Ritz crackers calories come to 79 for 5 crackers (16 g) and 492 per 100 g. Each cracker is about 16 calories, so the number in your hand matters more than the box. Fat supplies 42% of those calories, and sodium runs 882 mg per 100 g, a real load for a snack this small.
79kcal
1 5 crackers · 16 g, original, ready to eat
6%protein
1.2 gProtein
10 gCarbs
3.7 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Original, ready to eat · per 16 g
Calories
79 kcal
Protein
1.2 g
Carbohydrate
10.2 g
Fat
3.7 g
Saturated fat
0.9 g
Sodium
141 mg
Potassium
19 mg
Iron
0.7 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 →
Ritz crackers: 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
5 crackers (16 g)
79
1.2 g
10.2 g
3.7 g
141 mg
4%
1 cracker (3.3 g)
16
0.2 g
2.1 g
0.8 g
29 mg
1%
1 oz pack (28 g)
138
2 g
17.8 g
6.5 g
247 mg
7%
100 g
492
7.2 g
63.5 g
23.2 g
882 mg
25%
3 × 5 crackers (16 g)
236
3.5 g
423 mg
5 × 5 crackers (16 g)
394
5.8 g
706 mg
Five crackers is a 79-calorie snack, a handful from the box is not
One Ritz cracker weighs 3.3 g and carries 16 calories. The standard serving is 5 crackers (16 g) at 79 calories, only 4% of the daily value. That figure looks tiny, which is exactly why the serving is so easy to overshoot.
The total climbs quickly once you stop counting. Two servings, 32 g of crackers, reach 157 calories. Three servings (48 g) land at 236. Five servings, 80 g eaten straight from the sleeve during a movie, add up to 394 calories, far more than most people think they had.
The 1 oz pack (28 g) sits in the middle at 138 calories, 7% of the daily value. If you usually snack from the 10 oz Box, portion out a pack's worth into a bowl first. The Ritz Crackers 1 oz Snack Pack and the 2-Cracker Packets do that counting for you, which is the easiest way to keep a light snack light.
Fat supplies 42% of the calories
Per 100 g, Ritz crackers carry 63.5 g of carbs, 23.2 g of fat and 7.2 g of protein. By calories, that splits into 52% carbs, 42% fat and just 6% protein. The rich, buttery bite is fat doing its job, and it is why these crackers run more calorie dense than plain ones.
Saturated fat is 5.5 g per 100 g, a meaningful slice of the 23.2 g total. Sugar is 8.1 g per 100 g, which shows up as 1.3 g in a 5-cracker serving: present, slightly sweet, but not the main story. Fiber is low at 2.3 g per 100 g and 0.4 g per serving.
Protein is the weak spot. Five crackers give 1.2 g, or 2% of the daily value. Even five servings bring only 5.8 g. Ritz crackers fill a snack slot well, but on their own they will not hold you over for long.
Sodium is the row to watch
Ritz crackers carry 882 mg of sodium per 100 g, which is 38% of the daily value in that amount. A 5-cracker serving has 141 mg, or 6%. A single cracker adds 29 mg, small enough to ignore until the crackers keep coming.
The numbers stack as you eat. Two servings bring 282 mg, three servings bring 423 mg, and five servings reach 706 mg. The 1 oz pack alone holds 247 mg, 11% of the daily value, before any topping goes on.
If you watch sodium, the toppings matter as much as the crackers. Salty cheese, cured meats and dips push the total higher. Fresh toppings such as sliced cucumber, tomato or plain cottage cheese keep the plate from turning into a salt bomb, and counting crackers beats eating from the box.
Add protein to make Ritz crackers a snack that lasts
On their own, 5 crackers deliver 79 calories, 10.2 g of carbs and 1.2 g of protein. That is a light, quick snack with little staying power. The crackers work best as a base rather than the whole snack.
Pair them with something that brings protein: tuna, a sliced boiled egg, peanut butter, cottage cheese or a slice of turkey. Add crunchy vegetables on the side for volume. You end up with a snack that feels like food instead of a handful of crumbs, and the cracker count stays honest because each one has a job.
Ritz Crackers Bits and Ritz Crackers Bacon are separate products, so log them as what they are rather than as the original. BodyPal can log the crackers and their toppings from a photo, which helps when the plate is more than plain crackers.
How does Ritz crackers compare?
Here is how Ritz crackers stack up against goldfish crackers, Andes mint and carrot cake, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: Goldfish crackers are the better cracker swap, with 467 calories, 9.4 g of protein and 18.4 g of fat per 100 g, so fewer calories, less fat and more protein than Ritz. If sodium is your concern, neither cracker wins, because goldfish run 947 mg per 100 g, even saltier than Ritz.
Most popular Ritz crackers brands in the United States
Label values are rounded to a small 13 to 30 g serving, so packs read anywhere from 433 to 538 calories per 100 g against the USDA figure of 492. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Ritz crackers FAQs
How many calories are in Ritz crackers?
The standard serving of 5 crackers (16 g) is 79 calories, and a single cracker is 16 calories. Per 100 g Ritz crackers are 492 calories.
Are Ritz crackers good for weight loss?
Five crackers are 79 calories with 3.7 g fat, 10.2 g carbs and 1.2 g protein, and a 1 oz pack is 138 calories. They are low in fiber at 0.4 g per 16 g serving.
What is the difference between Ritz crackers and Ritz cheese sandwich crackers?
Plain Ritz are 492 calories per 100 g, the cheese sandwich version 479. One cheese sandwich cracker (7 g) is 34 calories against 16 for one plain cracker.
How much fat and sodium are in Ritz crackers?
A 16 g serving of 5 crackers has 3.7 g fat, of which 0.9 g is saturated, and 141 mg sodium. Per 100 g that is 23.2 g fat and 882 mg sodium.
How many calories are in one Ritz cracker?
One Ritz cracker (3.3 g) has 16 calories. It also carries 0.8 g of fat, 2.1 g of carbs and 29 mg of sodium. The count adds up quickly, since few people stop at one.
How many calories are in 10 Ritz crackers?
Ten Ritz crackers, two 5-cracker servings (32 g), come to 157 calories. That stack also carries 282 mg of sodium and only 2.3 g of protein, so it is a light but salty snack.
How many calories are in a Ritz snack pack?
A 1 oz pack (28 g) of Ritz crackers has 138 calories, 7% of the daily value. It also holds 6.5 g of fat and 247 mg of sodium, which is 11% of the daily value.
How many calories are in Ritz biscuits?
Ritz biscuits have 492 calories per 100 g, the same as Ritz crackers, since biscuit is simply another name for the cracker. A serving of 5 crackers (16 g) has 79 calories.
