Calories in
baobab powder
250 kcal per 100 g Baobab powder contains 250 calories per 100 grams. Per 100 g it provides 3.7 g protein, 79.7 g carbohydrate and 0.5 g fat.
By calories that splits 94% carbohydrate, 4% protein, 1% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 167806·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 338 kcal; USDA publishes 250 kcal — +88 kcal, 35.2% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 167806—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Full nutrition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 250 kcal |
| Protein | 3.7 g |
| Total fat | 0.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 79.7 g |
| Fibre | 44.5 g |
| Sodium | 10.0 mg |
| Potassium | 2,189.0 mg |
| Calcium | 342.0 mg |
| Iron | 8.4 mg |
| Vitamin C | 173.2 mg |
| Water | 10.9 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 167806·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How baobab powder compares
Among the 92 fruits and fruit juices items on this site, baobab powder ranks 4 of 92 by calorie density, against a category average of 74 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 238% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 1.5 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average baobab powder. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in baobab powder?
Baobab powder contains 250 calories per 100 g. It also provides 3.7 g of protein, 79.7 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of baobab powder?
By calories, baobab powder is roughly 94% carbohydrate, 4% protein and 1% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.
Is this figure exact for the baobab powder I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to baobab powder on the calorie-density shelf, all within fruits and fruit juices.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Baobab powder". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
