Andes mint calories come to 36 for one 8.4 g piece and 432 per 100 g. The number to notice is sugar: 5.6 g of each mint's 6.7 g of carbs is sugar. One mint is a rounding error, but the total climbs fast once a single wrapper turns into a handful.
36kcal
1 mint · 8 g, chocolate mint candy
2%protein
0.1 gProtein
7 gCarbs
1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Chocolate mint candy · per 8 g
Calories
36 kcal
Protein
0.1 g
Carbohydrate
6.7 g
Fat
1 g
Saturated fat
0.7 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
0 mg
Iron
0 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Andes mint: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 piece (8.4 g)
36
0.1 g
6.7 g
1 g
0 mg
2%
5 mints (42 g)
181
0.7 g
33.4 g
5 g
0 mg
9%
100 g
432
1.7 g
79.5 g
11.9 g
1 mg
22%
3 × 1 piece (8.4 g)
109
0.4 g
0 mg
5 × 1 piece (8.4 g)
181
0.7 g
0 mg
Five mints are a 181-calorie handful
A single Andes mint weighs 8.4 g and carries 36 calories, about 2% of the daily value. That is a small number on its own, and it explains why these candies sit on restaurant check trays. Nobody plans a meal around one wrapper.
The trouble is that they rarely travel alone. Two mints come to 73 calories, three reach 109, and five, a 42 g handful, add up to 181. That last figure is 9% of the daily calorie value, close to what a small snack would bring, but delivered in a few bites with almost no protein to show for it.
If you log candy, count wrappers rather than guessing. Every piece is the same 8.4 g, so the math stays simple: the total moves in steps of about 36. A bowl on a desk is where the count drifts, so pulling out a set number before you start is the easiest way to keep the total honest. BodyPal can also log the mints from a photo of the wrappers.
Three quarters of the calories come from carbs
Per 100 g, these chocolate mints hold 79.5 g of carbohydrate, 11.9 g of fat and just 1.7 g of protein. The values come from the USDA entry for a comparable thin chocolate mint. Translated into calories, carbs supply 74%, fat 25% and protein 2%. This is a sugar candy with a chocolate coat, not a chocolate bar with a mint center.
Most of that carbohydrate is sugar: 66.6 g of the 79.5 g. Fiber is a token 2.4 g per 100 g, which works out to 0.2 g in a single mint. Almost nothing in the candy slows you down or fills you up, so the calories land quickly.
Fat is the smaller share, yet it is not trivial. Each mint carries about 1 g of fat, and five carry 5 g. The fat comes from the chocolate layers, which is why the texture melts so smoothly. Protein barely registers at 0.1 g a piece, so a mint does nothing for the protein side of your day.
Sugar is the row to watch, not sodium
Each mint carries 5.6 g of sugar, and five mints carry 28 g. Sugar makes up 66.6 g of every 100 g of candy, which makes it the single biggest ingredient by weight. If you track sugar, this is the number to write down, more than the calories.
Saturated fat is the second line worth a glance. At 8.3 g per 100 g, set against a daily value of 20 g, it accounts for most of the 11.9 g of fat in the candy. A mint or two keeps that small in absolute terms; a habit of five after every dinner does not.
Sodium, by contrast, is a non-issue. A single mint lists 0 mg, five mints list 0 mg, and a full 100 g has just 1 mg. Cholesterol is 0 as well. If salt is what you watch, chocolate mints are about as low as snack foods get, which sets them apart from the salty crackers in the comparison below.
Treat it as dessert, not a snack
Because an Andes mint is 74% carbs with almost no protein or fiber, it works best as a finish rather than a stand-in for a snack. After a meal with protein and vegetables, one or two mints add 36 to 73 calories of sweetness and little else to account for.
As a between-meals snack, the logic flips. Five mints cost 181 calories and give back 0.7 g of protein and 1 g of fiber, so hunger tends to return soon. If you want something sweet in the afternoon, pairing a mint with a glass of milk, plain yogurt or a handful of nuts brings the protein and fat that the candy lacks.
The mints also show up in baking: chopped into cookies, melted over brownies, layered into holiday bars. Those recipes stack the candy on top of flour, butter and sugar, so the mint calories become a minor slice of a much larger total. Log the finished baked good rather than trying to count the mints inside it.
How does Andes mint compare?
Here is how Andes mints stack up against carrot cake, Ritz crackers and goldfish crackers, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the smallest hit, a single mint at 36 calories beats 5 Ritz crackers at 79 and a 1 oz serving of goldfish at 131, while a slice of carrot cake at 748 is in another league. Gram for gram the mints at 432 sit between carrot cake at 374 and the crackers at 467 and 492, so pick the crackers if you want some protein and the mints if you are watching sodium.
Andes mint FAQs
How many calories are in one Andes mint?
One piece of this chocolate mint candy (8.4 g) is about 36 calories. A serving of 5 mints (42 g) is 181 calories.
Do Andes mints fit into a weight loss diet?
One mint adds 36 calories and 5.6 g sugars, while five mints add 181 calories and 28 g sugars. The candy is 432 calories per 100 g, so the portion size decides how much it takes from the day.
Andes mint vs Hershey's Kiss: which is lighter?
This chocolate mint candy is 432 calories per 100 g, which works out to 36 calories for one 8.4 g piece. Compare that with the per 100 g figure on the Hershey's Kiss page, since piece weights differ.
How much sugar and fat is in an Andes mint?
One 8.4 g mint has 5.6 g sugars and 1 g fat, of which 0.7 g is saturated. Five mints come to 28 g sugars and 5 g fat.
How many calories are in 5 Andes mints?
Five Andes mints, about 42 g, have 181 calories, roughly 9% of the daily value. They also carry 28 g of sugar and 5 g of fat, with only 0.7 g of protein.
Do mints have calories?
Chocolate mints do: one Andes mint has 36 calories, coming from 6.7 g of carbs and 1 g of fat. Plain breath mints are a different product, and this page covers only the chocolate kind.
How many calories are in 2 or 3 Andes mints?
Two Andes mints have 73 calories and three have 109. Each piece weighs 8.4 g, so the total rises by about 36 calories with every mint you unwrap.
How many calories are in 100 g of Andes chocolate mints?
A 100 g portion of Andes-style chocolate mints has 432 calories, with 79.5 g of carbs, 66.6 g of sugar, 11.9 g of fat and 1.7 g of protein. That is 22% of the daily calorie value.
