Jam vs Jelly: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Jam has 238 kcal and Jelly has 60 kcal, so Jelly has 75% fewer calories.

Jam has more fiber (1.1 g vs 0 g). Jam has more carbohydrates (59.9 g vs 14.2 g). Relative to calories, Jelly is the better protein source (2.03 g vs 0.16 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Jam - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Jam - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Jam
Serving size:
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tablespoon (20g)teaspoon (6g)small jar (280g)large jar (450g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Jelly
Serving size:
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tablespoon (20g)teaspoon (7g)cup (155g)half cup (77.5g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Jam vs Jelly 100g Compare


per 100gJamJelly
Calories238 60
Carbohydrates59.86 g14.19 g
Protein0.37 g1.22 g
Water30.47 g84.39 g
Calcium20 mg3 mg
Iron0.49 mg0.02 mg
Magnessium4 mg1 mg
Phosphorus11 mg1 mg
Potassium77 mg1 mg
Sodium32 mg75 mg
Zink11 mg1 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.076 mg0.006 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.036 mg0.001 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.011 µg0.001 µg

More Calories in Jam

At first glance, you can see that in jam is much more calories than in jelly.

Jam has 238 kcal per 100g and jelly 60 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 297%.

In jam and in jelly most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare jam with jelly in details.

Jam 100g

238kcal

Calories source

  • 99% CARBS.
  • 1% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT

Jelly 100g

60kcal

Calories source

  • 92% CARBS
  • 8% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.