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Calories · Café & desserts

Calories in a croissant

A typical restaurant serving of a croissant (one café butter croissant, about 70 g) is about 280 calories, usually 200–450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called butter croissant, plain croissant.

~280
Croissant

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein6 g
  • Carbs32 g
  • Fat15 g

One serving

Serving
one café butter croissant
Weight
~70 g
Per 100 g
~406

The dish

About a croissant

A croissant's flaky layers come from butter folded into the dough, so close to half its energy is fat. Almond and chocolate versions add more.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 200 and another 450

  • Butter laminated into the dough
  • Size
  • Fillings like almond or chocolate

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Choose a plain one over filled
  • Share a large one
  • Pair it with fruit

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500
  • Matcha latte~250one 16 oz café matcha latte with 2% milk, sweetened · usually 180–400
  • Bubble tea (milk tea with pearls)~280one 500 ml cup with tapioca pearls, regular sugar · usually 180–450
  • Croissant~280one café butter croissant · usually 200–450
  • Banana bread~320one thick café slice, without butter · usually 250–550
  • Mocha~320one medium café mocha, 16 fl oz · usually 150–500
  • Fruit smoothie~360one small café smoothie with fruit and yogurt or milk · usually 200–750
  • Hot chocolate~380one 12 fl oz café hot chocolate with whipped cream · usually 150–600
  • Brownie~400one café brownie · usually 250–750

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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) — Croissant, FDC 2707678
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Croissants, code 11-988
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Croissants, butter, FDC 174987

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a croissant?

A typical restaurant serving of a croissant (one café butter croissant, about 70 g) is about 280 calories, usually 200–450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Why is a croissant so high for its size?

The flaky layers are butter folded into the dough, so close to half its energy is fat: about 280 for a 70 g croissant.

Are almond croissants higher?

Yes. Almond and chocolate fillings add more, which is how a big filled croissant reaches about 450.

What changes the calories in a croissant?

Butter laminated into the dough. Size.

How can I order a croissant lighter?

Choose a plain one over filled. Share a large one.

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.