How many calories are in pumpkin loaf?
One slice of pumpkin loaf, the 60 g cut USDA uses, is 183 calories. Per 100 g the bread runs 305 calories, which puts it in the same bracket as zucchini bread and a pumpkin muffin made from the same batter. Sugar, not flour, is what makes it heavy.
You'd need to walk about 37 minutes to burn the 183 calories in one slice (60 g).
How long does it take to burn off pumpkin Loaf?
One slice (60 g) is 183 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 183 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 37 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 23 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 26 min |
| Jogging | 22 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 41 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 (60 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Pumpkin loaf quick facts
- US servings, from one cube to three slices
- Loaf cake, bakery slice and muffin
- Sugar is the row to watch
- How does pumpkin loaf compare?
- Most popular pumpkin loaf brands
- Pumpkin loaf FAQs
Pumpkin loaf quick facts
The row behind every number here is FNDDS 2707849, "Bread, pumpkin", from the 2021–2023 survey release. It is the only USDA entry for the bread itself rather than a specific bakery's label, and the only one that comes with a household serving of one slice. Everything else that answers this search is a Branded record, which means one company's recipe and one company's slice thickness.
That matters more than it sounds. A survey record describes the loaf people actually bake and eat at home, oil and canned pumpkin and all, with no glaze on top.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 slice (60 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 305 | 183 | — |
| Total fat | 12.93 g | 7.8 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 2.15 g | 1.3 g | 6% |
| Carbohydrate | 43.21 g | 25.9 g | 9% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.4 g | 0.8 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 22.59 g | 13.6 g | — |
| Protein | 4.97 g | 3.0 g | 6% |
| Sodium | 285 mg | 171 mg | 7% |
% 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 on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for survey foods, so there is nothing honest to print for either. Cholesterol and potassium do appear: a slice holds 25 mg of cholesterol, 8% of the Daily Value, and 92 mg of potassium, which is 2%. The eggs account for most of the cholesterol.
US servings, from one cube to three slices
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cubic inch | 10 g | 31 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 85 kcal |
| One slice | 60 g | 183 kcal |
| Two slices | 120 g | 366 kcal |
| Three slices | 180 g | 549 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 305 kcal |
The one slice and the cubic inch are USDA household measures for this record. The ounce, the two-slice and three-slice lines are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, which is why they scale so cleanly.
Here is the trap. "One slice" is not a fixed amount of bread. USDA's slice is 60 g and 183 calories, Kroger's bakery cuts its pumpkin loaf at 45 g for 170 calories, and Target sells its loaf as five portions of 78 g at 280 calories each. That is a 110-calorie spread between the smallest and the largest thing sold under the same word, and none of it shows up in a food log unless you weigh the piece. If you cut your own loaf, a slice from the middle of a standard 9×5 pan lands close to the 60 g mark; the heel is lighter.
Three slices, the amount that disappears over a Sunday morning with coffee, is 549 calories. That is a lunch, not a snack.
Loaf cake, bakery slice and muffin
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin bread, home style (main row) | 305 kcal | one slice (60 g) | 183 kcal |
| Pumpkin loaf cake, Entenmann's | 387 kcal | 1/6 loaf (62 g) | 240 kcal |
| Supermarket bakery loaf cake, Kroger | 378 kcal | one slice (45 g) | 170 kcal |
| Bakery sliced pumpkin loaf, Ann Marie's | 308 kcal | one slice (39 g) | 120 kcal |
| Pumpkin bread kit with icing, Libby's | 275 kcal | 1/40 package (40 g) | 110 kcal |
| Pumpkin muffin | 305 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 85 kcal |
| Zucchini bread | 306 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 86 kcal |
"Loaf cake" is the label to read twice. Entenmann's runs 387 calories and 419 mg of sodium per 100 g against 305 calories and 285 mg for the plain bread, so every 100 g of cake costs 82 more calories and 134 more milligrams of sodium. Kroger's bakery version sits close behind at 378. The word on the package changed; the batter changed more.
The two bakery slices in that table look cheap only because they are small. Ann Marie's 39 g slice is 120 calories at 308 per 100 g, which is denser than the home loaf, not lighter. Read the gram weight before the calorie figure.
Pumpkin muffin is the same FNDDS formula in a paper cup: 305 calories per 100 g, identical macros, different shape. A muffin the size of a coffee-shop dome is simply three or four ounces of the same thing.
Packaged pumpkin bread on US shelves spans 250 to 359 calories per 100 g across six store loaves, from Ahold's own label at the low end to Target's Favorite Day at the high end, with Stone Mill at 286, Outrageous Baking at 298, Base Culture at 316 and Mountain View Bakery at 327 in between. Serving sizes are all over the place too: Mountain View prints 4 oz (113 g) for 370 calories, Base Culture a sixth of the loaf (57 g) for 180.
Sugar is the row to watch
Look at the carbohydrate line again. Of 43.21 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, 22.59 g is sugar — more than half. In a 60 g slice that is 13.6 g of sugar against 25.9 g of total carbohydrate, and the fiber that might have slowed it down comes to 0.8 g, or 3% of the Daily Value. Canned pumpkin is a vegetable; a cup of it in a loaf with two cups of sugar does not make the loaf one.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories, which is 50 g on a 2,000-calorie day. This USDA record does not separate added sugar from the small amount that comes with the pumpkin, so the 13.6 g cannot be charged straight against that limit. It is still the largest single component of the slice by weight after water and flour.
Fat is the quieter half of the story: 7.8 g in a slice, 10% of the Daily Value, but only 1.3 g of it saturated (6%). Most pumpkin bread recipes use oil rather than butter, which keeps the saturated fat low compared with a butter cake. Sodium reaches 171 mg per slice, 7% of the Daily Value — about a thirteenth of a teaspoon of table salt, and not a reason to skip the bread. If you are watching sodium, the loaf cakes at 419 mg per 100 g are the version to leave on the shelf.
How does pumpkin loaf compare?
| Bread | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin bread | 305 kcal | one slice (60 g) | 183 kcal |
| Zucchini bread | 306 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 86 kcal |
| Pumpkin muffin | 305 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 85 kcal |
| Irish soda bread | 301 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 84 kcal |
Our take: these four are the same food with different press. Five calories per 100 g separate the heaviest from the lightest, so choosing zucchini bread over pumpkin bread to save calories is choosing nothing. The real difference is inside: Irish soda bread has 12.14 g of sugar per 100 g against pumpkin bread's 22.59 g, plus more fiber (2.1 g against 1.4 g) and the most protein of the four at 6.48 g — but it also carries the most sodium, 419 mg against 285. For a smaller sugar hit at the same calories, soda bread wins. For controlling the calories themselves, only the gram weight of your slice matters.
Most popular pumpkin loaf 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) |
|---|---|
| Stone Mill Bread Pumpkin Bread | 286 cal |
| Mountain View Bakery Pumpkin Bread | 327 cal |
| Ahold Pumpkin Bread | 250 cal |
| Favorite Day (Target) Pumpkin Bread | 359 cal |
| Outrageous Baking Pumpkin Bread | 298 cal |
| Base Culture Nutty Pumpkin Bread | 316 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Pumpkin loaf FAQs
How many calories are in a slice of pumpkin loaf?
A 60 g slice is 183 calories, the household serving USDA lists for pumpkin bread at 305 calories per 100 g. That slice also carries 13.6 g of sugar, 25.9 g of carbohydrate and 3.0 g of protein. Bakery slices are often thinner, so weigh yours before you assume 183.
How many calories are in a whole pumpkin loaf?
Target sells its pumpkin loaf as five 78 g portions of 280 calories, which makes the loaf about 1,400 calories. That is our own arithmetic from label servings, since USDA does not publish a whole-loaf row. A Base Culture loaf, six 57 g slices at 180 each, works out near 1,080.
How much sugar is in pumpkin bread?
Sugar is 22.59 g per 100 g, which works out to 13.6 g in a 60 g slice — over half of that slice's 25.9 g of carbohydrate. USDA does not split added sugars from natural ones in this record, so 13.6 g is the total, before any frosting or glaze goes on top.
How many carbs are in pumpkin loaf?
A 60 g slice has 25.9 g of carbohydrate, 9% of the Daily Value, of which 13.6 g is sugar and only 0.8 g is fiber. Per 100 g the bread holds 43.21 g. Two slices come to 51.8 g, which is most of a day's budget on a low-carb plan.
Is pumpkin loaf cake the same as pumpkin bread?
No: Entenmann's pumpkin loaf cake is 387 calories per 100 g against 305 for the bread, and 419 mg of sodium against 285. A 62 g sixth of that cake is 240 calories, more than the 183 in a 60 g slice of plain pumpkin bread. Same shape, different formula.
How many calories are in Starbucks pumpkin loaf?
USDA publishes no record for the Starbucks pumpkin loaf, so we will not put a number on it here; the closest USDA rows are supermarket bakery loaf cakes: Kroger at 378 calories per 100 g, or 170 for a 45 g slice, and Entenmann's at 387, or 240 for a 62 g piece.
Does pumpkin bread have protein?
Some, but not much: 3.0 g in a 60 g slice, 6% of the Daily Value, and 4.97 g per 100 g. Irish soda bread carries 6.48 g per 100 g for almost identical calories. Pumpkin loaf is a carbohydrate food with a fair amount of fat, not a protein food.
How many calories in pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting?
USDA has no row for homemade frosted pumpkin bread, so there is no honest figure for that version; the closest record is a Libby's pumpkin bread kit with icing at 275 calories per 100 g, or 110 calories for a 40 g serving. Frosting adds sugar on top of the bread's 22.59 g.
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Count it without the math
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