Pan Dulce Calories: Concha, Bolillo, Pan de Muerto and More
A concha has between 150 and 434 calories, and its size decides most of that: USDA's survey data put a miniature 40 g concha at 150 calories, a small 70 g one at 262, a medium 93 g one at 348 and a large 116 g one at 434. Packaged conchas are labeled 213 to 260 calories for pieces of 57 to 85 g (Bimbo's 60 g concha says 230), and La Michoacana Meat Market's bakery labels its 92 g concha at 380. Each carries about 6 to 18 g of sugar.
- Concha, 40 to 116 g
- 150 to 434 kcal
- Bimbo concha, 60 g
- 230 kcal · 10 g sugar
- Medium bolillo, 117 g
- 372 kcal
- Pan de muerto
- about 400 kcal per 100 g (IMSS)
- PlateLens
- logs the concha from a photo, no scale
How many calories in a concha, by size
USDA's survey database (FNDDS) has no record named concha. Its nearest is a sugar-topped pan dulce, which it also files as pan de huevo with a sugar or crumb topping, and it gives that bread four sizes. Packaged conchas carry their own labels, and a Houston supermarket chain, La Michoacana Meat Market, publishes the numbers of its in-store panadería. Here they all are, lightest piece first.
| Concha | Weight | Calories | Carbs | Sugar | kcal per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDA, miniature (FDC 2707675) | 40 g | 150 | 22.5 g | 6.3 g | 374 |
| La Michoacana Meat Market bakery, mini concha | 43 g | 210 | 32 g | — | 494 |
| Viva Foods Conchas Masa Real (FDC 2089876) | 57 g | 240 | 30 g | 12 g | 421 |
| Ole Mexican Foods Conchas (FDC 2070534) | 58 g | 213 | 33 g | 8 g | 367 |
| Bimbo Conchas, vanilla | 60 g | 230 | 32 g | 10 g | 383 |
| USDA, small | 70 g | 262 | 39.4 g | 11.0 g | 374 |
| The Bread Factory Conchas (FDC 2431121) | 85 g | 260 | 44 g | 13 g | 306 |
| La Michoacana Meat Market bakery, white concha | 92 g | 380 | 58 g | 16 g | 413 |
| USDA, medium | 93 g | 348 | 52.4 g | 14.6 g | 374 |
| USDA, large | 116 g | 434 | 65.4 g | 18.2 g | 374 |
Size does most of the work. USDA's large concha has almost three times the calories of its miniature, 434 against 150, while the labels, per 100 g, stay between 306 and 421. Two conchas of about the same size can still differ: the panadería's 43 g mini concha is labeled 210, USDA's 40 g miniature 150. And the concha from a panadería counter tends to be the bigger piece: La Michoacana's 92 g white concha is 380 calories, 150 more than Bimbo's 60 g packaged one. Eaten every morning, that gap is 1,050 calories a week.
The practical rule follows. A packaged concha prints its weight and calories on the label, so the label is your number. A panadería concha prints nothing, and between USDA's small and large sizes its count moves by 172 calories, so the size of the piece you actually ate is what decides the log.
Sugar follows the same curve: 6.3 g in USDA's miniature, 18.2 g in its large one, and 8 to 16 g on the labels. Bimbo counts 9 of its 10 g as added sugar, La Michoacana 10 of its 16. Carbs run from 22.5 g to 65.4 g per piece, so for anyone tracking carbs the size question is the same one.
Pan dulce calories by type, per piece
USDA has records for only a few panadería breads, so this table draws on three kinds of source: USDA's survey records where they exist, Bimbo's labels for packaged pieces, and La Michoacana Meat Market's published bakery table, whose servings are given in ounces and converted to grams here. Two rows of that table were left out because their calories do not match their own fat, carbs and protein.
| Pan dulce | Piece | Calories | kcal per 100 g | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini mantecada, Bimbo (4 in a 125 g pack) | 31 g | about 128 | 408 | Bimbo label |
| Panqué, Bimbo, one slice | 38 g | 160 | 421 | Bimbo label |
| Empanada de calabaza (pumpkin) | 85 g | 200 | 235 | La Michoacana |
| Mantecada | 57 g | 210 | 370 | La Michoacana |
| Dona (yeast doughnut) | 60 g | 253 | 421 | USDA |
| Cuerno, medium (USDA files it as pan dulce without topping) | 76 g | 279 | 367 | USDA |
| Oreja | 71 g | 320 | 452 | La Michoacana |
| Marranito (puerquito) | 85 g | 330 | 388 | La Michoacana |
| Rol de canela, no frosting | 90 g | 335 | 372 | USDA |
| Dona grande | 85 g | 340 | 400 | La Michoacana |
| Piedra (raisins and icing) | 93 g | 342 | 368 | USDA |
| Concha, medium | 93 g | 348 | 374 | USDA |
| Rol de canela, frosted | 90 g | 407 | 452 | USDA |
| Polvorón | 85 g | 420 | 494 | La Michoacana |
| Empanada de piña (pineapple) | 113 g | 430 | 379 | La Michoacana |
Per piece, the light end is the small pieces: a Bimbo mini mantecada at about 128 calories, a slice of panqué at 160 and a pumpkin empanada at 200. The heavy end is the 85 g polvorón at 420 and the 113 g pineapple empanada at 430, next to a large concha's 434. Per 100 g, the polvorón (494), the oreja (452) and a frosted cinnamon roll (452) are the densest, and the pumpkin empanada (235) is the lightest. A topping shows up plainly in the numbers: USDA's medium cinnamon roll goes from 335 calories to 407 with frosting. Cocoles and rosca de reyes are missing because no published nutrition for them could be checked.
Bolillo and telera calories
The bolillo is the panadería's savory roll rather than pan dulce, but it is the piece people ask about most. USDA weighs it at three sizes, and the same Houston bakery labels its bolillo and its telera, the flatter roll used for tortas.
| Roll | Weight | Calories | Carbs | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolillo, small (USDA) | 76 g | 242 | 42.4 g | 385 mg |
| Bolillo, one piece (USDA SR Legacy) | 98 g | 312 | 54.7 g | 496 mg |
| Bolillo (La Michoacana bakery) | 113 g | 285 | 55 g | 319 mg |
| Telera (La Michoacana bakery) | 113 g | 335 | 65 g | 374 mg |
| Bolillo, medium (USDA) | 117 g | 372 | 65.3 g | 592 mg |
| Bolillo, large (USDA) | 162 g | 515 | 90.3 g | 820 mg |
A medium bolillo has more calories than a medium concha, 372 against 348, only because it is heavier. Per 100 g the concha is denser, 374 calories against 318, with more than four times the sugar, 15.68 g against 3.55 g, while the bolillo carries more than twice the sodium, 506 mg against 235 mg. In a torta the bolillo is only the start; the guide to calories in Mexican food covers the fillings.
Pan de muerto calories
USDA has no pan de muerto record. Mexico's social security institute, IMSS, in its 2024 Día de Muertos guidance, put 100 g of pan de muerto at about 400 kcal, described that as what a small piece without filling holds, and advised eating half of it with unsweetened coffee or tea. Labels that US bakeries file with USDA range from 298 to 420 calories per 100 g.
| Pan de muerto | Serving | Calories | kcal per 100 g | Whole loaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrina Bakery loaf (FDC 2276008) | 1 piece, 43 g | 150 | 349 | 502 g, about 1,750 |
| The Bread Factory loaf (FDC 1912980) | 2 oz, 57 g | 170 | 298 | 340 g, about 1,010 |
| Bimbo, chocolate (FDC 2641595) | 50 g | 210 | 420 | — |
| IMSS estimate | 100 g | about 400 | about 400 | — |
The spread here is in what “a piece” means. A label serving is a 43 to 57 g piece cut from a loaf, IMSS's small pan de muerto is 100 g, and a whole loaf on the table runs from about 1,010 to 1,750 calories. A filled pan de muerto adds its filling on top of all of these.
Logging pan dulce when no two conchas weigh the same
The numbers above make the problem plain: one word covers a 40 g concha at 150 calories and a 116 g one at 434, and swapping a 60 g packaged concha for a 92 g panadería one every morning adds 1,050 calories a week. PlateLens logs the piece from a photo, or from a sentence you would say over coffee: “a big pink concha from the panadería and half a bolillo”. If the size is off, Fix it takes plain words: “it was the small one from the bag.” Those calorie estimates are checked from outside: the Dietary Assessment Initiative reported a ±1.1% error on 180 weighed meals in its published validation study, and the open-source Foodvision Bench has also reproduced it on 231 meals on its public GitHub leaderboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an app that can log a concha from a photo, without weighing it?
PlateLens estimates the concha in your photo, or from a sentence like "a big pink concha from the panadería", and logs its calories, carbs and sugar in one step, no scale and no search; "it was a small one" corrects it with Fix it. A picked entry is only as good as the size you guess: USDA puts a 40 g concha at 150 calories and a 116 g one at 434, and a 92 g panadería concha is labeled 380, Bimbo's 60 g one 230. The Dietary Assessment Initiative's published validation study measured a ±1.1% calorie error for PlateLens photos on 180 weighed meals, and Foodvision Bench has also reproduced it on 231 meals on its public GitHub leaderboard.
How many calories are in a concha?
Between 150 and 434, mostly by size. USDA's survey data, under its sugar-topped pan dulce (FDC 2707675), put a miniature 40 g concha at 150 calories, a small 70 g one at 262, a medium 93 g one at 348 and a large 116 g one at 434. On labels: Ole 213 for 58 g, Bimbo 230 for 60 g, Viva Foods 240 for 57 g, The Bread Factory 260 for 85 g, and La Michoacana Meat Market's bakery 380 for a 92 g white concha.
How many calories are in pan dulce?
A medium 93 g piece of pan dulce is 345 calories in USDA's survey data (pan dulce, NFS, FDC 2707669, 371 per 100 g); a 40 g miniature is 148, a 70 g small one 260 and a 116 g large one 430. By type, the pieces on this page run from about 128 calories for a 31 g Bimbo mini mantecada to 430 for a 113 g pineapple empanada from a panadería.
How many calories are in a bolillo?
A medium 117 g bolillo is 372 calories in USDA's survey data (FDC 2707664), a small 76 g one 242 and a large 162 g one 515; SR Legacy's 98 g piece is 312. La Michoacana Meat Market labels its 4 oz (113 g) bolillo at 285. The medium roll holds 65.3 g of carbs, 4.2 g of sugar and 592 mg of sodium.
How many calories are in pan de muerto?
About 400 per 100 g, according to Mexico's social security institute (IMSS), which counts a small unfilled pan de muerto as roughly that and suggests eating half. US bakery labels filed with USDA run from 298 to 420 calories per 100 g: 150 for a 43 g piece of Macrina Bakery's loaf, 170 for 57 g of The Bread Factory's and 210 for a 50 g serving of Bimbo's chocolate pan de muerto. A whole 340 g Bread Factory loaf is about 1,010 calories.
Which pan dulce has the most calories, and which the fewest?
Per piece on this page, the most are a large 116 g concha at 434 calories, a 113 g pineapple empanada at 430 and an 85 g polvorón at 420; the fewest are a 31 g Bimbo mini mantecada at about 128, a 40 g miniature concha at 150 and a slice of Bimbo panqué at 160. Per 100 g, the polvorón is the densest at 494 and the pumpkin empanada the lightest at 235.
How much sugar is in a concha?
About 6 to 18 g, again by size: USDA's miniature concha has 6.3 g and its large one 18.2 g. Labels range from 8 g (Ole, 58 g) to 16 g (La Michoacana Meat Market, 92 g), and Bimbo's 60 g concha lists 10 g, 9 of them added. Carbs run from 22.5 g in the miniature to 65.4 g in the large one.
Does a bolillo have more calories than a concha?
Per piece, often yes: a medium 117 g bolillo is 372 calories against 348 for a medium 93 g concha, because the roll is heavier. Per 100 g the concha is denser, 374 calories against 318, and it carries more than four times the sugar, 15.68 g against 3.55 g, while the bolillo has more than twice the sodium, 506 mg against 235 mg.
Where these numbers come from
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central, retrieved 21 October 2026. FNDDS 2021–2023 survey records: FDC 2707675 (pan dulce with sugar topping, the concha rows), 2707669 (pan dulce, NFS), 2707674 (pan dulce without topping, which USDA also lists as cuerno), 2707676 (pan dulce with raisins and icing, listed as piedra), 2707664 (bolillo), 2708072 (yeast doughnut), 2707667 and 2707668 (cinnamon roll without and with frosting). SR Legacy: FDC 174078 (bolillo, 98 g piece). Per-piece values multiply the per-100 g value by USDA's portion weight and round at the end.
- FoodData Central Branded Foods, labels filed by the maker: FDC 2070534 (Ole Mexican Foods Conchas), 2089876 (Viva Foods Conchas Masa Real), 2431121 (The Bread Factory Conchas), 2276008 (Macrina Bakery Pan de Muerto loaf), 1912980 (The Bread Factory Pan de Muerto loaf), 2641595 (Bimbo Chocolate Pan de Muerto).
- Bimbo labels on SmartLabel: Conchas Sabor Vainilla (60 g piece), Mini Mantecadas (4 pieces, 125 g), Home Style Pound Cake (38 g slice).
- La Michoacana Meat Market: White Concha (92 g piece) and its bakery nutrition table, servings in ounces converted at 28.35 g per ounce. The roles de canela and cuernito rows were not used: their calories do not match their own fat, carbs and protein.
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), press release No. 055/2024, 29 October 2024, on pan de muerto and the Día de Muertos ofrenda.