Calories in Ham croquettes (croquetas de jamón)
Serving: a serving of 6 homemade fried ham croquettes · 227 g
600kcal per serving
264kcal per 100 g
- Protein
- 19.7 g
- Carbs
- 34.5 g
- Fat
- 42.2 g
- Fiber
- 1.4 g
- Salt
- 2.3 g
Available carbs, without fiber (as on European labels).
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| Ingredient | Raw | On the plate | kcal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| whole milk | 150 g | 150 g | 92 | USDA |
| wheat flour | 22 g | 22 g | 80 | USDA |
| butter | 10 g | 10 g | 72 | USDA |
| olive oil (béchamel) | 8 g | 8 g | 71 | USDA |
| chopped serrano ham | 30 g | 30 g | 95 | BEDCA |
| onion | 10 g | 10 g | 4 | USDA |
| egg (coating) | 15 g | 15 g | 21 | USDA |
| breadcrumbs | 15 g | 15 g | 59 | USDA |
| oil absorbed during frying * | 12 g | 12 g | 106 | USDA |
| Total | 227 g | 600 |
Renzy standard recipe: there is no official serving size for this dish. * Amount or cooking estimated by Renzy (no official figure).
Compared with ready-made dish entries
To check the recipe, we compare it with entries for the finished dish in other databases (0% = same).
USDA FNDDS: Ham croquette · 273 kcal per 100 g · -3% per 100 g
USDA FNDDS “Ham croquette”: American ham croquette (more meat than béchamel).
BEDCA: Croquetas de pollo · 154 kcal per 100 g · +72% per 100 g
BEDCA “Croquetas de pollo”: chicken, not ham; 5.3 g fat/100 g, looks like an unfried or factory-made croquette.
Good to know
- Renzy estimate (no source to back it up): oil absorbed during frying.
FAQ
How many calories are in a homemade ham croquette (croqueta de jamón)?
A croquette of about 38 g has about 100 kcal; a serving of 6, 600 kcal.
How many calories are in 6 homemade croquettes?
A serving of 6 homemade fried ham croquettes: about 227 g as served and 600 kcal, with 19.7 g protein, 34.5 g carbs, 42.2 g fat and 2.3 g salt.
How much oil do fried croquettes soak up?
This is the most uncertain part: we count 12 g of oil absorbed across the 6 (106 kcal), our own estimate. If they are made in an air fryer, take that figure off.
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Data: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), BEDCA (Spanish food composition database, AESAN) and Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut, CC BY 4.0). Cooked weight comes from raw/cooked pairs in the same database.