1 miniature/bite size waffle
37 kcal
10 g
Breakfast foodsmoderate variability
Waffle, plain: calories and nutrition
Waffle, plain has about 280 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A USDA reference amount weighing 75 grams has about 280 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 9–504 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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- Calories
- 280 kcal
- Protein
- 6.5 g
- Carbohydrate
- 31.1 g
- Total fat
- 14.1 g
Household measures
Compare listed portions
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
1 small waffle
149 kcal
40 g
1 medium waffle
280 kcal
75 g
1 large waffle
466 kcal
125 g
1 thick / Belgian waffle
504 kcal
135 g
1 surface inch
9 kcal
3 g
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Cholesterol
58.5 mg≈ 20% Daily ValueSodium
447.8 mg≈ 20% Daily ValueTotal fat
14.1 g≈ 18% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
- The representative USDA portion supplies 6.5 g protein, about 13% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
- The representative USDA portion contains 448 mg sodium, about 20% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 75 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 280 kcal 373 kcal | — |
| Protein | 6.5 g 8.7 g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 31.1 g 41.5 g | — |
| Total fat | 14.1 g 18.8 g | 18% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.9 g 2.5 g | — |
| Sugars | 6.2 g 8.3 g | — |
| Sodium | 447.8 mg 597 mg | 20% |
| Saturated fat | 3.1 g 4.2 g | — |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5.3 g 7 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4.4 g 5.9 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 58.5 mg 78 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 153.8 mg 205 mg | — |
| Calcium | 181.5 mg 242 mg | — |
| Iron | 1.3 mg 1.7 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 17.3 mg 23 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0.8 µg 1.1 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 67.5 µg 90 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 20.8 g 27.7 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links this survey-food entry to 6 source inputs used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.
How to read this
6 listed components
The largest listed inputs by source weight are Milk, NFS, Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete (includes buttermilk), Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.
431 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete (includes buttermilk)USDA ingredient 18291 | 140 GM | 140 g | 32.5% |
| 2 | Sugars, granulatedUSDA ingredient 19335 | 13 GM | 13 g | 3% |
| 3 | Milk, NFSUSDA ingredient 11100000 | 180 GM | 180 g | 41.8% |
| 4 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg wholeUSDA ingredient 1123 | 50 GM | 50 g | 11.6% |
| 5 | Vegetable oil, NFSUSDA ingredient 82101000 | 28 GM | 28 g | 6.5% |
| 6 | Oil or table fat, NFSUSDA ingredient 81200100 | 20 GM | 20 g | 4.6% |
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with portion size, recipe or brand, cooking fat, toppings and add-ins.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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portion size
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recipe or brand
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cooking fat
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toppings and add-ins
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2708325
FNDDS food code: 55201000
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.