Grains and snacks

Granola bar calories and nutrition

A 28 g plain hard granola bar (28 g) has 132 calories, with 2.8 g of protein, 18 g of carbs and 5.5 g of fat. That is 471 calories per 100 g.

Hard plain granola bar. Data: USDA FoodData Central, “Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain”. USDA lists several bar sizes. This page uses the unambiguous 28 g “bar (1 oz)” measure; it does not assume every granola bar weighs 28 g.

1 USDA bar (28 g) · 28 g

132 calories

Protein
2.8 g8% of calories · 6% DV
Carbs
18 g54% of calories · 7% DV
Fat
5.5 g37% of calories · 7% DV
Fiber
1.5 g
Sugars
8.0 g
Saturated fat
0.7 g
Sodium
82 mg

Calories in granola bar by serving

ServingCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 USDA bar (28 g)28 g1322.8 g18 g5.5 g
½ USDA bar14 g661.4 g9.0 g2.8 g
1 oz28.3 g1342.9 g18 g5.6 g
100 g100 g47110 g64 g20 g

Serving weights are USDA’s household measures for this food.

Granola bar nutrition facts

Per 100 g, 471 calories: 8% from protein, 54% from carbs and 37% from fat.

NutrientPer 100 gPer serving1 USDA bar (28 g) · 28 g% Daily Value
Calories471132–
Total fat20 g5.5 g7%
Saturated fat2.4 g0.7 g3%
Cholesterol0 mg0 mg0%
Sodium294 mg82 mg4%
Total carbohydrate64 g18 g7%
Dietary fiber5.3 g1.5 g5%
Total sugars29 g8.0 g–
Protein10 g2.8 g6%
Vitamin D0 µg0 µg0%
Calcium61 mg17 mg1%
Iron3.0 mg0.8 mg5%
Potassium336 mg94 mg2%
Vitamin A2.0 µg0.6 µg0%
Vitamin C0.9 mg0.3 mg0%

% Daily Value is per serving (1 USDA bar (28 g)), using the FDA’s Daily Values. Calorie shares use 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs and 9 per gram of fat.

How long to walk it off

Walking at 3 mph, a 150-lb adult burns about 3.2 calories a minute on top of what they would burn at rest. So a 28 g plain hard granola bar (132 calories) takes about 42 minutes of walking, roughly 4,700 steps.

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Granola bar questions

How much fiber is in a 28 g plain hard granola bar?

A 28 g plain hard granola bar (28 g) has 1.5 g of fiber, 5% of the 28 g Daily Value. That is 5.3 g per 100 g.

How many calories are in half a granola bar?

Half a 28 g plain hard granola bar (14 g) has 66 calories: 2.8 g fat, 9.0 g carbs (0.7 g of it fiber) and 1.4 g protein.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Snacks, granola bars, hard, plain (FDC ID 167542, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01).
  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
  3. Walking time: the method of our walking calorie calculator (2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities; CADENCE-Adults for steps).

Prepared by the KaloCam team · Updated