How many calories are in an ice pop?
One standard ice pop, the 1.75 fl oz tube you push up out of the plastic sleeve, weighs 52 g and carries 41 calories. Per 100 g the frozen water-and-sugar mix runs 79 calories, which is one of the lightest things in the freezer aisle that still tastes like candy. Almost all of it is sugar.
You'd need to walk about 8 minutes to burn the 41 calories in one pop (52 g).
How long does it take to burn off an ice pop?
One pop (52 g) is 41 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 41 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 8 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 5 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 6 min |
| Jogging | 5 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 9 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 (52 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Ice pop quick facts
- US servings from one pop to a box of three
- Sugar-free and juice-type pops
- Carbs are the only row that moves
- How does an ice pop compare?
- Most popular ice pop brands
- FAQ
Ice pop quick facts
The record that matches the thing in your hand is SR Legacy 168813, "Frozen novelties, ice type, pop". That is the plain water-and-sugar freezer pop: no dairy, no fruit puree, no juice base. It is also the only ice-pop entry in that USDA group that still carries full sugar and comes with its own household measure of one pop, so the per-piece math needs no guessing.
Two other USDA ice-pop records exist, but both are sweetened with a low-calorie sweetener rather than sugar. They are a different product on the tongue and a very different number on the page, so they live further down in the variants table instead of standing in for the classic.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 pop (52 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 79 | 41 | — |
| Total fat | 0.24 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.01 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 19.23 g | 10.0 g | 4% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 13.66 g | 7.1 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 7 mg | 4 mg | 0% |
% 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 on a wrapper are missing here on purpose. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for this record, so neither can be shown without inventing a figure. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 15 mg per 100 g, which works out to 8 mg in a single pop, and neither moves the Daily Value needle at all.
US servings from one pop to a box of three
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 22 kcal |
| One pop, 1.75 fl oz | 52 g | 41 kcal |
| Two pops | 104 g | 82 kcal |
| Three pops | 156 g | 123 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 79 kcal |
Only two of those lines come straight from USDA: the single 1.75 fl oz pop at 52 g and the flat 100 g reference. The ounce, the two-pop line and the three-pop line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, because nobody eats an ice pop by the ounce and plenty of people eat three in an afternoon.
That last line is the useful one. Three pops on a hot Saturday is 123 calories, which lands under a single granola bar and well under a scoop of ice cream. It is one of the few desserts where doubling and tripling the serving still leaves you with a small number, and it is the honest reason ice pops keep showing up in calorie logs during July and August.
Watch the brand packaging, though. The label serving on a bag of Otter Pops Original is six pops, 170 g, and 90 calories; Jel Sert lists three pops at 85 g and 45 calories; Safeway Kitchens counts one 51 g pop at 15 calories. Same aisle, three different definitions of "a serving." The USDA household measure of one pop is the only one that stays constant across brands.
Sugar-free and juice-type pops
The word "pop" covers six quite different things in the USDA freezer-novelty group, and the spread between them is wider than the spread between brands.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic water ice pop | 79 kcal | 1 pop (52 g) | 41 kcal |
| Sugar-free pop, low-calorie sweetener | 24 kcal | 1 pop (55 g) | 13 kcal |
| Sugar-free Popsicle pops, orange cherry grape | 21 kcal | 1 pop (55 g) | 12 kcal |
| Juice-type pop, Popsicle Scribblers | 81 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 23 kcal |
| Fruit and juice bar | 87 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 25 kcal |
| No Sugar Added Creamsicle pop | 72 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 20 kcal |
The sugar-free swap is the single biggest lever on this page. Take the sugar out and the water ice falls from 79 to 24 calories per 100 g, because sugars drop from 13.66 g to 1.52 g per 100 g. In pieces, that is 41 calories for a sugary 52 g pop against 13 for a 55 g sugar-free one, and the sugar-free pop is even slightly bigger. The branded sugar-free Popsicle pops sit a touch lower again at 21 calories per 100 g.
Going the other way costs less than most people expect. A juice-type pop is 81 calories per 100 g and a fruit and juice bar 87, so the fruit versions are only 2 and 8 calories per 100 g above the plain water pop. The fruit bar is the only water-based one of the six that carries any protein worth naming, 1.2 g per 100 g from the fruit puree. The No Sugar Added Creamsicle pop is the odd one out: at 72 calories per 100 g it is the lightest of the non-diet versions, but it has a dairy core, which is where its 3.69 g of protein per 100 g comes from.
Brand labels widen the range further. Otter Pops Original and Jel Sert both sit at 53 calories per 100 g, lighter than the USDA generic; a Giant Eagle banana pop is 73; Safeway Kitchens is 29; and Wonka Poppin' Pops Fruity Blast is 135 calories per 100 g, which is where a pop stops behaving like frozen water and starts behaving like candy.
Carbs are the only row that moves
An ice pop is the rare food where one nutrient row does all the work. Carbohydrate in a single 52 g pop is 10.0 g, or 4% of the 275 g Daily Value the FDA sets for a 2,000-calorie diet. Fat, saturated fat, fiber, protein and sodium all round to 0% of their Daily Values for one pop. Sodium is 4 mg, which is far less than you get from a slice of plain bread.
Of those 10 g of carbohydrate, 7.1 g are sugars. Total sugars have no Daily Value on the US label, and because USDA does not publish an added sugars figure for record 168813, there is no honest way to score this pop against the 50 g added-sugars Daily Value. What can be said plainly: there is no fiber in the record at all, so nothing slows the sugar down, and there is nothing else in the pop to speak of. If you are following the pattern of eating described in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, an ice pop is a small, cheap discretionary calorie rather than something that contributes to your food groups. MyPlate puts frozen fruit bars in the same bracket.
The practical read: if you are watching sugar rather than calories, the sugar-free pop at 1.52 g per 100 g is the better pick. If you are watching calories only, 41 for a pop is small enough that the swap buys you back just 28 calories.
How does an ice pop compare?
| Frozen novelty | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice pop, water type | 79 kcal | one pop, 52 g | 41 kcal |
| Popsicle Scribblers, juice type | 81 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 23 kcal |
| Fruit and juice bars | 87 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 25 kcal |
| No Sugar Added Creamsicle pops | 72 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 20 kcal |
Our take: per 100 g these four sit inside a 15-calorie band, from 72 for the creamsicle to 87 for the fruit bar, so the base you choose barely matters. What matters is the size of the piece, and one water ice pop is just 52 g. Of the three neighbors, only the creamsicle pop is lighter per 100 g than the plain ice pop, and it is the only one with a dairy core. For pure calorie control, take the ice pop or the sugar-free version. For anything resembling nutrition, the fruit and juice bar is the only row here that brings fruit puree and a gram of protein along with the cold.
Most popular ice pop 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) |
|---|---|
| Wonka Poppin' Pops Fruity Blast Ice Pops | 135 cal |
| Otter Pops Original Ice Pops | 53 cal |
| Jel Sert Ice Pops | 53 cal |
| Otter Pops Ice Pops Tropical | 53 cal |
| Giant Eagle Ice Pops Banana | 73 cal |
| Safeway Kitchens Ice Pops | 29 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Ice pop FAQs
How many calories are in one ice pop?
41 calories for a standard 52 g pop, scaled from the USDA figure of 79 calories per 100 g. Two pops back to back come to 82 calories and three to 123. Fat, fiber, protein and sodium are all effectively zero, so the calories are pure carbohydrate.
How many calories are in a sugar-free ice pop?
13 calories for a 55 g sugar-free pop made with a low-calorie sweetener, against 41 for the sugary 52 g version. Per 100 g the drop is 79 to 24 calories, because sugars fall from 13.66 g to 1.52 g. The branded sugar-free Popsicle pops are lighter still, at 21 calories per 100 g.
How many carbs are in an ice pop?
10.0 g of carbohydrate in one 52 g pop, or 19.23 g per 100 g. That is 4% of the 275 g Daily Value. Of those 10 g, 7.1 g are sugars and none is fiber, because the USDA record lists zero dietary fiber. Two pops make 20 g.
How much sugar is in an ice pop?
7.1 g of total sugars in a 52 g pop, from 13.66 g per 100 g. Total sugars carry no Daily Value on the US label, and USDA does not publish an added sugars figure for this record, so the 50 g added-sugars Daily Value cannot be checked against it here.
How many calories are in Otter Pops?
90 calories for the six-pop label serving of Otter Pops Original, 170 g in total, which works out to 53 calories per 100 g and about 15 per pop by our own division. That is lighter per gram than the generic USDA ice pop at 79 per 100 g, but the bag is not one serving.
Are ice pops fat free?
Effectively, yes: 0.24 g of fat per 100 g, which is 0.1 g in a 52 g pop and 0% of the Daily Value. Saturated fat is 0.01 g per 100 g and cholesterol is zero. A plain ice pop is one of the few desserts where the fat row genuinely does not matter.
How many calories are in a fruit juice bar?
25 calories per ounce, or 87 calories per 100 g for the USDA fruit and juice bars record, the heaviest frozen novelty in this group and 8 calories per 100 g above a plain ice pop. It also carries 1.2 g of protein per 100 g, which the water-based pop does not.
Do ice pops have sodium?
7 mg of sodium per 100 g, which is 4 mg in one 52 g pop and 0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value. Sugar-free versions run slightly higher at 10 mg per 100 g. Even six pops in one sitting stay under 25 mg, so sodium is not the number to watch here.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the wrapper and BodyPal counts the pop for you, sugar-free or not.
