How many calories are in a margherita pizza?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 300 to 1,100 kcal. With only tomato, mozzarella and basil on top, a margherita is mostly dough, and how much of it you eat decides the number. Here are four real ones, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
A whole Neapolitan pizza
Neapolitan margherita pizza, the whole 12 inch pizza (thin crust + tomato sauce + fresh mozzarella + basil + olive oil)
Neapolitan margherita pizza, the whole 12 inch pizza (thin crust + tomato sauce + fresh mozzarella + basil + olive oil)
Half, shared at a restaurant
Half a margherita pizza from an Italian restaurant, I shared it
Half a margherita pizza from an Italian restaurant, I shared it
Two regular slices
2 slices of margherita pizza (regular crust + tomato sauce + mozzarella)
2 slices of margherita pizza (regular crust + tomato sauce + mozzarella)
Homemade on a tortilla
Homemade margherita pizza on a tortilla base (1 large flour tortilla + 3 tablespoons tomato sauce + 60g light mozzarella + basil)
Homemade margherita pizza on a tortilla base (1 large flour tortilla + 3 tablespoons tomato sauce + 60g light mozzarella + basil)
What moves the number
A whole Neapolitan pizza is mostly crust: 576 kcal of dough, then 371 of fresh mozzarella. The sauce and basil barely register.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central and FAO/INFOODS.
More meals
- Spaghetti bolognese200 to 1,000 kcal
- Pepperoni pizza300 to 700 kcal
- Spaghetti carbonara300 to 900 kcal
- Chicken alfredo500 to 1,100 kcal
- Lasagna300 to 500 kcal
- Mac and cheese500 to 800 kcal
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “half a margherita pizza, shared, thin crust”, and Kallo works out the rest.