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Calories · American & British

Calories in biscuits and gravy

A typical restaurant serving of biscuits and gravy (one large biscuit, split and covered in sausage gravy, about 220 g) is about 490 calories, usually 250–990.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called biscuit and sausage gravy, biscuits with gravy, sausage gravy and biscuits.

~490
Biscuits and gravy

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein14 g
  • Carbs37 g
  • Fat32 g

One serving

Serving
one large biscuit, split and covered in sausage gravy
Weight
~220 g
Per 100 g
~224

The dish

About biscuits and gravy

Biscuits and gravy is a buttery biscuit under a peppery sausage-and-milk gravy. USDA puts one biscuit with its gravy at about 490; many diners serve two, which is about 990 before eggs or hash browns.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Biscuits and gravy · rough numbers

  • Two-biscuit diner plate~990
  • Half order~250
  • One biscuit with gravy~490

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 990

  • One biscuit or two
  • How much sausage gravy is ladled on
  • Butter in the biscuit
  • Eggs, bacon or hash browns alongside

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order a half portion
  • Ask for the gravy on the side
  • Share an order

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Biscuit with gravy (1 biscuit with gravy 220 g), FDC 2708744
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Sausage gravy, FDC 2706406
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Biscuit, NFS, FDC 2707801

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in biscuits and gravy?

A typical restaurant serving of biscuits and gravy (one large biscuit, split and covered in sausage gravy, about 220 g) is about 490 calories, usually 250–990. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in biscuits and gravy?

About 490 for one biscuit with sausage gravy, and about 990 for a two-biscuit diner plate.

How many calories are in sausage gravy?

About 180 per 100 g, or about 110 for a quarter cup.

How many calories are in a plain biscuit?

USDA lists a plain biscuit at about 370 per 100 g; the gravy is lighter per gram but adds bulk.

What changes the calories in biscuits and gravy?

One biscuit or two. How much sausage gravy is ladled on.

How can I order biscuits and gravy lighter?

Order a half portion. Ask for the gravy on the side.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.