Food calories · USDA data
Calories in sugar
16 calories
in 1 tsp, 4.2 g
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 4.2 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Sugar has 16 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tsp, which weighs 4.2 g. Per 100 g, sugar has 387 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 100%, come from carbohydrate.
It takes 26 g of sugar to reach 100 calories, which is about 6.2 × 1 tsp.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4.2 g | 16 | 0 g | 4.2 g | 0 g |
| 1 serving packet | 2.8 g | 11 | 0 g | 2.8 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup | 200 g | 774 | 0 g | 200 g | 0 g |
| 1 cube | 2.3 g | 9 | 0 g | 2.3 g | 0 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 110 | 0 g | 28.3 g | 0 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 387 | 0 g | 100 g | 0 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your sugar 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: 0% of calories (0 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 100% (100 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 0% (0 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, jam has the fewest calories of these four (278 per 100 g) and milk chocolate the most (535).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar | 387 | 0 g | 100 g | 0 g |
| Honey | 304 | 0.3 g | 82.4 g | 0 g |
| Milk chocolate | 535 | 7.7 g | 59.4 g | 29.7 g |
| Jam | 278 | 0.4 g | 68.9 g | 0.1 g |
Work out your own portion
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in sugar?
Sugar has 16 calories. USDA weighs 1 tsp at 4.2 g, and sugar has 387 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does sugar have?
1 tsp (4.2 g) has 0 g of protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 0 g.
How many carbs does sugar have?
1 tsp has 4.2 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 0 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Sugars, granulated (FDC ID 169655). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.