Polenta: Calories and Nutrition Analyse



How many calories in polenta?

100g of polenta has about 70 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | standard serving size, cup | half cup

For instance, standard serving size of polenta (292 g) has about 204 calories.

It is about 9% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Polenta - calories, kcal

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To visualize how much 204 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from polenta is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 3.5 apples
  • 2.5 glasses of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 2 slices of cheese
  • 1.5 slices of bread
  • 1.5 glasses of milk
  • 10.5 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about polenta nutrition.

Calories in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category

See all nutrition data of polenta on charts.

Calories70kcal/100g(20 kcal/oz)
Protein1.1g/100g(0.3 g/oz)
Carbs Total12.3g/100g(3.5 g/oz)
Fat1.8g/100g(0.5 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Standard Serving Size of Polenta (292 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncestandard serving size of polenta (292 g)
Calories70 19.85 204.4
Carbs Total12.25 g3.47 g35.8 g
Dietary fiber0.6 g0.17 g1.8 g
Fat1.78 g0.5 g5.2 g
Protein1.11 g0.31 g3.2 g
Water84.47 g23.95 g246.7 g

polenta - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.068 mg
  • Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.054 mg
  • Vit B3 (Niacin)0.69 mg
  • Vit B60.057 mg
  • Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.036 mcg
  • Vit E0.22 mg
  • Vit K0.001 mg

Energy content of polenta

  • 71% CARBS
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 23% FAT

polenta - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium21 mg
  • Magnessium6 mg
  • Calcium4 mg
  • Sodium83 mg
  • Iron0.64 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 polenta?

As I wrote before standard serving size of polenta (292 g) has 204 calories. It is easy to count that two polenta have about 408 calories and three polenta have about 612 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five polenta.

  • Standard serving size of polenta (292 g)204 kcal
  • Cup of polenta (167g)117 kcal
  • Half cup of polenta (83.5g)58 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of polenta20 kcal
  • Half of medium size polenta102 kcal
  • Small size polenta (234g)163.2 kcal
  • Big size polenta (380g)265.2 kcal
  • Two medium size polenta408 kcal
  • Three medium size polenta612 kcal
  • Four medium size polenta816 kcal
  • Five medium size polenta1020 kcal

Protein in polenta

Polenta has 1.11 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of standard serving size of polenta (292 g) you can see that you will get about 3.2 g of protein.

Carbs in polenta

Polenta has 12.25 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that standard serving size of polenta (292 g) has about 35.8 g of carbs.

Fat in polenta

Polenta has 1.78 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that standard serving size of polenta (292 g) has about 5.2 g of fat.

Polenta - caloies, wieght

standard serving size of polenta (292 g) has:

204kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike29 min.Bike
Horse ride38 min.Horse ride
Play tennis20 min.Tennis
Run21 min.Run
Swim24 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare polenta with other ready to eat

When you look at charts below you will see how polenta looks like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Fiber in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Fat in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Iron in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Magnesium in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Potassium in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Protein in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Sodium in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Sugar in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin B1 in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin B2 in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin B6 in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin E in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Vitamin K in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Water in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Cholesterol in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Carbohydrates in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Calories in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Calcium in Polenta Based On Ready to Eat Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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