Nutrition for Macaroons
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Macaroons Nutrition Summary
One cookie of macaroons (24 grams or 0.85 oz) contains 110 calories and 0.7 grams of protein. Macaroons consists of 12% water, 61% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and 23% fat.Macaroons are an excellent source of a few nutrients, including carbohydrates. It also contains significant amounts of dietary fiber and potassium.
In one cookie of macaroons:
- Calories: 110
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Sugar: 10.8 g
- Dietary fiber: 1.2 g
- Fat: 5.4 g, (Saturated: 4.8 g)
- Sodium: 57.8 mg
See the Macaroons Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cookie, macaroon.
Calories in Macaroons
Macaroons have 110 calories per cookie or 458 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and fat.53% of calories in macaroons are from carbohydrates, 44% of calories are from fat and 3% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
The majority, or 53% of the calories in macaroons are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in macaroons are mostly in the form of dietary fiber and sugar (10% and 90%). An excellent high-fiber food, a single cookie of macaroons contains 5% of recommended daily values or 1.2 grams of dietary fiber.
- Dietary fiber: 1.2 g
- Sugar: 10.8 g
Calories from Fat
A substantial amount, or 44% of the calories in Macaroons are from fat. Macaroons are high in total fat, with 5.4 grams or 8% of recommended daily values per cookie. Most of the fat in macaroons are saturated.
Macaroons are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
Macaroons are cholesterol free and trans-fat free.
- Total fat: 5.4 g
- Saturated fat: 4.8 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.4 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2 g
Omega-6 in Macaroons
A good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every cookie of macaroons contain a total of 0.2 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in macaroons come from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.18 g
Calories Similar to Macaroons
Some other baked goods with similar calories to macaroons by weight:- Graham Crackers: -7 calories
- Baguette: -45 calories
- Whole Wheat Bread: -47 calories
- White Bread: -53 calories
Protein in Macaroons
A single cookie of Macaroons contains 0.7 grams of protein.Protein Similar to Macaroons
Some other baked goods with similar amounts of protein to macaroons by weight:- Tortilla: +0.6 grams
- Baking Powder: -0.7 grams
- Baking Soda: -0.7 grams
- Graham Crackers: +0.9 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Macaroons
Macaroons are a source of potassium. It also contains significant amounts of phosphorus and copper.Vitamins in macaroons (1 cookie):
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.1 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 0.7 ug
- Vitamin k: 0.3 ug
- Calcium: 1.2 mg
- Potassium: 29.5 mg
- Iron: 0.2 mg
- Magnesium: 7 mg
- Zinc: 0.2 mg
- Selenium: 1.6 ug
- Phosphorus: 16.3 mg
- Copper: 0.1 mg
- Choline: 2.2 mg
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