The Calories in a Cheese Danish

A Danish is a pastry made from laminated dough. It originates from Denmark, but is common throughout the western world. A Danish frequently has fillings of fruit jelly or cheese.

Calories

This nutritional information applies to a generic cheese Danish. A cheese Danish contains 353 calories, according to Fatsecret. This calorie content provides about 18 percent of the daily value for calories, based on a standard daily diet of 2,000 calories per day.

Fat, Carbohydrates and Protein

A cheese Danish contains 222 calories from fat, 108 calories from carbohydrates and 23 calories from protein. The fat content in a cheese Danish is 25 g, which is about 38 percent of the daily value for fat. It also has 29 g of carbohydrates, or about 10 percent of the daily value for carbohydrates. The protein content in a cheese Danish is 6 g, which is about 12 percent of the daily value for protein.

Sodium and Cholesterol

A cheese Danish contains 319 mg of sodium, which is about 13 percent of the daily value for sodium. It also has 20 mg of cholesterol, or about 7 percent of the daily value for cholesterol.

References

• Fatsecret: Cheese Danish
• U.S Food and Drug Administration: Food Labeling Guide