Nutrition facts · Sweets and baking
Calories in Pearl sugar
Pearl sugar has 387 calories per 100 g, and 1 tsp (4.2 g) has about 16 calories. Nearly all of those calories come from carbohydrates, almost entirely sugar, with no protein or fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 100% · Fat 0% · Protein 0%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 387 kcal | 0 g | 100 g | 0 g |
| 1 tsp | 4.2 g | 16 kcal | 0 g | 4.2 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup | 200 g | 774 kcal | 0 g | 200 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 387 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 100 g |
| of which sugars | 99.8 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
What changes the calories
- Pearl sugar is compressed granulated sugar, so gram for gram its calories are essentially the same as regular sugar.
- Baking doesn't remove calories, so sugar pearls on waffles or buns count fully even after some melt or caramelize.
- Portions vary widely, since a light sprinkle on a pastry and a generous handful folded into Liège waffle dough add very different amounts.
- The coarse, irregular pearls pack unevenly, so volume measures like teaspoons or cups are less reliable than weighing.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh pearl sugar in grams on a kitchen scale rather than scooping by volume, because the large pearls leave gaps in a measuring spoon.
- When a recipe uses pearl sugar, log the total grams for the whole batch and divide by the number of servings you cut.
- In BerryFit, log pearl sugar as granulated sugar if you can't find it by name, since the nutrition is the same per gram.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a teaspoon of pearl sugar?
1 tsp of pearl sugar (4.2 g) has about 16 calories, all from carbohydrates.
Does pearl sugar have more calories than regular sugar?
No. Pearl sugar is made from granulated sugar, so both have 387 calories per 100 g; only the shape and texture differ.
How many calories are in a cup of pearl sugar?
A 200 g cup has about 774 calories and 200 g of carbs. Because pearls pack loosely, the weight in your cup may differ, so weighing is more accurate.
Does pearl sugar contain any protein or fat?
No. Pearl sugar has 0 g protein and 0 g fat, with 100 g carbs per 100 g, of which 99.8 g is sugar.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Sugars, granulated, FDC ID 169655); 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.