Cooked carrots calories come to 27 for a half cup sliced (78 g) and 35 per 100 g, boiled and drained without salt. Carbohydrate supplies 88% of those calories, and a half cup still brings 2.3 g of fiber. Portion size moves the total far less than whatever you add in the pan.
27kcal
1 half cup sliced · 78 g, boiled, drained, no salt
8%protein
0.6 gProtein
6 gCarbs
0.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Boiled, drained, no salt · per 78 g
Calories
27 kcal
Protein
0.6 g
Carbohydrate
6.4 g
Fat
0.1 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
45 mg
Potassium
183 mg
Iron
0.3 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 →
Cooked carrots: 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
Half cup sliced (78 g)
27
0.6 g
6.4 g
0.1 g
45 mg
1%
1 carrot (46 g)
16
0.3 g
3.8 g
0.1 g
27 mg
1%
100 g
35
0.8 g
8.2 g
0.2 g
58 mg
2%
Raw medium (61 g)
25
0.6 g
5.8 g
0.1 g
42 mg
1%
3 × Half cup sliced (78 g)
82
1.8 g
136 mg
5 × Half cup sliced (78 g)
137
3 g
226 mg
A half cup is 27 calories, a heaping plate is 137
The USDA reference serving is a half cup of sliced carrots, 78 g, at 27 calories. One whole cooked carrot of 46 g comes to 16 calories, so a single carrot on the side barely registers. A 100 g portion is 35 calories, about 2% of the daily calorie value.
Portions are where the total moves, and it moves slowly. Two half cups (156 g) come to 55 calories, three (234 g) to 82, and five half cups, a heaping 390 g, to 137. That last plate is far more carrots than most people serve themselves, and the total is still modest. If you are counting, the scoop size matters, but not by much.
Raw carrots sit on a separate USDA row. A raw medium carrot of 61 g is 25 calories, and per 100 g the raw carrot comes in at 44 against 35 for boiled, roughly 1.3 times as much. Log the form you actually eat rather than converting one into the other.
Carbs supply 88% of the calories
Per 100 g, cooked carrots carry 8.2 g of carbohydrate, 0.8 g of protein and 0.2 g of fat. In the calorie split, carbs supply 88% of the energy, protein 8% and fat 4%. This is a carbohydrate food, plain and simple.
Not all of that carbohydrate behaves the same way. Of the 8.2 g per 100 g, 3 g is fiber and 3.5 g is sugar. In a half cup that works out to 2.3 g of fiber and 2.7 g of sugar, all of it naturally present since the carrots are boiled with nothing added. Measured against a 28 g daily value for fiber, a half cup is a small but real contribution.
Protein is close to nothing: 0.6 g per half cup, about 1% of the 50 g daily value. Fat is 0.1 g and saturated fat reads 0. If you want a meal with carrots to hold you until the next one, the protein and fat have to come from what sits next to them on the plate.
Unsalted, sodium stays at 2% of the daily value
These figures are for carrots boiled without salt. A half cup carries 45 mg of sodium, 2% of the 2300 mg daily value, and 100 g carries 58 mg. The number is not zero because carrots contain some sodium of their own, but it is small. That makes plain boiled carrots one of the easier sides to fit around a salty main course.
Volume still adds up. Two half cups bring 90 mg and five bring 226 mg, which remains a modest share of the day. If you watch sodium, the bigger variable is the salt in the cooking water or the seasoning on the finished dish, and none of that is in these numbers. Canned or pre-sauced carrots deserve a look at the label for the same reason.
Potassium runs the other way. Cooked carrots carry 235 mg per 100 g, measured against a 4700 mg daily value, and cholesterol reads 0. For a side dish this light, the mineral profile is a quiet plus rather than a headline.
Carrots need a partner for protein
At 27 calories a half cup, cooked carrots are a volume food: a lot of plate for very little energy. That makes them useful when you want a fuller-looking meal without moving the day's total much. Their natural sweetness also makes them an easy sell as a side for people who skip greener vegetables.
What they do not bring is protein or fat. Pair them with a protein source such as chicken, fish, beans or eggs so the meal has staying power. A little olive oil, butter or a honey glaze in the pan adds flavor, and it can easily add more calories than the carrots themselves, so log it as its own line.
Bagged baby carrots from brands such as Grimmway Farms or Bunny-Luv, or frozen sliced carrots from Pictsweet Farms, cook into the same kind of side; check the package for any added butter sauce or salt. BodyPal can log a plate of carrots from a photo, which helps when the portion is a guess.
How does cooked carrots compare?
Here is how cooked carrots stack up against raw carrot, brussels sprouts and asparagus, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick asparagus, at 22 per 100 g against 35 for cooked carrots; for more protein pick brussels sprouts, with 2.6 g per 100 g to the carrots' 0.8 g. Cooked carrots still come in under raw carrot's 44 per 100 g, which makes them the lighter way to eat the same vegetable.
Most popular cooked carrots brands in the United States
7Pictsweet Farms Sliced Carrots2/3 cup · 85 g47 kcal
These packages are labeled for raw or frozen carrots, so their numbers sit a little above the 35 calories per 100 g of boiled, drained carrots. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Cooked carrots FAQs
How many calories are in cooked carrots?
A half cup of sliced boiled carrots is 27 calories, and 100 g is 35 calories. One whole cooked carrot (46 g) is 16 calories.
Are cooked carrots good for weight loss?
A half cup serving is 27 calories with 2.3 g of fiber and 0.6 g of protein, and only 0.1 g of fat.
Do cooked carrots have more calories than raw carrots?
No. Raw carrots are 41 calories per 100 g against 35 for boiled, drained carrots, and a medium raw carrot (61 g) is 25 calories.
How much sugar is in cooked carrots?
Boiled carrots have 3.45 g of sugar per 100 g, so a half cup serving has about 2.7 g, along with 6.4 g of total carbs.
How many calories are in one boiled carrot?
One boiled carrot of 46 g has 16 calories. It also carries 3.8 g of carbs, 1.4 g of fiber and 0.3 g of protein, so a single carrot adds very little to a meal's total.
How many calories are in 100 g of cooked carrots?
100 g of boiled carrots has 35 calories. That portion holds 8.2 g of carbohydrate, 0.8 g of protein and 0.2 g of fat, with carbs supplying 88% of the calories.
How many calories are in half a cup of carrots?
Half a cup of sliced cooked carrots (78 g) has 27 calories, about 1% of the daily value. Raw carrots run higher per 100 g, at 44 versus 35, so a raw half cup lands a little above that.
What are the nutrition facts for boiled carrots per 100 g?
Per 100 g, boiled carrots have 3 g of fiber, 3.5 g of sugar, 58 mg of sodium and 235 mg of potassium. Saturated fat and cholesterol both read 0.
How many calories are in 100 g of carrots, raw versus cooked?
Raw carrots have 44 calories per 100 g and boiled carrots have 35. The figures come from separate USDA rows, so log the form you actually eat rather than converting between them.
