Nutrition facts · Sweets and baking
Calories in Brown sugar
Brown sugar has 380 calories per 100 g, and a packed teaspoon (4.6 g) has about 17 calories. Almost all of those calories come from carbohydrates, mainly sugar, with essentially no fat and only a trace of protein.
Calories come from: Carbs 100% · Fat 0% · Protein 0%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 380 kcal | 0.1 g | 98.1 g | 0 g |
| 1 tsp, packed | 4.6 g | 17 kcal | 0 g | 4.5 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup, packed | 220 g | 836 kcal | 0.3 g | 215.8 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup, unpacked | 145 g | 551 kcal | 0.2 g | 142.2 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 380 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 98.1 g |
| of which sugars | 97 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 28 mg |
What changes the calories
- How firmly you pack it matters a lot: a packed cup weighs 220 g and has 836 calories, while an unpacked cup weighs 145 g and has 551 calories.
- Heaped or rounded spoonfuls hold more sugar than level ones, so casual measuring often adds more than you expect.
- Brown sugar is usually an ingredient, so the calories you actually eat depend on how much of the finished dish or drink you have.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh brown sugar on a kitchen scale when you can, since packed and loose measures differ widely in weight.
- If you measure by volume, log the packed or unpacked version that matches how you filled the spoon or cup.
- For baked goods, log the whole recipe in BerryFit and divide it into servings so the sugar is spread across each portion.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a teaspoon of brown sugar?
A packed teaspoon of brown sugar (4.6 g) has about 17 calories, almost all from carbohydrates.
How many calories are in a cup of brown sugar?
A packed cup (220 g) has 836 calories, while an unpacked cup (145 g) has 551 calories. The difference comes from how much sugar fits into the cup.
Does brown sugar have fewer calories than white sugar?
Brown sugar has 380 calories per 100 g compared with 387 for white sugar, so they are very close. Gram for gram, the difference is small.
Is brown sugar all carbs?
Nearly. Per 100 g it has 98.1 g of carbohydrates, of which 97 g is sugar, with 0 g fat, 0 g fiber and 0.1 g protein.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Sugars, brown, FDC ID 168833); 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.
