How many calories in fudge?

funkyspunky872
funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Can someone help me estimate how many calories are in a 1 in x 1 in ( about 1/4 of an inch in thickness) square of fudge? I was eating lunch with my mom at a buffet (uhhhhhhh!) and doing pretty well with about a cup of lettuce and tomatoes, 2 oz grilled chicken, and half a small sweet potato, but the fudge was calling my name and I had a piece. I don't even know where to begin estimating the calories for it as fudge isn't something I usually have. I'm also on my phone, so the MFP data base isn't helping much atm. :) Thanks everybody!

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  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    407!

    Really. I was look at making some last night.
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    But it could be less. The recipes I was looking at ranged from 100 to 400 calories per serving.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    407 for 1 sq inch of fudge? That seems way too high. I'd reckon it's 100-150. I know chocolate truffles that size are around 80 or 90.
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    I was looking it up and it ranges - 400 is on the high end
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/fudge/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=fudge&e8=Quick Search&event10=1&e7=Home Page

    It's the sweetened condensed milk that makes it that high. I bet it tastes really good though.
  • funkyspunky872
    funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
    I don't understand how it could be 400 calories. I'm taking about a sq. inch of fudge or less than a tablespoon full... Enough to fit in the cap of a soda bottle...

    But thanks roachhaley, that sounds reasonable.
  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 820 Member
    According to food database:

    Calories 120 Sodium 35 mg
    Total Fat 5 g Potassium 0 mg
    Saturated 1 g Total Carbs 21 g
    Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 0 g
    Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 18 g
    Trans 1 g Protein 0 g
    Cholesterol 0 mg

    This is for one piece of fudge from the Golden Corral buffet, which are cut into small squares.
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