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Calories · Café & desserts

Calories in a glazed donut

A typical restaurant serving of a glazed donut (one medium glazed yeast donut, about 60 g) is about 250 calories, usually 190–450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called doughnut, glazed doughnut, jelly donut.

~250
Glazed donut

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein4 g
  • Carbs29 g
  • Fat14 g

One serving

Serving
one medium glazed yeast donut
Weight
~60 g
Per 100 g
~421

The dish

About a glazed donut

A glazed donut is fried yeast dough with a thin sugar glaze, so energy splits between frying fat and sugar. Cream-filled and frosted cake donuts sit higher.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Glazed donut · rough numbers

  • Jelly-filled (85 g)~290
  • Chocolate-frosted cake donut (67 g)~300

What moves the number

Why one plate is 190 and another 450

  • Frying oil
  • Glaze, icing and sprinkles
  • Fillings: jam, custard or cream

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick a plain glazed over filled
  • Have a mini or donut holes
  • Share one with coffee

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 (SR Legacy) — Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, glazed, enriched (includes honey buns), FDC 172758 (medium 60 g)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Doughnuts, yeast-leavened, with jelly filling, FDC 172759 (85 g)
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Doughnuts, cake-type, plain, chocolate-coated or frosted, FDC 174991 (large 67 g)
  4. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Doughnuts, ring, iced, code 11-850

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a glazed donut?

A typical restaurant serving of a glazed donut (one medium glazed yeast donut, about 60 g) is about 250 calories, usually 190–450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Are filled or frosted donuts higher?

Yes: a jelly-filled donut is about 290 and a chocolate-frosted cake donut about 300.

Is a donut higher than a croissant?

They are close: a glazed donut is about 250 and a café croissant about 280.

What changes the calories in a glazed donut?

Frying oil. Glaze, icing and sprinkles.

How can I order a glazed donut lighter?

Pick a plain glazed over filled. Have a mini or donut holes.

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.