Nutrition facts · Vegetables
Calories in Tomatillo
Raw tomatillos have 32 calories per 100 g, and 1 medium tomatillo (34 g) has about 11 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates, with 5.8 g of carbs per 100 g compared with 1 g each of protein and fat.
Calories come from: Carbs 64% · Fat 25% · Protein 11%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 32 kcal | 1 g | 5.8 g | 1 g |
| 1 medium tomatillo | 34 g | 11 kcal | 0.3 g | 2 g | 0.3 g |
| 1/2 cup, chopped | 66 g | 21 kcal | 0.6 g | 3.9 g | 0.7 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 32 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.8 g |
| of which sugars | 3.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| of which saturated | 0.1 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
What changes the calories
- Removing the papery husk before weighing matters, because the husk is not eaten and adds weight without adding calories you will actually consume.
- Roasting or boiling tomatillos drives off water, so a cooked portion weighs less than the raw fruit it came from while holding roughly the same calories.
- Charring or sautéing tomatillos in oil adds the calories of the oil used, which can easily outweigh the tomatillos themselves.
- Salsa verde and other tomatillo sauces often include oil, avocado or sugar, so their calories depend heavily on the recipe rather than the tomatillos alone.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Husk and rinse tomatillos, then weigh them raw for the most accurate entry.
- When logging homemade salsa verde, log each ingredient separately, including any oil, avocado or sugar, instead of picking a generic salsa entry.
- In BerryFit, you can save your salsa verde as a recipe so each spoonful is logged with the right calories next time.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one tomatillo?
A medium tomatillo weighing about 34 g has around 11 calories. Larger or smaller ones scale with their weight at 32 calories per 100 g.
How many calories are in 1/2 cup of chopped tomatillos?
Half a cup of chopped raw tomatillo (66 g) has about 21 calories, with 3.9 g of carbs, 0.6 g of protein and 0.7 g of fat.
Are tomatillos low in carbs?
Tomatillos have 5.8 g of carbs per 100 g, including 1.9 g of fiber and 3.9 g of sugar. A medium tomatillo has about 2 g of carbs.
Do tomatillos have more calories than other vegetables?
They are similar to many vegetables: at 32 calories per 100 g, tomatillos match green onion and collard greens and are close to green beans and fennel at 31 and okra at 33.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Tomatillos, raw, FDC ID 168566); 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.
