is a different recipe, and the numbers move enough to deserve its own section further down.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 piece (65 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 287 | 187 | — |
| Total fat | 9.8 g | 6.4 g | 8% |
| Saturated fat | 1.86 g | 1.2 g | 6% |
| Carbohydrate | 42.87 g | 27.9 g | 10% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.5 g | 1.0 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 6.85 g | 4.5 g | — |
| Protein | 6.55 g | 4.3 g | 9% |
| Sodium | 485 mg | 315 mg | 14% |
% 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 rows are missing on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this home recipe record, so guessing at them would be worse than leaving them out. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 39 mg and 142 mg per 100 g, which is 25 mg cholesterol (8% DV) and 92 mg potassium (2% DV) in one piece. Daily Values come from the FDA nutrition label rules.
US servings from one ounce to a whole pan
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 81 kcal |
| 1 surface inch | 11 g | 32 kcal |
| One piece, cut from the pan | 65 g | 187 kcal |
| 1 cup, crumbled | 89 g | 255 kcal |
| One round cornbread, 8-inch pan | 627 g | 1799 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 287 kcal |
The piece, the cup, the surface inch and the whole round are all USDA household measures for this record. The ounce is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving, and it is there because packaged cornbread is sold by weight.
Here is the trap. A cup of crumbled cornbread is not a piece. At 89 g it is about 1.4 pieces and 255 calories, so logging "1 cup" when you ate one square adds roughly 68 calories that never happened. The other direction hurts more: the 8-inch round pan weighs 627 g and holds 1,799 calories, close to ten pieces. Cut it into six generous wedges and each one is about 105 g, more than half again the USDA piece.
From a mix to muffins and stuffing
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornbread from a mix, Jiffy style | 330 kcal | 1 piece, 60 g | 198 kcal |
| Cornbread made with 2% milk | 266 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 75 kcal |
| Corn muffin, stick or round | 305 kcal | 1 medium muffin, 113 g | 345 kcal |
| Homemade corn muffin or stick | 307 kcal | 1 medium muffin, 113 g | 347 kcal |
| Cornbread stuffing | 179 kcal | 1 cup, 200 g | 358 kcal |
| Dry cornbread mix, enriched | 418 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 119 kcal |
From a mix. The boxed version is 330 calories per 100 g, so a 60 g piece is 198 calories against 187 for a slightly larger home recipe piece. Calories barely move. Sugar does: 16.05 g per 100 g in the mix against 6.85 g at home, more than double. If your cornbread tastes like cake, this is the row you are eating.
With 2% milk. The lower fat recipe drops to 266 calories per 100 g, the lightest bread in the set. It is not automatically the better pick, because that same record carries 658 mg of sodium per 100 g.
Corn muffins. A medium muffin at 113 g is 345 calories, close to double a piece of cornbread, mostly because a muffin is simply a bigger object. The home recipe muffin lands almost identically at 347.
Stuffing. Cornbread stuffing is the lightest thing here per gram at 179 calories per 100 g, since broth replaces some of the bread. Then it gets served by the cup: 200 g and 358 calories, the largest single serving in this table.
Dry mix. At 418 calories per 100 g the powder looks alarming, but that is cornmeal before any liquid goes in. One ounce of dry mix is 119 calories, and it becomes a bigger, heavier piece once milk and egg join it.
Two versions come in under the home recipe per 100 g, and only two: the 2% milk bread at 266 and the stuffing at 179. Store-baked cornbread runs the other way. USDA's branded records put Member's Mark and Publix cornbread at 386 calories per 100 g, roughly 220 calories for a 57 g piece, and Napoleon's Bakery at 404 per 100 g.
Sodium is the row to watch
One 65 g piece delivers 315 mg of sodium, 14% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value and roughly an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt. That is a lot of sodium for something that reads as a side. A cup of crumbled cornbread reaches 432 mg, or 19% of the day, for only 255 calories, which is an unusual ratio in the bread aisle.
Scale it up and the pan tells the story. The 8-inch round works out to just over 3,000 mg of sodium, more than a full day's Daily Value in one bake, though that figure is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g number rather than a published serving. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put adult sodium intake well above the recommended limit already, so a two piece helping at dinner is worth counting.
Fiber is the quiet disappointment: 1.5 g per 100 g, 1.0 g in a piece, 3% of the 28 g Daily Value. MyPlate's grains guidance leans on whole grains, and degermed cornmeal is not one. Protein is respectable for a bread at 4.3 g a piece. If you are watching sodium, the honest move is smaller pieces rather than a different recipe, because the mix version is saltier still at 599 mg per 100 g.
How does cornbread compare
| Bread | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornbread, home recipe | 287 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 81 kcal |
| Hush puppy | 296 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 84 kcal |
| Irish soda bread | 301 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 85 kcal |
| Pumpkin bread | 305 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 86 kcal |
Every serving in this table is one ounce scaled from the USDA 100 g figures, our own arithmetic, so the four breads can be read side by side.
Our take: cornbread is the lightest of the four per gram, and the gaps are small enough that the choice barely matters at one ounce. What matters is portion geometry. A hush puppy is a bite and a wedge of cornbread is 65 g or more, so cornbread wins on paper and loses on the plate. For a dinner side where you want to keep the count near 200 calories, one piece of home recipe cornbread is the pick; for a sweeter craving, a corn muffin at 345 calories is the more honest thing to log.
Most popular cornbread 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) |
|---|---|
| Member's Mark Cornbread Mini Loaves | 386 cal |
| Wellsley Farms Cornbread Mini Loaves | 404 cal |
| Publix Cornbread | 386 cal |
| First Street Cornbread | 309 cal |
| La Bree's Bakery Cornbread | 346 cal |
| Napoleon's Bakery Cornbread | 404 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Cornbread FAQs
How many calories are in a piece of cornbread?
A standard piece is 65 g and 187 calories, based on the USDA record for cornbread made from a home recipe at 287 calories per 100 g. That piece also brings 27.9 g of carbohydrate, 6.4 g of fat and 315 mg of sodium, which is 14% of the daily sodium limit.
How many calories are in cornbread made from a mix?
330 calories per 100 g, so a 60 g piece from a boxed mix is 198 calories against 187 for a home recipe piece of 65 g. The bigger change is sugar: 16.05 g per 100 g in the mix version versus 6.85 g when you bake it yourself.
How many carbs are in cornbread?
27.9 g of carbohydrate in a 65 g piece, which is 10% of the 275 g Daily Value, and 42.87 g per 100 g. Fiber is small at 1.5 g per 100 g. Cornbread made from a mix is heavier still at 54.46 g of carbohydrate per 100 g.
How much sodium is in cornbread?
315 mg in one 65 g piece, 14% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value and roughly an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt. A cup of crumbled cornbread, 89 g, carries 432 mg. Cornbread baked with 2% milk in the USDA recipe record is saltier still at 658 mg per 100 g.
Is cornbread healthier than white bread?
Cornbread carries 287 calories, 9.8 g of fat and 485 mg of sodium per 100 g, because the batter is built on fat, eggs and sugar rather than lean dough. We will not put a number on white bread here: this page uses only the USDA cornbread records, and no white bread record was pulled.
How many calories are in a corn muffin?
345 calories for a medium 113 g corn muffin, at 305 calories per 100 g, close to double a 65 g piece of cornbread. The muffin batter is sweeter too, 17.78 g of sugar per 100 g against 6.85 g in the home recipe cornbread.
Does cornbread have a lot of sugar?
6.85 g of total sugars per 100 g, which works out to 4.5 g in a 65 g piece. That is modest for a bread that tastes sweet. Cornbread from a boxed mix more than doubles it at 16.05 g per 100 g, and USDA does not publish added sugars for either record.
How many calories are in a whole pan of cornbread?
1,799 calories for a whole round cornbread baked in an 8-inch pan, which USDA weighs at 627 g. That is close to ten 65 g pieces and just over 3,000 mg of sodium for the whole pan by our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, more than a full day's 2,300 mg Daily Value.
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