How many calories are in Kahlúa?
A 1.5 fl oz shot of Kahlúa-style coffee liqueur carries 175 calories, and per 100 g the bottle runs 336 calories. Almost all of that is sugar: 24.3 g of carbohydrate in the shot, 19.9 g of it sugar, against 0.2 g of fat. The alcohol supplies the rest.
You'd need to walk about 35 minutes to burn the 175 calories in a 1.5 fl oz shot (52 g).
How long does it take to burn off kahlua?
A 1.5 fl oz shot (52 g) is 175 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 175 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 35 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 22 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 25 min |
| Jogging | 21 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 39 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
- Kahlúa quick facts
- US pours, from a tablespoon to a White Russian
- A shot, an ounce and a White Russian pour
- Stronger, creamier and pre-mixed versions
- Sugar is the whole calorie story
- How does Kahlúa compare?
- Kahlúa FAQs
Kahlúa quick facts
Every figure on this page traces back to one record: SR Legacy 175097, "Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 53 proof". Kahlúa itself is bottled at 20 percent alcohol, or 40 proof, and there is no 40-proof liqueur in the database. The 53-proof entry is the closest published profile — a sweet coffee liqueur rather than a dry one — and it beats the FNDDS twin because the numbers are identical while the household measure is the one Americans actually pour.
The stronger 63-proof record is a different, drier recipe and lands lower, which is the first surprise on this page. More alcohol, fewer calories.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1.5 fl oz shot (52 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 336 | 175 | — |
| Total fat | 0.3 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.11 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 46.8 g | 24.3 g | 9% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 38.3 g | 19.9 g | — |
| Protein | 0.1 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 8 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 →
There is no added sugars row above because USDA does not publish added sugars for this record — the SR Legacy edition never carried that field — even though in a coffee liqueur nearly all of the 38.3 g is added rather than native. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 30 mg per 100 g, or 16 mg in a shot, so neither earns a row. The Daily Values used in that last column are the FDA figures from the Nutrition Facts label.
US pours, from a tablespoon to a White Russian
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp (0.5 fl oz) | 17.4 g | 58 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28.35 g | 95 kcal |
| 1 fl oz | 34.8 g | 117 kcal |
| 1.5 fl oz shot | 52 g | 175 kcal |
| 2 fl oz, White Russian pour | 69.6 g | 234 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 336 kcal |
The 1.5 fl oz shot is USDA's own household measure for this record. The tablespoon, the ounce and the 2 fl oz pour are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Watch the two ounces in that table, because they are not the same thing. A fluid ounce is a volume and a weight ounce is a mass, and coffee liqueur is dense — about 1.18 grams per milliliter, heavier than water because of the sugar dissolved in it. That is why 1 fl oz weighs 34.8 g and carries 117 calories, while 1 oz on a kitchen scale is 28.35 g and only 95.
The same density trap sits under the shot. Treat 1.5 fl oz as 44 g, the way a milliliter-equals-gram shortcut would, and you log 148 calories. The pour actually weighs 52 g and costs 175. Twenty-seven calories vanish per shot, and three shots across an evening make that an 81-calorie hole in the day.
A shot, an ounce and a White Russian pour
| Pour | Per 100 g | Typical measure | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shot, straight or over ice | 336 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (52 g) | 175 kcal |
| Single ounce, stirred into coffee | 336 kcal | 1 fl oz (34.8 g) | 117 kcal |
| White Russian pour | 336 kcal | 2 fl oz (69.6 g) | 234 kcal |
A straight 1.5 fl oz shot at 175 calories is the number most people are after, and it is the one a bartender free-pours. Drop to a single fluid ounce — the measure that suits a mug of black coffee — and you are at 117, a third less for a third less liquid.
The 2 fl oz pour is the one that quietly gets expensive. Recipes for a White Russian usually call for two ounces of coffee liqueur, and that alone is 234 calories before any vodka or cream reaches the glass. Those two additions are not part of this USDA record, so we put no total on the finished drink; what we can say is that the liqueur is already the heaviest sweet component in it.
Stronger, creamier and pre-mixed versions
| Version | fdc_id | Per 100 g | Pour | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee liqueur, 53 proof | 175097 | 336 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (52 g) | 175 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur, 63 proof | 173665 | 308 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (52 g) | 160 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur with cream, 34 proof | 175098 | 327 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (47 g) | 154 kcal |
| Liqueur, coffee flavored, as poured | 2710625 | 336 kcal | 1 drink (68 g) | 228 kcal |
The 63-proof liqueur is the stronger bottle and the lighter one: 308 calories per 100 g against 336. The gap is sugar, not spirit — 32.2 g of sugars per 100 g instead of 38.3 g, inside 32.2 g of total carbohydrate against 46.8 g. Dry coffee liqueurs cost less per pour than sweet ones even when the alcohol goes up.
The cream version rewrites the label rather than shrinking it. Carbohydrate falls to 20.9 g per 100 g and sugars to 19.76 g, but fat climbs to 15.7 g with 9.66 g of that saturated, and sodium jumps from 8 mg to 92 mg. At 327 calories per 100 g it sits between the two clear liqueurs, so the choice between them is about which nutrient you are watching, not about the calorie count.
The last row is USDA's FNDDS entry for coffee liqueur as people report drinking it: one drink of 68 g, 228 calories. Same nutrient profile as the main record, larger default glass.
Sugar is the whole calorie story
Run the arithmetic on a single shot and the split is stark. The 24.3 g of carbohydrate account for roughly 97 calories at four per gram, which leaves about 78 calories coming from the alcohol itself — that split is our own calculation from the USDA row, not a USDA figure. Fat and protein contribute essentially nothing: 0.2 g and 0.1 g.
That 24.3 g is 9 percent of the 275 g carbohydrate Daily Value in one small glass, and none of it is fiber, because the record lists 0 g. The 19.9 g of total sugars has no Daily Value at all — the label gives one only to added sugars, and USDA does not publish that field here.
Sodium is a non-issue at 4 mg per shot, well under 1 percent of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, and the same goes for cholesterol at 0 mg. For how the drink itself fits a day, the CDC's guidance on moderate alcohol use is up to two drinks a day for men and one for women, and the Dietary Guidelines treat alcohol calories as extras rather than part of a healthy pattern. If you are counting, two shots is 350 calories, roughly a small lunch.
How does Kahlúa compare?
| Liqueur | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee liqueur, 53 proof | 336 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (52 g) | 175 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur, 63 proof | 308 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (52 g) | 160 kcal |
| Coffee liqueur with cream, 34 proof | 327 kcal | 1.5 fl oz (47 g) | 154 kcal |
| Liqueur, coffee flavored (FNDDS) | 336 kcal | 1 shot (45 g) | 151 kcal |
Our take: for weight control, the pour size beats the bottle choice every time. Switching from the sweet 53-proof liqueur to the dry 63-proof one saves 15 calories a shot; pouring 1 fl oz instead of 1.5 fl oz saves 58. The cream liqueur looks lightest on paper at 154 calories, but only because a cream pour weighs 47 g rather than 52 g, and it brings 9.66 g of saturated fat per 100 g with it. If sugar is what you are managing, the drier bottle is the honest pick — 32.2 g of sugars per 100 g against 38.3 g — and it still tastes like coffee.
Kahlúa FAQs
How many calories are in a shot of Kahlúa?
A 1.5 fl oz shot is 175 calories, based on USDA's 53-proof coffee liqueur at 336 calories per 100 g. That shot weighs 52 g, not the 44 g you get by treating milliliters as grams, which is why some calculators show 148 calories instead of 175.
How many carbs does Kahlúa have?
A 1.5 fl oz shot carries 24.3 g of carbohydrate, 9 percent of the 275 g Daily Value, and 100 g of the liqueur holds 46.8 g. The record lists zero fiber, so every gram is net carbohydrate. A smaller 1 fl oz pour brings it down to 16.3 g.
How much sugar is in Kahlúa?
There are 19.9 g of total sugars in a 1.5 fl oz shot and 38.3 g in 100 g of liqueur. Total sugars carry no Daily Value, and USDA does not publish added sugars for this record, so that row is missing — though in a coffee liqueur nearly all of it is added.
Is Kahlúa keto friendly?
No — one 1.5 fl oz shot brings 24.3 g of carbohydrate, more than many people allow for an entire day on a ketogenic plan, and 19.9 g of that is sugar. The drier 63-proof coffee liqueur is lower at 32.2 g per 100 g, but it is still not a low-carb drink.
How many calories in a White Russian made with Kahlúa?
The coffee liqueur alone is 234 calories in the 2 fl oz pour a White Russian usually calls for, our own arithmetic from the 336 calories per 100 g figure. The vodka and cream that finish the drink are not part of this USDA record, so we put no single number on the full glass.
Does Kahlúa have fat or protein?
Barely any of either: 0.2 g of fat and 0.1 g of protein in a 1.5 fl oz shot, both rounding to 0 percent of the Daily Value, with 0 mg cholesterol. Per 100 g that is 0.3 g fat and 0.1 g protein. The cream version is the exception at 15.7 g fat per 100 g.
Kahlúa vs Baileys: which has fewer calories?
Per 1.5 fl oz, USDA's coffee liqueur with cream is 154 calories against 175 for the clear 53-proof version, because a cream pour weighs 47 g and trades sugar for fat. USDA publishes no record for Baileys itself, so treat that cream liqueur row as the closest published stand-in.
How many calories in Kahlúa and coffee?
Count 117 calories for a 1 fl oz pour or 175 for a 1.5 fl oz shot — the liqueur is the whole number here. USDA's record covers the liqueur only, so whatever else goes in the mug, from brewed coffee to cream and sugar, sits outside these figures.
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