Food calories · USDA data
Calories in a plum
30 calories
in 1 fruit (2-1/8" dia), 66 g
- Protein
- 0.5 g
- Carbs
- 7.5 g
- Fat
- 0.2 g
- Fiber
- 0.9 g
A plum has 30 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 fruit (2-1/8" dia), which weighs 66 g. Per 100 g, plum has 46 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 90%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 217 g of plum to reach 100 calories, which is about 3.3 × 1 fruit (2-1/8" dia).
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fruit (2-1/8" dia) | 66 g | 30 | 0.5 g | 7.5 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 cup, sliced | 165 g | 76 | 1.2 g | 18.8 g | 0.5 g |
| 1 serving (food label) | 151 g | 69 | 1.1 g | 17.2 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 13 | 0.2 g | 3.2 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 46 | 0.7 g | 11.4 g | 0.3 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your plum 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: 5% of calories (0.7 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 90% (11.4 g per 100 g, of which 1.4 g fiber)
- Fat: 5% (0.3 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, plum has the fewest calories of these four (46 per 100 g) and apricot the most (48).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum | 46 | 0.7 g | 11.4 g | 0.3 g |
| Clementine | 47 | 0.9 g | 12 g | 0.2 g |
| Orange | 47 | 0.9 g | 11.8 g | 0.1 g |
| Apricot | 48 | 1.4 g | 11.1 g | 0.4 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in a plum?
A plum has 30 calories. USDA weighs 1 fruit (2-1/8" dia) at 66 g, and plum has 46 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does a plum have?
1 fruit (2-1/8" dia) (66 g) has 0.5 g of protein, 1% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 0.7 g.
How many carbs does a plum have?
1 fruit (2-1/8" dia) has 7.5 g of carbohydrate, including 0.9 g of fiber, and 0.2 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Plums, raw (FDC ID 169949). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.