How Many Calories Are in a Baked Potato?

A medium plain baked potato weighing 173 g, with its skin, has about 161 calories.

Baked potato flesh and skin, without added salt or toppings, contains 93 calories per 100 g. Butter, cheese and oil are extra.

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CALORIES BY SERVING

Baked potato calories by serving

The medium reference weighs 173 g after baking and includes edible skin. The 200 g and 300 g rows are weighed portion examples, not standardized potato sizes. Toppings are excluded.

Serving	Calories	Weight
Per 100 g, flesh and skin	93 kcal	100 g
1 medium reference potato, with skin	161 kcal	173 g
200 g cooked portion, with skin	186 kcal	200 g
300 g cooked portion, with skin	279 kcal	300 g

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Weigh the plain baked potato after cooking, including the edible skin. Exclude toppings, foil and packaging. Use a flesh-only record if you discard the skin; do not enter raw weight.

Baked potato portion weight g

173 g of baked potato 161 kcal

Protein: 4.3 g
Carbohydrates: 36.6 g
Fat: 0.2 g
Fiber: 3.8 g

Uses 93 kcal per 100 g baked flesh and skin, without salt or toppings. Total carbohydrate includes fiber. Add toppings separately.

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Nutrition data and methodology

This page uses USDA SR Legacy FoodData Central record 170093, Potatoes, baked, flesh and skin, without salt: 93 kcal, 2.5 g protein, 21.15 g total carbohydrate, 0.13 g fat and 2.2 g fiber per 100 g. Its medium 173 g serving matches the USDA-derived University Hospitals table, which reports 160.89 kcal for that cooked state.

The Norwegian baked-potato record was considered first, but its 82% edible-part allowance does not explicitly resolve skin inclusion. The USDA flesh-and-skin record therefore better matches this page. All portions use its per-100-g values multiplied by cooked edible grams divided by 100; calories round to whole kcal. The 200 g and 300 g rows are portion examples, not average sizes.

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Common questions about baked potato calories

How many calories are in a baked potato?

A medium plain baked potato with skin, weighing 173 g after cooking, has about 161 calories. Toppings add to that total.

How many calories are in 100 g of baked potato?

Baked potato flesh and skin without added salt has 93 calories per 100 g in this USDA reference.

How many calories are in a large baked potato?

Large is not a fixed weight. A cooked flesh-and-skin portion weighing 300 g has about 279 calories before toppings. Weigh your potato rather than relying on the size label.

Should I weigh the potato before or after baking?

After baking, because this calculator uses cooked weight. Include the edible skin and exclude toppings, foil and packaging.

Does this include the skin and toppings?

It includes the potato flesh and edible skin, but excludes added salt, oil, butter, cheese and other toppings. Use a flesh-only record if you do not eat the skin.

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