A pizza-type crust wrapped around sauce, cheese and other vegetables and meats, calzones can make a hearty meal on a cold day. Calzones are high in calories, however, so monitor your caloric intake to make sure you don't overeat.
Calories
The number of calories in a whole calzone vary as no standard sizing exists. Single-serve calzones contain between 554 to 956 calories, depending on the vegetables and meats used.
Macronutrients
Most of the calories in a calzone come from carbohydrates, due to the thick, pizza-crust shell. One calzone has 81 to 96 carbohydrates, according to MyFitnessPal, and roughly 25 to 44 g of protein.
Considerations
Overindulging in fat may put you at risk of obesity; MayoClinic.com recommends consuming no more then 44 to 78 g of daily. The calories in one calzone are also comprised of 14 to 44 g of fat. Commercially-prepared calzones may also contain high levels of sodium -- up to 1,321 mg. The American Heart Association recommends a limit of 1,500 mg daily.
References
- MyFitnessPal: Generic - Mellow Mushroom Calzone
- MyFitnessPal: Johnny's Pizza - Cheese Calzone
- MyFitnessPal: Pizza Hut - Meat Lovers Calzone
- Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes
- MayoClinic.com: Healthy diet: End the guesswork with these nutrition guidelines
- American Heart Association: Sodium (Salt or Sodium Chloride)
