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Pastry, cheese, shortcrust, homemade

Homemade cheese shortcrust pastry is a pastry made with flour, fat and cheese. The figures here describe a recipe, so the composition may vary with the ingredients used. It mainly provides fat and carbohydrate, alongside protein. Per 100g, it contains 32g of fat, including 20g of saturated fat, 39g of carbohydrate and 13g of protein.

The saturated fat content is worth noting for people monitoring their saturated fat or energy intake. The pastry also provides calcium, which helps maintain bones and teeth, and contains salt, which is relevant to those watching their salt intake. Full nutrient figures are given in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

491 kcal

Energy

2049 kJ

Fat

32g

of which saturates

20g

Carbohydrate

39g

of which sugars

0.5g

Fibre

1.9g

Protein

13g

Salt

0.99g

Alcohol

0g

Water

15g

Cholesterol

85mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

385µg

Vitamin D

0.3µg

Vitamin E

0.9mg

Vitamin C

Trace

Thiamin (B1)

0.14mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.15mg

Niacin (B3)

0.8mg

Vitamin B6

0.12mg

Vitamin B12

0.9µg

Folate

13µg

Calcium

303mg

Iron

1mg

Magnesium

21mg

Phosphorus

233mg

Potassium

117mg

Sodium

394mg

Zinc

1.7mg

Copper

0.08mg

Selenium

3µg

Iodine

19µg

Other types of pastry

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Pastry, shortcrust, cooked, homemade

509 kcal

6.6g

30g

2.8g

Pastry, shortcrust, uncooked, homemade

435 kcal

5.7g

26g

2.4g

Pastry, choux, cooked, homemade

313 kcal

8.4g

18g

1.5g

Pastry, choux, uncooked, homemade

203 kcal

5.5g

12g

1g

Pastry, flaky, cooked, homemade

540 kcal

5.7g

37g

2.4g

Pastry, flaky, uncooked, homemade

409 kcal

4.3g

28g

1.8g

Pastry, shortcrust, retail, cooked

547 kcal

6.9g

38g

4.1g

Pastry, shortcrust, retail, uncooked

453 kcal

5.7g

31g

3.4g

Pastry, wholemeal, cooked, homemade

487 kcal

8.3g

30g

7.1g

Pastry, wholemeal, uncooked, homemade

421 kcal

7.2g

26g

6.1g

Pastry, filo, retail, cooked

363 kcal

10g

3.8g

4.5g

Pastry, filo, retail, uncooked

278 kcal

7.6g

2.9g

3.4g

Pastry, flaky/puff, retail, cooked

486 kcal

6.7g

33g

3.5g

Pastry, flaky/puff, retail, uncooked

384 kcal

5.3g

26g

2.8g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published