There are many sweet teeth both among women and among men. But the latter are rarely interested in the calories in desserts. But the weaker sex is simply obsessed with counting units of the amount of heat. And this is quite fair, because a slender figure is a woman's strategic weapon. Therefore, before you send another eclair or a piece of Napoleon into your mouth, you should find out how many calories the product contains.
How to determine the calorie content of cakes and pastries
Finding out how many calories your favorite cakes and pastries contain is not easy. Especially if they are homemade. On purchased confectionery products, these data are indicated on the packaging. And having made simple calculations, you will quickly understand how many calories are in one piece of "Orpheus" or "Prague".
If you cook the cake yourself, then it is better to choose the source of the recipe where the calories are indicated. Many culinary resources of the Internet and book publications today provide such useful information. If you got the recipe from your grandmother or a neighbor, or you decide to treat yourself to a sweet treat in a restaurant or cafe, then you will have to count by eye.
It turns out that the number of calories in a dessert depends most of all on the type of cream. More often, homemade baked goods use butter, custard, or buttercream. The most high-calorie is oil, the most dietary (relatively!) Is a custard without oil. With oil, its energy value increases significantly. In the middle range are yoghurt cream and whipped cream. These creams are not that high in calories.
The second source of calories is cake and pastry decorations. Butter roses, albuminous "clouds", chocolate icing, mastic are champions in calorie content. But a cake decorated with fruit will be the most gentle for your figure.
The third source of calories is cake dough. Here the winner is shortbread dough (403 cal / 100g). It is a little dry and crumbly. Ideal for biscuits and cakes. Next in calorie content is everyone's favorite biscuit dough (258 cal / 100 g) - the best option for cakes. It is airy and melts in your mouth. He is loved by children and adults. But a cake or pastry according to this recipe is very high in calories. Next to the biscuit, there is also a custard dough (238 cal / 100 g) for eclairs.
The dough on kefir or fat-free cottage cheese has the smallest amount of calories compared to the above, if, of course, it is cooked without margarine or butter, replacing them with a tablespoon of vegetable.
List of desserts with an indication of their calorie content per 100 g
- waffles - 210 calories;
- potato cake - 433 calories;
- cheesecake - 350 calories;
- Eclair with butter cream - 458 calories;
- puff tube with protein cream - 461 calories;
- Honey cake - 322 calories;
- cake "Prague" - 283 calories;
- biscuit cake with nuts - 355 calories;
- Zebra cake - 270 calories;
- biscuit cake - 460 calories;
- chocolate cake - 290 cal;
- curd cake - 160 calories;
- waffle cake - 500 cal.
