The Number of Calories in a Cadbury Creme Egg

The Number of Calories in a Cadbury Creme Egg
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A Cadbury Creme Egg, a hollow chocolate shell shaped like an egg and filled with cream, is generally available around Easter. The calories in this sweet treat may contribute toward your daily energy requirements.

Calories

One 34-g Cadbury Creme Egg contains 150 calories, according to the Hershey's website. This accounts for 7.5 percent of the calories you may eat daily if you adhere to a 2,000-calorie diet.

Nutrients

Many of the calories in a Cadbury Creme Egg come from carbohydrates. A 34-g egg provides you with 24 g of this nutrient, or 18.5 percent of the 130 g recommended for daily consumption by the Institute of Medicine. One egg also contains 6 g of fat and 2 g of protein.

Fun Fact

Based on a body weight of 150 lbs., My Optum Health reports that you can burn off the calories in a Cadbury Creme Egg by riding a stationery bicycle for 30 minutes, bowling for 45 minutes, cleaning your house for 40 minutes or going fishing for 35 minutes.

References

Article reviewed by Roman Tsivkin Last updated on: Jun 14, 2011

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