Food calories · USDA data
Calories in marinara sauce
66 calories
in ½ cup, 132 g
- Protein
- 1.8 g
- Carbs
- 9.8 g
- Fat
- 2.1 g
- Fiber
- 2.4 g
Marinara sauce has 66 calories. That is USDA's figure for ½ cup, which weighs 132 g. Per 100 g, marinara sauce has 50 calories.
Most of its calories (60%) come from carbohydrate, with fat next at 29%.
It takes 200 g of marinara sauce to reach 100 calories, which is about 1.5 × ½ cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ cup | 132 g | 66 | 1.8 g | 9.8 g | 2.1 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 14 | 0.4 g | 2.1 g | 0.5 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 50 | 1.4 g | 7.4 g | 1.6 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your marinara sauce 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: 11% of calories (1.4 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 60% (7.4 g per 100 g, of which 1.8 g fiber)
- Fat: 29% (1.6 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, salsa has the fewest calories of these four (29 per 100 g) and ketchup the most (101).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marinara sauce | 50 | 1.4 g | 7.4 g | 1.6 g |
| Soy sauce | 53 | 8.1 g | 4.9 g | 0.6 g |
| Salsa | 29 | 1.5 g | 6.6 g | 0.2 g |
| Ketchup | 101 | 1 g | 27.4 g | 0.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in marinara sauce?
Marinara sauce has 66 calories. USDA weighs ½ cup at 132 g, and marinara sauce has 50 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does marinara sauce have?
½ cup (132 g) has 1.8 g of protein, 4% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 1.4 g.
How many carbs does marinara sauce have?
½ cup has 9.8 g of carbohydrate, including 2.4 g of fiber, and 2.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve (FDC ID 171192). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.