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Muffins: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Muffins, centered on Muffins — prepared, plain. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATEMuffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk
PER 100 G296kcal

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QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in muffins?

Muffins provides 296 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Muffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.” The same weight contains 6.9 g protein, 41.4 g carbohydrate, 11.4 g fat and 2.7 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, carbohydrate is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Muffins nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 172764. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories296kcal
Protein6.9g
Carbohydrate41.4g
Fat11.4g
Fibre2.7g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 296-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g148 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g296 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g444 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g740 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

41.4 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected muffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

6.9 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

11.4 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

2.7 g fibre

This record contains a measurable amount of fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Grain and baked-food records depend on dry versus cooked weight, recipe, enrichment and water absorbed during preparation. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Muffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk

Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.

SR Legacy · FDC 172764
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BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Muffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 3 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 172764: “Muffins, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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