Salt vs Sugar: Which Has More Calories?

Sugar has more carbohydrates (100 g vs 0 g).

Salt - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Salt - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Salt
Serving size:
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tablespoon (16g)teaspoon (6g)cup (273g)half cup (136.5g)pinch (2g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated 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%
Glycemic Index: 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.
Sugar
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)teaspoon (4g)glass (195g)cup (200g)half cup (100g)packet (2g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories
% Daily Value
Total Fat g
0%
Saturated 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%
Glycemic Index: 
* 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.

Salt vs Sugar 100g Compare

per 100gSaltSugar
Water0.2 g0.02 g
Calcium24 mg1 mg
Iron0.33 mg0.05 mg
Potassium8 mg2 mg
Sodium38758 mg1 mg
Zink0.1 mg0.01 mg

Calories in Salt

At first glance, you can see that in salt is much calories than in sugar.

Salt has 0 kcal per 100g and sugar 387 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 0%.

In salt and in sugar most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare salt with sugar in details.

Salt 100g

0kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT
Salt calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup | pinch

Sugar 100g

387kcal

Calories source

  • 100% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT
Sugar calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | glass | cup | half cup | packet

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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.