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Calories in
cookies, molasses

430 kcal per 100 g Cookies, molasses contains 430 calories per 100 grams, or about 122 calories per oz. Per 100 g it provides 5.6 g protein, 73.8 g carbohydrate and 12.8 g fat.

By calories that splits 68% carbohydrate, 5% protein, 27% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 172724·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0629 of 1799
68%27% 0 108 215 323 430 kcal
Protein 5.6 g × 4 kcal/g 22 kcal · 5%
Carbohydrate 73.8 g × 4 kcal/g 295 kcal · 68%
Fat 12.8 g × 9 kcal/g 115 kcal · 27%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 433 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 430 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 433 kcal; USDA publishes 430 kcal+3 kcal, 0.7% 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.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 172724retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g430kcal
Per oz122kcal · 28.4 g
Protein5.6g per 100 g
Walk it off25minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. 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.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. 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 data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 oz28.4 g 122 1.6 g21.0 g3.6 g
1 large (3-1/2" to 4" dia) (include Archway brand)32.0 g 138 1.8 g23.6 g4.1 g
1 medium15.0 g 65 0.8 g11.1 g1.9 g
1 cookie, Little Debbie20.0 g 86 1.1 g14.8 g2.6 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per oz

NutrientPer 100 gPer oz
Energy430 kcal122 kcal
Protein5.6 g1.6 g
Total fat12.8 g3.6 g
Saturated fat3.2 g0.9 g
Carbohydrate73.8 g21.0 g
Fibre1.0 g0.3 g
Sugars17.6 g5.0 g
Sodium459.0 mg130.4 mg
Potassium346.0 mg98.3 mg
Calcium74.0 mg21.0 mg
Iron6.4 mg1.8 mg
Vitamin C0.0 mg0.0 mg
Vitamin A0.0 µg0.0 µg
Cholesterol0.0 mg0.0 mg
Water5.8 g1.6 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 172724·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How cookies, molasses compares

Among the 129 baked products items on this site, cookies, molasses ranks 25 of 129 by calorie density, against a category average of 337 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 28% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 1.3 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.

To burn off one oz (122 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 25 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average cookies, molasses. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in cookies, molasses?

Cookies, molasses contains 430 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 122 calories per oz. It also provides 5.6 g of protein, 73.8 g of carbohydrate and 12.8 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of cookies, molasses?

By calories, cookies, molasses is roughly 68% carbohydrate, 5% protein and 27% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a oz?

About 25 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the cookies, molasses 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.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Cookies, molasses". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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