Chocolate pudding calories come to 153 for a 108 g snack cup and 142 per 100 g of the ready-to-eat kind. The number to notice is sugar: a regular cup carries 18.5 g of it, and carbs supply 65% of the calories while protein supplies only 6%.
153kcal
1 snack cup · 108 g, ready-to-eat
6%protein
2.3 gProtein
25 gCarbs
5 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Ready-to-eat · per 108 g
Calories
153 kcal
Protein
2.3 g
Carbohydrate
25 g
Fat
5 g
Saturated fat
1.4 g
Cholesterol
1 mg
Sodium
164 mg
Potassium
199 mg
Iron
1.4 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Chocolate pudding: 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
Snack cup (108 g)
153
2.3 g
24.9 g
5 g
164 mg
8%
Shelf-stable cup (98 g)
139
2 g
22.5 g
4.5 g
149 mg
7%
Sugar-free cup (110 g)
84
3.8 g
11.5 g
2.4 g
279 mg
4%
100 g
142
2.1 g
23 g
4.6 g
152 mg
7%
3 × Snack cup (108 g)
460
6.8 g
492 mg
5 × Snack cup (108 g)
767
11.3 g
821 mg
One snack cup is 153 calories, the sugar-free cup is 84
Pudding comes pre-portioned, which makes it easy to log. The standard 108 g snack cup lands at 153 calories, 8% of a 2,000-calorie daily value. A slightly smaller shelf-stable cup of 98 g comes to 139. The gap is small, so the cup size on the lid matters less than how many lids you open.
That is where the total moves. Two snack cups reach 307 calories, three reach 460, and a run through five cups adds up to 767 calories and 821 mg of sodium. Multi-packs make the third cup feel like part of the same snack. It is not; it is a small meal's worth of sugar.
The sugar-free cup is the real outlier. At 110 g it is the heaviest of the three, yet it carries 84 calories, about half of the regular cup. It also brings more protein, 3.8 g against 2.3 g. If you eat pudding most days, that swap does more than any portion trick.
Carbs supply two thirds of every spoonful
Per 100 g, chocolate pudding holds 23 g of carbs, 4.6 g of fat and 2.1 g of protein. Translated into calories, carbs make up 65%, fat 29% and protein just 6%. This is a sweet snack built on sugar and starch, with a modest amount of fat for the creamy texture.
Most of those carbs are sugar: 17.2 g of the 23 g per 100 g. Fiber reads 0 for the regular version, so there is nothing slowing the sugar down. The sugar-free cup changes the picture, with 11.5 g of carbs, 0.6 g of fiber and 5 g of sugar per cup.
Protein is the weak spot. A regular snack cup covers 5% of the daily value for protein, and even the sugar-free cup reaches only 8%. Pudding will not keep you full the way a dairy snack with real protein does. Treat it as dessert, not as a filler between meals.
Sugar is the row to watch, sodium hides in sugar-free
A regular snack cup carries 18.5 g of sugar, and the shelf-stable cup carries 16.8 g. That is the reason this food sits in the snack aisle and not the dairy case. If you track added sugar, one cup takes a visible bite out of your day, and a second cup doubles it.
Fat is less of a concern. There is 1.3 g of saturated fat per 100 g, against a daily value of 20 g, and cholesterol is just 1 mg. Potassium reads 184 mg per 100 g, a minor contribution next to the 4,700 mg daily value.
Sodium is where the sugar-free cup surprises. A regular snack cup has 164 mg, 7% of the daily value. The sugar-free cup has 279 mg, 12%. That is still moderate for a single snack, but if you watch sodium and eat the sugar-free version every day, it is worth knowing the trade you are making.
A cup fits a day of eating if it stays one cup
At 153 calories, one snack cup is easy to fit into most eating plans. The trouble starts with grazing straight from a large tub, where portions blur and three cups' worth, 460 calories, disappears without notice. Spooning a single serving into a bowl keeps the count honest.
Because pudding is low in protein and has no fiber, pair it with something that has both. Fresh berries on top add volume and fiber, and a protein-rich main earlier in the meal keeps the dessert from becoming the whole snack. Brands such as Snack Pack and Kozy Shack sell pre-portioned cups, which help more than bulk containers.
If you log what you eat, BodyPal can record a pudding cup from a photo, so the 153 calories land in your day without typing. Over a week, seeing those cups add up is often enough to decide whether the sugar-free version earns a spot.
How does chocolate pudding compare?
Here is how chocolate pudding stacks up against rice pudding, snack pack pudding and bread pudding, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories per spoonful, pick rice pudding or snack pack pudding at 108 and 109 per 100 g against 142 here, but note a 172 g cup of rice pudding still reaches 186. For staying full, bread pudding wins with 5.6 g of protein per 100 g, at the cost of 156 calories.
Most popular chocolate pudding brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Snack Pack Chocolate Pudding1 pudding cup · 92 g109 kcal
2Snack Pack Chocolate Pudding, 3.5 oz Cups1 pudding cup · 99 g111 kcal
6Kozy Shack Original Recipe Chocolate Pudding1 snack cup · 113 g115 kcal
7Kozy Shack Original Recipe Chocolate Pudding, Half Cup1/2 cup · 129 g109 kcal
Supermarket cups are made with lower-fat milk, so their labels read 109 to 115 calories per 100 g against 142 for the classic ready-to-eat recipe above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chocolate pudding FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of chocolate pudding?
A 108 g snack cup is about 153 calories. The smaller 98 g shelf-stable cup is 139 calories.
Is chocolate pudding good for weight loss?
A 108 g cup is 153 calories with 18.5 g sugar and 2.3 g protein. Sugar-free cups come to 84 calories with 5 g sugar and 3.8 g protein.
Chocolate pudding vs rice pudding: which has fewer calories?
Rice pudding is lighter, at 108 calories per 100 g against 142 for chocolate pudding.
How much sugar is in chocolate pudding?
17.2 g per 100 g, so about 18.5 g in a 108 g cup. Total carbs are 23 g per 100 g and fat is 4.6 g.
How many calories are in chocolate pudding per 100 g?
Ready-to-eat chocolate pudding has 142 calories per 100 g, with 23 g of carbs, 4.6 g of fat and 2.1 g of protein. That 100 g portion covers 7% of a 2,000-calorie daily value.
How many calories are in a pudding cup?
A 108 g chocolate snack cup has 153 calories. A 98 g shelf-stable cup has 139, and a 110 g sugar-free cup has 84, about half the regular amount.
How many carbs are in a pudding cup?
A 108 g snack cup holds 24.9 g of carbs, and 18.5 g of that is sugar. The sugar-free cup drops to 11.5 g of carbs with 5 g of sugar.
How many carbs does pudding have per 100 g?
Chocolate pudding has 23 g of carbs per 100 g, of which 17.2 g is sugar and 0 g is fiber. Carbs supply 65% of its calories.
Is pudding high in calories?
Not per cup. A snack cup has 153 calories, 8% of the daily value, and 142 per 100 g is moderate for a dessert. The total climbs fast with extra cups: three reach 460.
