How many calories do you think are in this?

ChickenKillerPuppy
ChickenKillerPuppy Posts: 297 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I bought this adorable tiny cherry pie at the Amish market and I am going to have it for dessert. I need to guestimate the calories. I posted three pictures - one of just the pie, one in my hand (I have very small hands) for reference, and one next to a jar of pasta sauce and a tea kettle for reference. The pie itself is 3.33 inches in diameter and it says the weight is 2oz. The ingredients are listed as: flour, sugar, shortening, salt, baking powder, cherries, thermflo. I am thinking of putting at 200 calories. What's your best guess?

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  • jamloche
    jamloche Posts: 109 Member
    I'm guessing a range of 250-300 ... probably closer to 300
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,840 Member
    edited September 2020
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    If I were logging it, I would put 300-400 calories for it - purely guessing though

    400 seems high for only 2oz.
    First step (for me) would be to weigh it.
    I'd go with 450 kcal per 100gr to be sure. That's about 260 kcal for 2oz.

  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,840 Member
    edited September 2020
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    If I were logging it, I would put 300-400 calories for it - purely guessing though

    400 seems high for only 2oz.
    First step (for me) would be to weigh it.
    I'd go with 450 kcal per 100gr to be sure. That's about 260 kcal for 2oz.

    I agree 400 is a bit high probably but for me and me only - I would rather over estimate my calories than underestimate

    400kcal for 2oz is about 700 kcal per 100gr. I like to overestimate as well, but that filling would have to be more shortening than cherries to arrive at that :lol: I'd probably round up to 300.
  • Go_Deskercise
    Go_Deskercise Posts: 1,630 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Go_Deskercise wrote: »
    If I were logging it, I would put 300-400 calories for it - purely guessing though

    400 seems high for only 2oz.
    First step (for me) would be to weigh it.
    I'd go with 450 kcal per 100gr to be sure. That's about 260 kcal for 2oz.

    I agree 400 is a bit high probably but for me and me only - I would rather over estimate my calories than underestimate

    400kcal for 2oz is about 700 kcal per 100gr. I like to overestimate as well, but that filling would have to be more shortening than cherries to arrive at that :lol: I'd probably round up to 300.

    I'll compromise at 350? :D:D
  • nanastaci2020
    nanastaci2020 Posts: 1,072 Member
    edited September 2020
    Determine the most calorie dense ingredient - probably shortening? Log as 2 ounces of shortening. That is a worst case scenario. That would be approximately 500. So assuming its not 99% shortening and 1% all else, going around 250-300 seems reasonable.

    Shortening 113 cals per 12.8g
    Flour 4 cals per 1g
    Sugar 9 cals per 2.3g

  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    There's a lot of crust there plus a bit in top. Crust can really get ya especially store bought. I'd say 500 cals.
  • LunaTheFatCat
    LunaTheFatCat Posts: 237 Member
    My vote is for 300. Shame you can't add a poll :p
  • SnifterPug
    SnifterPug Posts: 746 Member
    I'd go for 300
  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Looked up pie crust on MFP. 140 cal/oz.
    Comstock cherry pie filling about 30 cal/oz.
    I would guess that weighs more than 2 oz, so I would certainly weigh it. I really don’t know, though. I don’t eat pie.
  • Dogmom1978
    Dogmom1978 Posts: 1,580 Member
    It looks like it weighs more than 2 ounces. I would check that weight. I would go with 350-400, but I also prefer to overestimate my calories to be on the safe side.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    https://osceolacheese.com/product/cherry-pie-filling-32-oz/

    Eyeballing it with the Amish Cherry Pie Filling ^^ I'd wager 322 calories.
  • Mithridites
    Mithridites Posts: 600 Member
    400
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,457 Member
    I made these little mulberry pies with frozen pillsbury pie crust the other night. Granted, they are slightly less than two ounces and are extremely low sugar (2tbsp spread out over twenty tarts) but Pillsbury crusts are pretty high calorie. Believe it or not, they were 106 calories apiece.

    I’m going to go against grain and estimate about 200-250. *ducks and runs*
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