How many calories are in candy corn?
A 19-piece serving of candy corn, the number printed on the bag, weighs 39 g and carries 140 calories. Per 100 g the candy runs 359 calories, and every one of them comes from carbohydrate: the USDA record lists 0.0 g of fat and 0.0 g of protein. A single kernel is about 8 calories.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 140 calories in a 19-piece serving (39 g).
How long does it take to burn off candy corn?
A 19-piece serving (39 g) is 140 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 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 18 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 (39 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Candy corn quick facts
- US servings from one kernel to the bowl
- Caramel and sea salt chocolate bags
- Store brands and the eight USDA records
- Sugar and sodium are the rows to watch
- How does candy corn compare?
- Most popular candy corn brands
- Candy corn FAQs
Candy corn quick facts
There is no generic candy corn entry in USDA FoodData Central. No Foundation record, no SR Legacy record, no FNDDS record for the mixed dish databases. The only place candy corn exists is the Branded database, which is built from the labels manufacturers submit, so this page is anchored to the bag most Americans actually pick up: Branded record 2050373, "BRACH'S, CANDY CORN", from Ferrara Candy Company, GTIN 041420214950, published October 2021.
That record carries a full nutrient set and the classic 39 g label serving of 19 pieces, which is what the numbers below are built on.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 19 pieces (39 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 359 | 140 | — |
| Total fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 92.31 g | 36.0 g | 13% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 71.79 g | 28.0 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 179 mg | 70 mg | 3% |
% 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 →
Two rows you would expect are missing. Added sugars are not declared in this Branded record, so there is no added-sugar Daily Value to show, even though the sugar here is obviously not coming from fruit. Potassium is not declared either. Cholesterol is on the record and it is 0 mg, per 100 g and per serving alike.
US servings from one kernel to the bowl
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | 2.1 g | 8 kcal |
| 10 pieces | 20.5 g | 74 kcal |
| 19 pieces, the label serving | 39 g | 140 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 102 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 359 kcal |
Only the 39 g row is a USDA serving. The single piece, the ten-piece scoop and the one-ounce line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, scaled from a kernel weight of 2.1 g.
This is where candy corn gets people. Nobody eats 19 pieces and stops, because 19 pieces is a small handful and the candy is sitting in a bowl. The bowl in the photo above holds roughly 100 g, which is about 48 kernels and 359 calories by our own scaling. A 25-piece handful is around 51 g and 184 calories on the same scaling, more than the label serving and about the size of the second helping people forget to log. The container decides the number here far more than the candy does.
Caramel and sea salt chocolate bags
Brach's runs a seasonal shelf of flavored versions, and the calorie math barely moves across any of them. Every Brach's record in USDA lands on 359 calories per 100 g, and because they all use a 39 g label serving, they all come out at 140 calories a serving.
| Version | Per 100 g | Label serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic candy corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Caramel candy corn | 359 kcal | 18 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Sea salt chocolate candy corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Apple mix candy corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Pumpkin spice candy corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Candy corn flavored bar, Hershey's | 535 kcal | 1 bar (43 g) | 230 kcal |
The caramel bag is the one oddity in the serving column: 18 pieces to the same 39 g, because the caramel kernels are cast a touch heavier. Sodium is where the flavors actually separate. Classic is 179 mg per 100 g, caramel 192 mg, apple mix 205 mg and sea salt chocolate 244 mg, the highest of the group and 65 mg above classic. Scaled to a 39 g serving, that sea salt version works out to about 95 mg, against 70 mg for classic, and that is our arithmetic from the 100 g figures rather than a declared serving value.
The last row is a different food wearing the name. A candy corn flavored chocolate bar is 535 calories per 100 g and 230 calories a bar, because chocolate brings fat and the candy does not. If someone says they had "candy corn something" at 230 calories, they were not eating candy corn.
Store brands and the eight USDA records
Pull every distinct candy corn record out of USDA and you get eight worth keeping, plus roughly 1,565 rows of noise: GTIN republications of the same product, private labels from convenience chains, and popcorn, cookies and bars that only carry candy corn as a flavor.
| Record | Per 100 g | Label serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brach's Candy Corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Brach's Classic Candy Corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces (39 g) | 140 kcal |
| Candy Corn, Ahold store brand | 355 kcal | 18 pieces (31 g) | 110 kcal |
| Howe The Original Candy Corn | 375 kcal | 40 g | 150 kcal |
| Blue Sky Treats Candy Corn | 366 kcal | 24 pieces (41 g) | 150 kcal |
The Ahold serving is the interesting one for anyone counting. It is 110 calories, not 140, purely because the store cut the serving to 31 g and 18 pieces. Same candy, lighter scoop, and the 110 figure is our own scaling from that record's 355 calories per 100 g. The Howe record is the densest of the set at 375 calories per 100 g and is the only candy corn in USDA that declares protein at all, 2.5 g per 100 g, which is 1.0 g in its 40 g serving.
Labels also disagree with each other on the same candy. Brach's Classic declares 89.74 g of carbohydrate per 100 g where the main record declares 92.31 g, and a third Brach's listing, "America's #1 Candy Corn," reports 82.05 g of total sugars against 71.79 g on the main record, all at the identical 359 calories. That is rounding and label-declaration practice, not a different recipe. It is a good argument for logging the bag you own rather than hunting for the "true" number.
Sugar and sodium are the rows to watch
A serving carries 36.0 g of carbohydrate, 13% of the FDA Daily Value, and 28.0 g of that is total sugars. Total sugars have no Daily Value, so the label leaves that cell empty and so do we. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories, but this USDA record does not break out added sugars, so applying that limit to the total-sugars figure would be arithmetic on the wrong number.
The genuine surprise is sodium. Candy corn tastes purely sweet, yet the record shows 179 mg per 100 g and 70 mg in a 39 g serving, 3% of the Daily Value. That is about a thirtieth of a teaspoon of table salt in a serving, not a problem on its own, but the sea salt chocolate version runs about a third higher per gram, at 244 mg. If you are tracking sodium closely, the flavor you pick matters more than the amount you eat.
The other thing worth naming: fat is 0.0 g and protein is 0.0 g. There is nothing in a serving to slow it down or to keep you full, which is why candy corn behaves like a beverage in a log. MyPlate files candy in the category you fit around the rest of the day rather than into it.
How does candy corn compare?
| Candy | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candy corn | 359 kcal | 19 pieces, 39 g | 140 kcal |
| Jellybeans | 375 kcal | 10 large, 28 g | 105 kcal |
| Hard candy | 394 kcal | 1 oz, 28.4 g | 112 kcal |
| Miniature marshmallows | 318 kcal | 1 cup, 50 g | 159 kcal |
Our take: candy corn is not the heaviest sugar candy per gram, and it is not the lightest either. Hard candy and jellybeans are both denser, at 394 and 375 calories per 100 g, while miniature marshmallows are the lightest of the four at 318. Where candy corn loses is portion shape. A cup of marshmallows is 159 calories and feels like a cup; 19 kernels is 140 calories and feels like nothing. For a fixed 150-calorie treat, the jellybeans or the hard candy give you a countable object to stop at, and candy corn gives you a bowl.
Most popular candy corn 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) |
|---|---|
| Brach's Candy Corn | 359 cal |
| Brach's Classic Candy Corn | 359 cal |
| Brach's Caramel Candy Corn | 359 cal |
| Brach's Candy Corn Sea Salt Chocolate | 359 cal |
| Howe The Original Candy Corn | 375 cal |
| Blue Sky Treats Candy Corn | 366 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Candy corn FAQs
How many calories are in candy corn?
140 calories in the serving printed on the bag: 19 pieces, 39 g. Per 100 g candy corn is 359 calories, and a single kernel is about 8. The USDA Branded record for Brach's lists 36.0 g of carbohydrate and 28.0 g of total sugars in that 39 g serving.
How many calories are in one piece of candy corn?
About 8 calories per kernel. One piece weighs 2.1 g, and at 359 calories per 100 g that works out to 8, which is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a USDA serving. Ten pieces (20.5 g) come to 74 calories, and 19 pieces is the 140-calorie label serving.
How many calories are in a handful of candy corn?
A 25-piece handful is about 184 calories. That is roughly 51 g, scaled from the USDA figure of 359 calories per 100 g rather than measured as a label serving. It is well past the 140-calorie serving of 19 pieces, and it goes faster because nobody counts a handful.
How much sugar is in candy corn?
28.0 g of total sugars in the 39 g serving, and 71.79 g per 100 g. The USDA Branded record does not declare added sugars for candy corn, so no added-sugar Daily Value can be shown here, even though sugar is what the candy is built from. Total sugars have no Daily Value.
How many carbs are in candy corn?
36.0 g of carbohydrate in a 19-piece serving, which is 13% of the Daily Value, and 92.31 g per 100 g. Fiber is 0.0 g, so all of it is available carbohydrate. With no fat and no protein on the record, carbohydrate accounts for the entire 140-calorie total.
Does candy corn have any fat?
0.0 g of fat, saturated fat included, both per 100 g and in the 39 g serving. Cholesterol is 0 mg. Every one of the 140 calories in a serving comes from carbohydrate. The waxy bite comes from the way the candy is cast, not from any meaningful amount of fat.
How many pieces of candy corn are in a serving?
19 pieces, 39 g, on the Brach's bag, for 140 calories. The caramel version counts 18 pieces to the same 39 g. Store brands set their own: the Ahold record uses 18 pieces at 31 g, and Blue Sky Treats uses 24 pieces at 41 g for 150 calories.
What do the Brach's candy corn nutrition facts say?
Per 39 g serving: 140 calories, 0 g fat, 36.0 g carbohydrate, 28.0 g total sugars, 0 g protein and 70 mg sodium, which is 3% of the Daily Value. Per 100 g the same record reads 359 calories and 179 mg sodium. The USDA record number is 2050373.
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Count it without the math
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