How many calories in a cinnamon roll
A cinnamon roll has about 400 kcal, with 55 g of carbs.
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To burn it off
A cinnamon roll is sweet dough rolled up with butter, sugar and cinnamon, then iced on top. It smells better than almost anything at the station.
One is 400 kcal, with 55 g of carbs, 17 g of fat and 6 g of protein. That's more than a lot of lunches.
Size varies a lot. A small Scandi style bun is lighter, the big gooey ones with thick frosting are heavier still.
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Where it comes from
Sweden claims the cinnamon bun. The kanelbulle became popular there in the 1920s, after the First World War, once butter, sugar and spices were affordable again. Swedes put cardamom in the dough and pearl sugar on top instead of icing. Since 1999 Sweden even has a Cinnamon Bun Day on 4 October, started by the Home Baking Council for its 40th birthday.
Where does our food come from? · Source: The Local Sweden, Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day: What's it all about?
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Questions
How many calories in half a cinnamon roll?
About 200 kcal.
Is the icing a big part?
It adds sugar on top. A roll with a thin glaze is lighter than one with thick frosting.
How much protein is in a cinnamon roll?
About 6 g, so not much.
Does warming up a cinnamon roll change the calories?
No. Heating it just makes it softer and gooier, a warm one is still about 400 kcal.
Is a cinnamon roll more than a doughnut?
Usually, yes. A plain glazed doughnut is around 200 to 250 kcal, so a 400 kcal cinnamon roll is quite a bit more.
