Sugar Nutrition: Calories and Protein Per 100g

In short: 100 g of sugar contains 387 calories, 0 g of protein, 100 g of carbohydrate and 0 g of fat. A serving packet (2.8 g) portion has about 11 calories and 0 g of protein.

Below are the full values per 100 g and per typical portion, taken from the USDA FoodData Central figure for this exact food, followed by what those numbers mean in practice.

Calories and macronutrients
Nutrient Per 100 g Per serving packet
Calories 387 kcal 11 kcal
Protein 0 g 0 g
Total fat 0 g 0 g
Saturated fat 0 g 0 g
Monounsaturated fat 0 g 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0 g 0 g
Carbohydrate 100 g 2.8 g
Dietary fiber 0 g 0 g
Total sugars 100 g 2.8 g
Cholesterol 0 mg 0 mg
Sodium 1 mg 0.03 mg

It contains no dietary fiber.

Sugar accounts for 100 g per 100 g, so portion size matters if you are watching sugar intake.

It is low in sodium, at 1 mg per 100 g.

Minerals
Nutrient Per 100 g Per serving packet
Potassium 2 mg 0.06 mg
Calcium 1 mg 0.03 mg
Iron 0.05 mg 0 mg
Magnesium 0 mg 0 mg
Zinc 0.01 mg 0 mg
Selenium 0.6 µg 0.02 µg
Vitamins
Nutrient Per 100 g Per serving packet
Vitamin A 0 µg 0 µg
Vitamin C 0 mg 0 mg
Vitamin D 0 µg 0 µg
Vitamin E 0 mg 0 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg 0 µg
Thiamin 0 mg 0 mg
Riboflavin 0.02 mg 0 mg
Niacin 0 mg 0 mg
Vitamin B-6 0 mg 0 mg
Vitamin B-12 0 µg 0 µg
Folate 0 µg 0 µg
Choline 0 mg 0 mg

How it compares with similar foods

Protein per calorie is the measure that matters when the goal is to hit a protein target without overshooting total energy. By protein per 100 calories it ranks 109th out of 109 foods in this reference. Within other foods, the highest are:

Food Protein Calories
Soy Sauce 8.1 g 53 kcal
Hummus 7.8 g 237 kcal
Dark Chocolate 6.1 g 579 kcal

How to use these numbers

Percentages of daily value are calculated from the FDA Daily Values used on US nutrition labels, which assume a 2,000 calorie diet; your own targets may be higher or lower. If you want the values for your own body weight and activity level rather than a reference diet, the protein and macro calculator turns a calorie and protein target into numbers you can use.

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Source

All values come from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), food ID 169655, published under CC0 1.0 as public domain data. Values are per 100 g of the food as described: Sugars, granulated.