Nutrition facts · Sweets and baking
Calories in Agave syrup
Agave syrup has 310 calories per 100 g, and one teaspoon (6.9 g) has about 21 calories. Almost all of those calories come from carbohydrates, mostly sugar, with only traces of fat and protein.
Calories come from: Carbs 98% · Fat 1% · Protein 1%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 310 kcal | 0.1 g | 76.4 g | 0.5 g |
| 1 tsp | 6.9 g | 21 kcal | 0 g | 5.3 g | 0 g |
| 1/4 cup | 55 g | 171 kcal | 0 g | 42 g | 0.2 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 310 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76.4 g |
| of which sugars | 68 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 0.5 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 4 mg |
What changes the calories
- Pouring straight from the bottle usually adds more than a measured teaspoon, so free-poured portions often carry more calories than expected.
- Agave is denser than water, so a spoonful by volume weighs more than you might guess, and logging by weight is more reliable than eyeballing.
- Light, amber and dark agave syrups are all concentrated sugar, so the color makes little difference to the calories.
- Agave mixed into drinks, dressings or baked goods is easy to forget, but its calories still count toward the total.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh the bottle before and after pouring, or use a measuring spoon, instead of estimating a drizzle.
- Log agave as a separate item when you add it to coffee, tea, yogurt or oatmeal so it isn't missed.
- In BerryFit, add agave as its own entry after scanning a meal photo, since a thin drizzle is hard to see in a picture.
Log Agave syrup in seconds
Snap a photo of your meal or search for Agave syrup in BerryFit to track calories and macros against your own daily target.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a teaspoon of agave syrup?
One teaspoon (6.9 g) of agave syrup has about 21 calories and 5.3 g of carbs.
How many calories are in 1/4 cup of agave syrup?
A 1/4 cup (55 g) of agave syrup has about 171 calories and 42 g of carbs.
Does agave syrup have fewer calories than honey?
Not really. Agave syrup has 310 calories per 100 g and honey has 304, so they are very close by weight.
How much sugar is in agave syrup?
Agave syrup has 68 g of sugar per 100 g, out of 76.4 g of total carbohydrates.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Sweetener, syrup, agave, FDC ID 170277); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
