How many calories are in cheese fondue?
A cheese fondue comes to about 1,010 kcal per person, counting a 250 g share of the melted cheese and wine and four slices of white bread for dipping. The bread is 380 of that. Dip boiled potatoes instead and it is about 785.
The plate, as served
A 250 g share of cheese fondue made with wine, and four slices of white bread cut into cubes.
Where the calories come from
| Nutrient | Grams | Calories | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 54g | 216 | 22% |
| Carbs | 72g | 288 | 30% |
| Fat | 52g | 468 | 48% |
| Fibre | 4g | counted within carbs | |
The ring is sized by calories, not grams: protein and carbs are 4 kcal a gram, fat is 9. Drawn by grams, fat would look like a sliver of what it actually contributes.
What is on the plate
| Cheese fondueOne person's share, about 250 g | 630 kcal |
| White bread x4One medium slice, about 36 g | 380 kcal |
The same dish, several ways
This is where the calories actually move. Not the ingredient, the cooking.
- With a glass of white wine1,155+145
A 175 ml glass is 145 kcal.
- A 250 g share of cheese fondue made with wine, and four slices of white bread cut into cubes.As served1,010
- Two slices of bread instead of four820-190
About 820 kcal.
- Boiled potatoes instead of bread785-225
180 g of potatoes, about 225 kcal less than the bread.
Where each number comes from
Composition tables list ingredients, not dinners. There is no row anywhere for this plate, so it is built from its parts, and the preparation assumed for each part is written next to it, because that assumption is usually worth more calories than the ingredient.
| Component | Portion and preparation | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Cheese fondue | One person's share, about 250 gBLS Y780163 (Käsefondue (mit Alkohol)). Melted cheese with wine, as BLS records the finished pot. The wine is in the number. | 630 |
| White bread x4 | One medium slice, about 36 gPlain, untoasted. Toasting changes almost nothing; what you put on it does. | 380 |
| Total | 1010 | |
Sources: German Nutrient Database BLS 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut), CC BY 4.0, USDA FoodData Central. Every figure is an estimate with a range around it, and is rounded to the nearest 5 kcal rather than pretending to a precision that does not exist.
Why you will see 456 to 1078 kcal quoted for this
The low figures are ready-made fondue mixes from Coop and Emmi, 228 to 383 kcal per 100 g, counted for 200 g of mix without bread. The high ones are eatsmarter recipes at 1,017 to 1,078 per person with bread. BLS puts a finished fondue with wine at 252 kcal per 100 g, close to the lighter mixes, and the bread lifts this total to the top of the range.
Which is why this page shows the sum instead of asserting a total. Build the plate you actually eat and the number is yours rather than an average of strangers.
Build your own plateCommon questions
- How many calories are in cheese fondue?
- About 1,010 kcal per person with bread, and about 630 for the cheese alone.
- Is fondue high in protein?
- Yes, about 54 g per person with the bread, mostly from the cheese.
- Does the wine in fondue count?
- Yes. The BLS figure used here is for the finished pot with the wine in it.
- How do I make a fondue evening lighter?
- Swap some of the bread for boiled potatoes or vegetables. The cheese is the point of the evening, and the bread is the easier part to cut back.
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