What does 100 calories of cheese puffs look like?

100 calories =8 puffs18 g · 0.6 oz
High calorie density5.67 kcal/g
Each 🧀 = one puff (~2.2 g). The last icon shows a part of one.
Food volume for 100 kcal

Cheese puffs has 567 calories per 100 g, so 100 calories is 8 puffs of cheese puffs (18 g). That's a smaller portion than most snacks & sweets on this site (average 34 g per 100 kcal). Weigh or measure it at first: eyeballed portions of dense foods are where hidden calories come from.

Cheese puffs: 50 to 500 calories

CaloriesGramsOuncesPuffs
50 kcal9 g0.3 oz4
100 kcal18 g0.6 oz8
200 kcal35 g1.2 oz16
300 kcal53 g1.9 oz24
500 kcal88 g3.1 oz40

What's in 100 calories of cheese puffs

1.0 gprotein
9.6 gcarbs
6.4 gfat
0.1 gfiber

Protein 4% Carbs 38% Fat 58% of calories

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Compare with other snacks & sweets

Food100 kcal isGrams
🧀 Cheese puffs8 puffs18 g
🍭 Ice pop2½ ice pops127 g
🍅 Ketchup5¾ tablespoons99 g
🍮 Chocolate pudding¾ 3.5-oz cup70 g
🍧 Sorbet1 half cup69 g
🍖 BBQ sauce3½ tablespoons58 g
🍨 Vanilla ice cream¾ half-cup scoop48 g
🍨 Chocolate ice cream⅔ half-cup scoop46 g
🥧 Apple pie⅓ slice42 g
🍦 Ice cream sandwich⅔ sandwich42 g
🍁 Maple syrup2 tablespoons38 g
🍓 Jam1¾ tablespoons36 g
🍯 Honey1½ tablespoons33 g

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Questions

How much is 100 calories of cheese puffs?

100 calories of cheese puffs is about 18 g (0.6 oz), or roughly 8 puffs.

How many calories are in 100 g of cheese puffs?

567 calories per 100 g, according to USDA FoodData Central.

Are cheese puffs good for weight loss?

High calorie density (5.67 kcal per gram). Small portions add up fast. Measuring matters most for foods like this. 100 calories also gives you 1.0 g of protein and 0.1 g of fiber.

How many calories are in one puff?

About 12 calories.

How many puffs is 200 calories?

About 16 (35 g).

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Source: USDA FoodData Central, "Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese-flavor" (FDC ID 167949). Grams for 100 kcal = 100 ÷ calories per gram. Unit weight: USDA: 1 oz puffs (about 13 pieces) = 28.35 g. Real portions vary by size, variety and preparation. Updated 2026-10-23.