Food calories · USDA data
Calories in prunes
23 calories
in 1 prune, pitted, 9.5 g
- Protein
- 0.2 g
- Carbs
- 6.1 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 0.7 g
Prunes have 23 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 prune, pitted, which weighs 9.5 g. Per 100 g, prunes have 240 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 95%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 42 g of prunes to reach 100 calories, which is about 4.4 × 1 prune, pitted.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 prune, pitted | 9.5 g | 23 | 0.2 g | 6.1 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup, pitted | 174 g | 418 | 3.8 g | 111.2 g | 0.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 68 | 0.6 g | 18.1 g | 0.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 240 | 2.2 g | 63.9 g | 0.4 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your prunes 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: 3% of calories (2.2 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 95% (63.9 g per 100 g, of which 7.1 g fiber)
- Fat: 1% (0.4 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, prunes has the fewest calories of these four (240 per 100 g) and dried cranberries the most (308).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunes | 240 | 2.2 g | 63.9 g | 0.4 g |
| Dates | 277 | 1.8 g | 75 g | 0.2 g |
| Raisins | 299 | 3.3 g | 79.3 g | 0.3 g |
| Dried cranberries | 308 | 0.2 g | 82.8 g | 1.1 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in prunes?
Prunes have 23 calories. USDA weighs 1 prune, pitted at 9.5 g, and prunes has 240 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do prunes have?
1 prune, pitted (9.5 g) has 0.2 g of protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.2 g.
How many carbs do prunes have?
1 prune, pitted has 6.1 g of carbohydrate, including 0.7 g of fiber, and 0 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked (FDC ID 168162). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.