How many calories are in a can of Coke?
One 12 fl oz can of Coca-Cola holds 138 calories, and per 100 g the soda runs 39 calories. Every one of those calories comes from sugar: 39.0 g of it, with no fat and no protein in the can. The drink is 355 g of liquid, and about a tenth of that weight is sugar.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 138 calories in one 12 fl oz can (355 g).
How long does it take to burn off a can of Coke?
One 12 fl oz can (355 g) is 138 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 138 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 17 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 20 min |
| Jogging | 16 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 31 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (355 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Can of Coke quick facts
- US servings from a mini can to a 20 oz bottle
- Diet caffeine-free and fountain cola
- The sugar row is the whole story
- How does a can of Coke compare?
- Most popular can of coke brands
- FAQ
Can of Coke quick facts
There are two ways to look up a can of Coke, and they do not agree. The generic USDA row for "carbonated beverage, cola, regular" is an average across every cola brand on the market. The other option is Coca-Cola's own label record, filed under its US barcode. Since people searching this are holding a red can and not an average, the numbers below come from the label row: USDA Branded 2678649, "COCA-COLA, COLA", Coca-Cola USA Operations, with a label serving of 1 can, 355 mL.
That choice matters more than it sounds. The generic cola row is 42 calories per 100 g against Coca-Cola's 39, and on a 12 fl oz can that gap becomes 155 calories versus 138 — a 17-calorie difference created entirely by which record you open.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 can (355 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 39 | 138 | — |
| Total fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 10.99 g | 39.0 g | 14% |
| Total sugars | 10.99 g | 39.0 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 13 mg | 46 mg | 2% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
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 →
Three rows you would expect on a nutrition label are missing here on purpose. Saturated fat, dietary fiber and added sugars are not published in this USDA record, so they are left out rather than guessed at. Nothing is lost on the first two — a can of soda has no fat and no fiber to report. Added sugars is the real gap: the carbohydrate and total sugars figures are identical at 39.0 g, which tells you the sugar was not there before someone put it there, but USDA does not carry an added sugars value for this record, so no % Daily Value can be shown for it.
The sodium line is easy to misread as a warning. It is not one. 46 mg in a whole can is 2% of the day, roughly a fiftieth of a teaspoon of table salt by our own arithmetic on the FDA Daily Value figures.
US servings from a mini can to a 20 oz bottle
A can is the only serving USDA actually publishes for this record. Everything else on this page is scaled from the 39 calories per 100 g figure, treating one milliliter of soda as one gram — close enough for a drink that is 90% water, but our own arithmetic rather than a USDA serving.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 11 kcal |
| One mini can, 7.5 fl oz | 222 g | 87 kcal |
| One glass, 8 fl oz | 240 g | 94 kcal |
| One can, 12 fl oz | 355 g | 138 kcal |
| One bottle, 20 fl oz | 591 g | 230 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 39 kcal |
The 20 oz bottle is where most people lose track. It reads as a single drink, the way a can does, but it is 591 g of soda instead of 355 — 230 calories and about 65 g of sugar in one plastic bottle, not far off two cans. A mini can runs the other way: 87 calories, less than a small banana, and it is the only package on this list you can finish without doing much to the day's total.
One more note on the weights. Coca-Cola's label record puts a 12 fl oz can at 355 g, while the generic USDA cola row lists the same volume as 370 g. Both describe a standard can; the generic row simply rounds the density of sugared soda differently. If you have logged a Coke and seen 155 calories instead of 138, that is why.
Diet caffeine-free and fountain cola
Coke is not one drink, and the versions are further apart than the packaging suggests. Each row below has its own USDA record.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic can (label row) | 39 kcal | 1 can, 12 fl oz (355 g) | 138 kcal |
| Cherry Coke | 42 kcal | 12 fl oz (355 g) | 149 kcal |
| Caffeine-free cola | 41 kcal | 12 fl oz (368 g) | 151 kcal |
| Fountain cola, medium cup | 37 kcal | medium, 21 fl oz (486 g) | 180 kcal |
| Reduced-sugar cola | 20 kcal | 1 can, 8 fl oz (355 g) | 71 kcal |
| Diet cola with aspartame | 2 kcal | 1 can, 12 fl oz (355 g) | 7 kcal |
| Zero-sugar cola (Zevia, stevia-sweetened) | 0 kcal | 1 can (355 g) | 0 kcal |
Caffeine-free is the one that fools people. Taking the caffeine out changes nothing about the sugar, and the USDA row for it is 41 calories per 100 g — a 12 fl oz serving lands at 151, slightly above a classic can rather than below it.
Fountain cola is the opposite trick. It is the thinnest of the sugared colas in the table per 100 g, at 37, because it is mixed from syrup and carbonated water and then poured over ice. But nobody drinks a fountain cola in can-sized portions: a medium 21 fl oz cup is 180 calories, and a 32 fl oz cup at the same 722 g of liquid comes to 267 — almost two cans, from the sugared drink with the lowest number per 100 g on this page.
Diet cola and the stevia-sweetened Zevia row are the only two versions here that drop under 10 calories a can. Reduced-sugar cola sits in between at 71 — it halves the sugar without removing it.
The sugar row is the whole story
Strip a can of Coke down and there is nothing in it except water, sugar, caffeine, acid and flavoring. That is unusual on a nutrition label: 39.0 g of carbohydrate, 39.0 g of it sugar, zero protein, zero fat, and 138 calories that all trace back to the same line.
For scale, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories, and FDA sets the Daily Value for added sugars at 50 g. USDA's label record for this can does not break out an added sugars figure, so we are not going to put a percentage on it — but the total sugars line and the carbohydrate line being the same number tells you where the drink sits relative to that guidance.
The practical version: a can of Coke is a 138-calorie sugar delivery with no protein and no fiber to slow it down, which is why it does nothing for fullness. If you are drinking one because you want the taste, that is a fair trade at 138. If you are drinking three a day out of habit, that is 414 calories you would not notice eating, and switching two of them to diet cola takes that to 152.
How does a can of Coke compare?
| Drink | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola, label row | 39 kcal | 1 can, 12 fl oz (355 g) | 138 kcal |
| Cola, regular, generic USDA row | 42 kcal | 1 can, 12 fl oz (370 g) | 155 kcal |
| Sprite, lemon-lime, caffeine-free | 40 kcal | 12 fl oz (369 g) | 148 kcal |
| Low-calorie cola with aspartame | 2 kcal | 1 can, 12 fl oz (355 g) | 7 kcal |
Our take: of the three sugared drinks in this table, Coca-Cola's own label row is the lightest per 100 g at 39, with Sprite at 40 and the generic cola average at 42 — but the differences are small enough that swapping between them changes nothing worth tracking. The real fork is the fourth row. A diet cola is 7 calories against 138, and that single swap is worth more than any choice you can make between full-sugar sodas. For weight loss, that is the move; for anyone who simply does not like diet soda, a mini can at 87 keeps the drink and cuts the number by more than a third.
Most popular can of coke brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Classic Can, 12 fl oz | 39 cal |
| Coca-Cola Glass Bottle, 8 fl oz | 42 cal |
| Coca-Cola Bottle, 16 fl oz | 40 cal |
| Coca-Cola Mini Can, 7.5 fl oz | 41 cal |
| Coca-Cola Original, 12 fl oz | 39 cal |
| Caffeine Free Coca-Cola, 12 fl oz | 39 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Can of Coke FAQs
How many calories are in a can of Coke?
A 12 fl oz can carries 138 calories, based on the Coca-Cola label record in USDA FoodData Central at 39 calories per 100 g. All 138 come from 39.0 g of sugar — there is no fat and no protein in the can, so nothing else contributes.
How much sugar is in a can of Coke?
39.0 g of total sugars sit in one 12 fl oz can, which is also the full carbohydrate figure — every gram of carbohydrate in the can is sugar. That works out to 14% of the Daily Value for carbohydrate. Total sugars carry no Daily Value of their own.
How many teaspoons of sugar are in a can of Coke?
About 9 teaspoons, from the 39.0 g of sugar in a 12 fl oz can. That is our own arithmetic at roughly 4.2 g of granulated sugar per level teaspoon, not a USDA serving. Coca-Cola's mini can, at 87 calories, holds closer to 6 teaspoons.
How many calories are in a 20 oz bottle of Coke?
A 20 fl oz bottle comes to 230 calories, scaled from the 39 calories per 100 g label row across 591 g of soda — our own arithmetic, not a USDA serving. It is not quite two cans, and it carries about 65 g of sugar in one bottle.
How many calories are in a mini can of Coke?
87 calories in a 7.5 fl oz mini can, scaled from the classic label row over 222 g — our arithmetic. Coca-Cola's own mini-can record in USDA FoodData Central is slightly higher at 41 calories per 100 g, which puts the same can at 91 calories.
Does a can of Coke have sodium?
Yes — 46 mg in a 12 fl oz can, which is 2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value. That is a rounding error next to most packaged foods, roughly a fiftieth of a teaspoon of table salt by our own arithmetic. Sodium is not the line to watch here.
How many calories are in a fountain Coke?
A medium 21 fl oz fountain cola is 180 calories, using the USDA fast-food cola row at 37 calories per 100 g. Fountain soda is mixed from syrup and carbonated water and comes out thinner than the can, but the cup is bigger, so the total climbs.
Is caffeine-free Coke lower in calories?
No. The USDA caffeine-free cola row is 41 calories per 100 g, or 151 calories for a 12 fl oz serving of 368 g — slightly above the 138 in a classic can. Removing caffeine does not remove sugar, and the sugar is where every calorie lives.
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