Calories in croissant

Butter. 406 kcal (1,699 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

A butter croissant is a laminated pastry, and it provides 406 kcal (1699 kJ) per 100 g. Refined flour supplies most of the carbohydrate, while the butter folded through the dough adds about 21 g of fat per 100 g, more than half of it saturated. Fat accounts for nearly half the calories. The butter also explains its noticeable vitamin A content, which plain bread lacks.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• One medium croissant (57 g) has about 231 kcal / 968 kJ and 12 g of fat; a large one (67 g) is about 272 kcal / 1138 kJ, and a mini (28 g) about 114 kcal / 476 kJ.
• Weight for weight, a croissant has about 50% more energy than white sandwich bread (266 kcal per 100 g), almost entirely because of the butter.
• A cheese croissant is barely different at 414 kcal per 100 g; the fillings and spreads you add (jam, ham, chocolate) matter more.
• Café croissants vary widely in size, so the medium and large figures are a better guide than a single "per croissant" number.

Converting these figures

One 1 medium croissant of croissant is 231 kcal, which is 968 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 59 g of croissant to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.