Marzipan has 458 kcal and 27.7 g fat per 100 g. Almond paste pressed with sugar. The almond flour gives it a nut-fat profile (mostly heart-friendly), but the sugar load matches candy. A small festive figure is ~20 g and ~90 kcal.
How should I track Marzipan?
Marzipan is high in magnesium. The trickiest part about tracking Marzipan is that small portions pack a lot of calories, and most people estimate sweet portions poorly. Research (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) found that calorie-dense foods are underestimated by 50–200% when portioned by eye. Weighing on a scale takes the guesswork out. And here is the mindset shift that helps: tracking sweets is not about guilt. It is about awareness. When you log a treat honestly, you can plan around it and still hit your targets for the day.