Walnut Baklava: Piece Calories and Finished Recipe Weight

Walnut Baklava

100 g

Calculation basis: TurKomp12.02.0134 finished edible Safranboluwalnutbaklava,100greference.

Calculated from the 100 g values. — means unknown, not zero. ~ indicates an estimated serving weight.

451kcal

Carbohydrate54.7 g 48%

Protein4.1 g 4%

Fat22.6 g 45%

Walnut Baklava Nutrition Values

Nutrients	100 g	1 Weighed amount (100 g)
Calories(kcal)	451	451
Carbohydrate (g)	54.66	54.66
Protein (g)	4.1	4.1
Fat (g)	22.63	22.63
Fiber (g)	6.22	6.22
Sodium (mg)	105	105
Potassium (mg)	158	158
Calcium (mg)	28	28
Iron (mg)	0.92	0.92

Values are calculated from a 100 g basis. The product, recipe and serving amount can change the result. See the food-specific notes below for the reference used.

Calories in a piece of walnut baklava

The Safranbolu walnut baklava reference provides 451 kcal per 100 g. A piece weighing 30 g gives about 135 kcal; a 40 g piece gives 180 kcal. Cut size, height and absorbed syrup vary, so a single fixed weight does not describe every piece.

Two pieces and accompaniments

If two pieces weigh 80 g together, they provide about 361 kcal and 43.73 g carbohydrate. Cream or ice cream served alongside is additional. Sharing the dessert or choosing a smaller weighed piece changes the portion; walnuts do not cancel the energy contributed by syrup and fat. Consider the total edible weight as well as the number of pieces.

A weighed 40 g of the walnut kalburabastı reference provides about 186 kcal. The same weight of the baklava reference provides about 180 kcal, but different dough and syrup recipes should not be compared using an undefined piece count.

What changes with ready-made pastry?

The pastry label describes only one ingredient. Ground walnuts, added fat and the syrup retained in the dessert also contribute to the finished baklava. For a homemade calculation, total the ingredients used and weigh the cooled, syrup-soaked baklava that will be served. Counting syrup left uneaten in the tray as consumed would alter the result. Pistachio, cold-milk and other filled baklava recipes require their own figures.

Layered dilber dudagi also uses the weight of the syrup-soaked dessert served. Its folded shape and filling differ, so one baklava piece is not a fixed equivalent of one dilber pastry.

Useful information when buying

For packaged baklava, read both the panel per 100 g and the net weight. At a bakery, weighing the piece makes portion calculations practical. Check the walnut allergen as well as wheat in the pastry and any egg or dairy ingredients. Using honey in the syrup does not make the dessert sugar-free. Total sugars are not separately reported in the reference, so no precise sugar amount is supplied here.

Source note: TurKomp 12.02.0134 describes one regional finished-food sample. Its 6.22 g fibre per 100 g should not be generalized to every baklava. Individual sugars were not relabelled as total sugars. Unreported cholesterol and vitamins A and C remain unknown.