Vegetables

How many calories are in corn?

Sweet corn has 96 calories per 100 g. A typical serving (1 ear medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long), 103 g) has 99 calories.

Calories, 1 ear medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) (103 g)
99
Calories per gram
1

Low energy density

Calories in sweet corn by portion

Portion Calories Protein Carbs Fat
1 ear small (5-1/2" to 6-1/2" long) (89 g) 85 3 g 18.7 g 1.3 g
1 cup cut (149 g) 143 5.1 g 31.3 g 2.2 g
1 baby ear (8 g) 8 0.3 g 1.7 g 0.1 g
1 ear medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) (103 g) 99 3.5 g 21.6 g 1.5 g
1 ear large (7-3/4" to 9" long) (118 g) 113 4 g 24.8 g 1.8 g
100 g 96 3.4 g 21 g 1.5 g

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Where the calories come from

  • Protein 12%
  • Carbs 76%
  • Fat 12%

Nutrition per 100 g

Calories
96
Protein
3.4 g
Carbs
21 g
Fat
1.5 g
Fibre
2.4 g
Sugar
4.5 g
Sodium
1 mg

Protein in corn

Vegetables: lightest first

Calories in common foods

FAQ

Is corn high in calories?

It has 1 calories per gram, which counts as low energy density. That's more calories per gram than 36% of the 106 foods we track.

How many calories are in 100 g of sweet corn?

96 calories, with 3.4 g protein, 21 g carbs and 1.5 g fat.

Where do the calories in corn come from?

Roughly 12% from protein, 76% from carbs, 12% from fat.

Where do these numbers come from?

USDA FoodData Central, entry 169999: "Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt" (SR Legacy). Brands and recipes vary, so a package label can differ a little.

Source

General information, not medical advice. Values are averages; brands and recipes vary.

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