Food calories · USDA data
Calories in beets
35 calories
in 1 beet (2" dia), 82 g
- Protein
- 1.3 g
- Carbs
- 7.8 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
- Fiber
- 2.3 g
Beets have 35 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 beet (2" dia), which weighs 82 g. Per 100 g, beets have 43 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 83%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 233 g of beets to reach 100 calories, which is about 2.8 × 1 beet (2" dia).
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 beet (2" dia) | 82 g | 35 | 1.3 g | 7.8 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 cup | 136 g | 58 | 2.2 g | 13 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 12 | 0.5 g | 2.7 g | 0 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 43 | 1.6 g | 9.6 g | 0.2 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your beets may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 14% of calories (1.6 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 83% (9.6 g per 100 g, of which 2.8 g fiber)
- Fat: 3% (0.2 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, onion has the fewest calories of these four (40 per 100 g) and brussels sprouts the most (43).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beets | 43 | 1.6 g | 9.6 g | 0.2 g |
| Brussels sprouts | 43 | 3.4 g | 9 g | 0.3 g |
| Carrot | 41 | 0.9 g | 9.6 g | 0.2 g |
| Onion | 40 | 1.1 g | 9.3 g | 0.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in beets?
Beets have 35 calories. USDA weighs 1 beet (2" dia) at 82 g, and beets has 43 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do beets have?
1 beet (2" dia) (82 g) has 1.3 g of protein, 3% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 1.6 g.
How many carbs do beets have?
1 beet (2" dia) has 7.8 g of carbohydrate, including 2.3 g of fiber, and 0.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Beets, raw (FDC ID 169145). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.