Calories in a Freddo: 96 kcal [19 Minutes of Walking]
A Freddo is 96 calories. The frog-shaped bar weighs just 18 g, which is what keeps the number under 100 even though the chocolate itself runs at 533 kcal per 100 g. Nothing about the recipe is light. The portion is doing all of the work, and it does it well.
You'd need to walk about 19 minutes to burn the 96 calories in an 18 g bar.
How long does it take to burn off a Freddo?
An 18 g bar is 96 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 96 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 19 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 12 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 14 min |
| Jogging | 11 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 21 min |
Times are for a 154 lb (11 st) adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (18 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Freddo nutrition at a glance
- What 18 grams buys you
- Freddo Caramel
- The frog against the full-size bars
- Small bar, dense chocolate
- Most popular Freddo products
- FAQ
Freddo nutrition at a glance
| Nutrient | Per bar (18 g) | Per 100 g | %RI* per bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 96 kcal / 402 kJ | 533 kcal / 2,230 kJ | 5% |
| Protein | 1.3 g | 7.3 g | 3% |
| Carbohydrate | 10.3 g | 57 g | 4% |
| of which sugars | 10.1 g | 56 g | 11% |
| Fat | 5.6 g | 31 g | 8% |
| of which saturates | 3.2 g | 18 g | 16% |
| Fibre | 0.4 g | 2.1 g | – |
| Salt | 0.04 g | 0.24 g | 1% |
*%RI = percentage of the reference intake for an average adult (2,000 kcal; 70 g fat, 20 g saturates, 260 g carbohydrate, 90 g sugars, 50 g protein, 6 g salt).
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from CoFID, the UK government’s Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified August 2026. How we verify our data →
Every line on the left-hand column is small because the bar is small. The 10.1 g of sugar still amounts to a third of the 30 g of free sugars the NHS suggests as a daily ceiling, which says more about how tight that ceiling is than about the frog.
What 18 grams buys you
| Portion | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| One Freddo | 18 g | 96 kcal |
| Freddo Caramel | 19.5 g | 97 kcal |
| Two Freddos | 36 g | 192 kcal |
At 96 kcal, a Freddo is one of the few chocolate bars on the shelf that fits into a tea break without negotiation. It is less than a buttered slice of toast and about half a mug of hot chocolate.
The arithmetic only breaks when the multipack opens. Two frogs are 192 kcal, three are 288, and at that point you have quietly eaten more than a Twirl twin pack while feeling like you had "a couple of small ones". Log each frog as it goes.
Freddo Caramel
Freddo Caramel weighs a touch more at 19.5 g and lands on 97 kcal, one calorie above the original; the wrapper label states both figures. Per 100 g it is actually lighter, 497 against 533, because caramel carries water and sugar where solid chocolate carries fat. Across a whole bar that difference shrinks to nothing.
There is no white, orange or biscuit edition of the frog worth separate arithmetic; Caramel is the catalogue. That simplicity is rare in the chocolate aisle and makes the Freddo one of the easiest bars to log accurately from memory.
The choice between the two is flavour, not figures. Both round to the same entry in a food diary, and both live under the 100 kcal line that makes the frog what it is.
The frog against the full-size bars
Per 100 g, the frog is not modest at all. It is the second densest chocolate in this list:
| Bar | Per 100 g | Typical item |
|---|---|---|
| Crunchie | 465 kcal | 186 kcal (40 g) |
| Twix | 493 kcal | 246 kcal (50 g twin) |
| Maltesers | 503 kcal | ~10 kcal a piece |
| Milk chocolate, CoFID average | 519 kcal | – |
| Freddo | 533 kcal | 96 kcal (18 g) |
| Kinder Bueno | 571 kcal | 245 kcal (43 g) |
The verdict: gram for gram, a Freddo is denser than a Twix, a Crunchie and generic milk chocolate, and only Bueno beats it. Yet per item it is the lightest thing in the table by a wide margin. If your goal is chocolate under 100 kcal, buy the smallest bar rather than hunting for a lighter recipe; the recipe barely varies, the wrapper does.
Small bar, dense chocolate
"A Freddo is diet chocolate." It is standard Dairy Milk-style chocolate in a small mould: 533 kcal per 100 g, 56 g of sugar, 18 g of saturates. The frog earns its reputation purely through portion control, which is a legitimate strategy the NHS eat well pages would recognise, but eating three of them is not a light option. It is 288 kcal, more than many full-size bars.
Most popular Freddo products in the United Kingdom
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United Kingdom, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each label.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Cadbury Freddo | 530 kcal |
| Cadbury Freddo Faces | 535 kcal |
| Cadbury Freddo Face Cake | 420 kcal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a Freddo?
96 kcal for the standard 18 g bar. The chocolate itself is 533 kcal per 100 g, so the low number comes entirely from the small size. It is one of the few branded chocolate bars that stays under 100 kcal per wrapper.
How many calories in a Freddo Caramel?
97 kcal for the 19.5 g bar, effectively identical to the original's 96. Per 100 g the caramel version is lighter, 497 against 533, but the slightly heavier bar cancels the difference. Pick by flavour; the diary will not notice.
Is a Freddo the same as a freddo frog?
Yes, 96 kcal either way. Freddo is the frog: the same 18 g Cadbury bar goes by both names, and this page covers both. There is no separate frog-shaped product with different figures, so whichever name you searched, the number holds.
How much sugar is in a Freddo?
10.1 g per bar, from 56 g of sugars per 100 g. That single small frog covers a third of the roughly 30 g of free sugars the NHS suggests keeping under in a day, which is worth knowing before the second one leaves the multipack.
Is a Freddo healthier than a full-size bar?
It is smaller, not different: 96 kcal against 228 for a Twirl pack or 246 for a Twix twin. Per 100 g the frog is denser than both. If portion size is the battle you are fighting, the Freddo genuinely helps; the ingredients list does not.
How many calories in two Freddos?
192 kcal, and three make 288. The multipack maths matters more than the single-bar maths, because frogs are rarely bought alone. Two Freddos land between a Crunchie and a Twirl twin pack, despite each one feeling like a token treat.
How much fat does a Freddo carry?
5.6 g per bar, of which 3.2 g is saturated, about 16% of the daily reference intake. Per 100 g the chocolate holds 31 g of fat, more than most rival bars, which is part of why it is so energy-dense despite its size.
Is a Freddo a good treat for a calorie deficit?
At 96 kcal it is one of the easiest chocolate fits there is: small enough to slot into most days without rearranging anything. The NHS eat well advice frames sweets as occasional extras, and a single frog is about as contained as that gets. The only rule is logging every frog.
Similar foods
- Pringles — 159 kcal per 30 g serving
- Twirl — 228 kcal per twin pack
- Kit Kat — 106 kcal per two fingers
- Maltesers — ~10 kcal per Malteser
- Prawn crackers — 342 kcal a takeaway bag
- Kinder Bueno — 245 kcal per bar
Small bar, quick log
BodyPal logs a Freddo from one photo of the wrapper, and counts the second frog too, which is the one that usually goes missing.
