Food calories · USDA data
Calories in vanilla ice cream
137 calories
in ½ cup, 66 g
- Protein
- 2.3 g
- Carbs
- 15.6 g
- Fat
- 7.3 g
- Fiber
- 0.5 g
Vanilla ice cream has 137 calories. That is USDA's figure for ½ cup, which weighs 66 g. Per 100 g, vanilla ice cream has 207 calories.
Its calories are spread out: 46% from carbohydrate, 48% from fat and 7% from protein.
It takes 48 g of vanilla ice cream to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.7 × ½ cup.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ cup | 66 g | 137 | 2.3 g | 15.6 g | 7.3 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 59 | 1 g | 6.7 g | 3.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 207 | 3.5 g | 23.6 g | 11 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your vanilla ice cream 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: 7% of calories (3.5 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 46% (23.6 g per 100 g, of which 0.7 g fiber)
- Fat: 48% (11 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, frozen yogurt has the fewest calories of these four (159 per 100 g) and apple pie the most (237).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanilla ice cream | 207 | 3.5 g | 23.6 g | 11 g |
| Chocolate ice cream | 216 | 3.8 g | 28.2 g | 11 g |
| Apple pie | 237 | 1.9 g | 34 g | 11 g |
| Frozen yogurt | 159 | 4 g | 24.2 g | 5.6 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in vanilla ice cream?
Vanilla ice cream has 137 calories. USDA weighs ½ cup at 66 g, and vanilla ice cream has 207 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does vanilla ice cream have?
½ cup (66 g) has 2.3 g of protein, 5% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 3.5 g.
How many carbs does vanilla ice cream have?
½ cup has 15.6 g of carbohydrate, including 0.5 g of fiber, and 7.3 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Ice creams, vanilla (FDC ID 167575). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.