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Black tea calories

Black tea, brewed with tap water
2kcal
1 cup · 237 g, brewed with tap water
0%protein
0 gProtein
1 gCarbs
0 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Brewed with tap water · per 237 g
Calories2 kcal
Protein0 g
Carbohydrate0.7 g
Fat0 g
Saturated fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium7 mg
Potassium88 mg
Iron0 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central

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Verified nutrition data

Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →

Most popular black tea brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
#  Productkcal / 100 g
1Snapple Green & Black Tea, Peach12 fl oz · 355 g34 kcal
2Lipton Black Tea Bags1 tea bag · 2 g0 kcal
3PG Tips Black Tea1 tea bag · 3 g0 kcal
4Lipton Peach Iced Black Tea Bags1.1 g0 kcal
5Newman's Own Lemon Iced Black Tea1 can · 355 g20 kcal
6Bruce Tea Black Tea450 g20 kcal

Tea bags are labelled per gram of dry leaf and bottled teas are sweetened, so neither reads like the plain brewed cup above.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.

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Black tea FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of black tea?

A cup of plain brewed black tea (237 g) is about 2 calories, with 0.7 g of carbs and no fat.

Is black tea good for weight loss?

Plain brewed black tea adds about 2 calories per cup, so it barely registers in a daily total. A cup of sweetened bottled black tea is 122 calories.

Black tea vs green tea: which has fewer calories?

Both are about 1 calorie per 100 g, so a cup of either comes to roughly 2 calories.

How much sugar is in black tea?

Plain brewed black tea has 0 g of sugar per 100 g. Sweetened bottled black tea has 9.5 g per 100 g, about 26 g in a 271 g cup.