Calories in a Dove Dark Chocolate Egg

Dove Dark Chocolate Eggs are small nuggets of dark chocolate shaped into eggs and wrapped in foil. The calories in this sweet, chocolate treat may contribute to your daily energy needs.

Calories

Six Dove Dark Chocolate Eggs make up one serving size and contain 220 calories. When following a 2,000-calorie diet, this represents 11 percent of the calories you may consume in a day.

Macronutrients

The calories in Dove Dark Chocolate Eggs primarily come from carbohydrates. A 6-egg serving provides you with 26 g of this nutrient, or 20 percent of the 130 g recommended by the Institute of Medicine for daily consumption. This portion of Dove eggs also contains 2 g of protein.

Considerations

A six-egg serving of Dove Dark Chocolate Eggs is high in fat with 14 g. MayoClinic.com recommends limiting your fat intake to 44 to 78 g per day to cut down on your risk of obesity and other health problems.

References

• MyFitnessPal: Dove - Silky Smooth Dark Chocolate Eggs
• Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
• MayoClinic.com: Healthy diet: End the guesswork with these nutrition guidelines