Nutrition facts · Fruit
Calories in Cherries
Sweet raw cherries have 63 calories per 100 g, and a single cherry (8.2 g) has about 5 calories. Almost all of those calories come from carbohydrates, mostly natural sugar, with very little protein and almost no fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 91% · Fat 3% · Protein 6%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 63 kcal | 1.1 g | 16 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 cherry | 8.2 g | 5 kcal | 0.1 g | 1.3 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup, pitted | 154 g | 97 kcal | 1.6 g | 24.7 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 serving (140 g) | 140 g | 88 kcal | 1.5 g | 22.4 g | 0.3 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 63 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16 g |
| of which sugars | 12.8 g |
| Fiber | 2.1 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
What changes the calories
- Pits and stems add weight but no calories you eat, so weighing whole cherries gives a higher weight than the edible fruit.
- Size varies a lot between varieties and batches, so counting cherries can drift from the real amount eaten.
- Dried, candied or syrup-packed cherries are more calorie-dense than fresh because water is removed or sugar is added.
- Sour cherries and sweet cherries differ in sugar content, so choose the type you actually ate when logging.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh the pits after eating and subtract them from the starting weight to get the edible amount.
- Log cherries as sweet raw cherries for fresh fruit, and pick a separate entry for dried, canned or frozen sweetened versions.
- In BerryFit, snap a photo of your bowl and adjust the portion to the weighed or counted amount for a closer estimate.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one cherry?
One sweet raw cherry of about 8.2 g has roughly 5 calories. Larger cherries will have a little more.
How many calories are in a cup of cherries?
A cup of pitted sweet cherries (154 g) has 97 calories, with 24.7 g of carbs, 1.6 g of protein and 0.3 g of fat.
How much sugar is in cherries?
Sweet raw cherries contain 12.8 g of sugar per 100 g, out of 16 g of total carbs. They also provide 2.1 g of fiber per 100 g.
Are cherries higher in calories than other fruits?
Cherries are similar to many common fruits: they have 63 calories per 100 g, the same as apple and close to kiwi at 61 and mango at 60.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Cherries, sweet, raw, FDC ID 171719); 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.
