How many calories are in a Long Island iced tea?
One Long Island iced tea, in the 225 g glass USDA treats as a standard drink, is 241 calories. Per 100 g the drink runs 107 calories. There is no fat worth counting and no protein at all, so every one of those calories comes from sugar or from alcohol.
You'd need to walk about 48 minutes to burn the 241 calories in one drink (225 g).
How long does it take to burn off 241 kcal of Long Island iced tea?
One drink (225 g) is 241 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 241 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 48 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 30 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 34 min |
| Jogging | 28 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 54 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 (225 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Long Island iced tea quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to a 16 ounce bar glass
- Other cocktails in the same USDA family
- The non-alcoholic mix and where the calories come from
- Sugar and carbs are the rows to watch
- How does a Long Island iced tea compare
- Most popular long island iced tea brands
- FAQ
Long Island iced tea quick facts
There is exactly one USDA record for the cocktail itself: FNDDS 2710679, "Long Island iced tea", filed under liquor and cocktails. It is the row to use because it describes the mixed drink as served, not a bottled mixer and not the individual liquors. It also carries a household measure — 1 drink, 225 g — which is close to what a tall glass with ice and a lemon slice actually holds.
Two rows you would see on a real label are missing here. This edition of FNDDS does not publish added sugars or trans fat for cocktails, so both are left out rather than guessed at.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 drink (225 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 107 | 241 | — |
| Total fat | 0.15 g | 0.3 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 8.66 g | 19.5 g | 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 8.43 g | 19.0 g | — |
| Protein | 0.01 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 16 mg | 36 mg | 2% |
% 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 →
Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 16 mg in the 225 g glass, which rounds to 0% of the Daily Value. Sodium is 36 mg, about 2% — a rounding error next to what the sour mix tastes like it should contribute. Total sugars have no Daily Value on the US label, which is why that cell stays empty; the FDA's Daily Value reference assigns one only to added sugars.
US servings from one ounce to a 16 ounce bar glass
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 30 g | 32 kcal |
| 1 oz by weight | 28 g | 30 kcal |
| 1.5 fl oz pour | 45 g | 48 kcal |
| One drink, USDA standard | 225 g | 241 kcal |
| 1 cup, 8 fl oz | 240 g | 257 kcal |
| 16 fl oz bar glass | 480 g | 514 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 107 kcal |
Three of those lines come straight from USDA: the 225 g drink, the 1 fl oz measure and the per-100-g figure. The cup, the 1.5 fl oz pour, the ounce by weight and the 16 fl oz glass are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
The last row is the one that matters when you are logging a night out. Bars rarely measure a Long Island iced tea into a 225 g glass. Fill a 16-ounce tumbler with ice and pour to the rim and you are close to 480 g of liquid, or roughly 514 calories — more than double the number most calorie sites quote for the drink. Nothing about the recipe changed. The glass did.
That is also why a "taste" is genuinely cheap. One fluid ounce is 32 calories, and a 1.5 fl oz pour, the size of a single shot, is 48. The density of this drink is unremarkable. The volume is the whole story.
Other cocktails in the same USDA family
FNDDS files a whole shelf of mixed drinks at the same level of detail, all measured per 100 g and per fluid ounce. Lining them up shows how little separates them once you take the glass out of the equation.
| Cocktail | Per 100 g | 1 fl oz (30 g) | Same 225 g glass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island iced tea | 107 kcal | 32 kcal | 241 kcal |
| Eggnog, alcoholic | 113 kcal | 34 kcal | 254 kcal |
| Tequila Sunrise | 111 kcal | 33 kcal | 250 kcal |
| Fuzzy Navel | 107 kcal | 32 kcal | 241 kcal |
| Jagerbomb | 102 kcal | 31 kcal | 230 kcal |
| Cape Cod | 98 kcal | 29 kcal | 221 kcal |
| Orange Blossom | 98 kcal | 29 kcal | 221 kcal |
The 225 g column is our own arithmetic, scaled from each record's 100 g figure so the drinks can be read side by side; USDA publishes that household measure only for the Long Island iced tea. Of the six other cocktails, three sit below it per 100 g, one ties it exactly and two come in above.
The differences are small but they are not random. Cape Cod and Orange Blossom are the lightest at 98 calories per 100 g because juice dilutes the liquor. Fuzzy Navel matches the Long Island at 107 while carrying 16.17 g of carbohydrate per 100 g against 8.66 g — nearly double the carbs for the same calories, because peach schnapps and orange juice trade alcohol for sugar. Alcoholic eggnog tops the list at 113 because it brings 3.45 g of fat and 3.74 g of protein per 100 g from the dairy, far more of either than any other drink here.
The bottled mixer is a different food entirely. Mr & Mrs T Classic Long Island Iced Tea Non-Alcoholic Mix is 58 calories per 100 g, or 70 calories in its 4 fl oz labeled serving.
The non-alcoholic mix and where the calories come from
Put those two numbers next to each other and the drink takes itself apart. The mix, sugar and all, is 58 calories per 100 g. The finished cocktail is 107. The liquor is adding roughly 49 calories to every 100 g in the glass, without adding a gram of anything the label tracks.
The macros say the same thing. In a 225 g drink, 19.5 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat account for about 81 calories — our own arithmetic, using the standard 4 and 9 calories per gram. The drink is 241. The missing 160 calories, two-thirds of the total, are alcohol. That is the reason a Long Island iced tea reads as light on a nutrition panel and behaves like a dessert on the scale.
It is also why "skinny" versions only get you so far. Cutting the sweetener attacks the smaller share of the number. Cutting the pour attacks both.
Sugar and carbs are the rows to watch
One glass carries 19.5 g of carbohydrate, 7% of the Daily Value, of which 19.0 g is sugar. Everything else on the panel is a zero or close to it: no fiber, no saturated fat, no protein, 36 mg of sodium. For a food that is essentially sugar water with liquor in it, that profile is honest — there is nothing there to make it filling.
USDA does not publish added sugars for this record, so we can't put the drink against the 50 g Daily Value for added sugars directly. What we can say is that the 19.0 g of total sugars in a Long Island iced tea comes from mixer and cola rather than from fruit, and that a 16 fl oz bar pour would carry about 40.5 g of it by our own arithmetic.
On the alcohol side, CDC counts a standard drink by its pure-alcohol content, not by the size of the glass — which is exactly the trap here, since a Long Island iced tea is built from several liquors in one serving. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans set limits for adults who choose to drink, and one tall glass can represent more than one standard drink even though the calorie line reads as a single item. If you are tracking either calories or drinks, count the glass by what went into it.
How does a Long Island iced tea compare
| Cocktail | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island iced tea | 107 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 32 kcal |
| Tequila Sunrise | 111 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 33 kcal |
| Fuzzy Navel | 107 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 32 kcal |
| Cape Cod | 98 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 29 kcal |
Our take: ounce for ounce, a Long Island iced tea is an ordinary cocktail — 107 calories per 100 g, level with a Fuzzy Navel and four under a Tequila Sunrise. Its reputation is earned entirely at the glass. Order a Cape Cod in a tall glass and you have saved 20 calories for the same volume; order a Long Island in a 16-ounce tumbler and you have logged 514. If you are watching the day's total, the useful move is to ask for a short pour, not a different cocktail.
Most popular long island iced tea 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) |
|---|---|
| Mr & Mrs T Classic Long Island Iced Tea Non-Alcoholic Mix | 58 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Long Island iced tea FAQs
How many calories are in a Long Island iced tea?
One Long Island iced tea is 241 calories in USDA's standard 225 g glass, or 107 calories per 100 g. There is no fat and no protein to speak of, so the whole number is carbohydrate and alcohol. Poured into a 16 fl oz bar glass, the same drink runs about 514 calories.
How many carbs are in a Long Island iced tea?
There are 19.5 g of carbohydrate in the 225 g glass, which is 7% of the Daily Value, and 8.66 g per 100 g. Almost all of it is sugar from the mixer and the splash of cola, with 0 g of fiber. A 16 fl oz bar pour works out to about 41.6 g by our own arithmetic.
How much sugar is in a Long Island iced tea?
There are 19.0 g of total sugars in one 225 g drink, and 8.43 g per 100 g. USDA does not publish added sugars for this record, and total sugars carry no Daily Value on the US label, so there is no percentage to compare it against. Sugar accounts for nearly all of the drink's 19.5 g of carbohydrate.
How many calories are in a restaurant Long Island iced tea?
A 16-ounce bar glass holds roughly 480 g and about 514 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a USDA serving. Bars pour well past the 225 g drink USDA measures, so the honest way to log one is by the glass in front of you.
Does a Long Island iced tea have any tea in it?
None at all — the 107-calories-per-100-g USDA record is built from liquors, sweet mixer and a splash of cola, and the color is the only thing the drink borrows from iced tea. That is also why it shows 0 g of fiber and 0.01 g of protein per 100 g: nothing in the glass comes from a leaf.
How much alcohol is in one Long Island iced tea?
Carbohydrate and fat account for only about 81 of the 241 calories in a 225 g glass, from 19.5 g of carbs and 0.3 g of fat, by our own arithmetic. The remaining 160 or so come from the alcohol itself, which is why this drink costs far more than its sugar figure suggests.
How can I make a lower-calorie Long Island iced tea?
Start with the pour, not the mixer: the bottled non-alcoholic mix is 58 calories per 100 g, or 70 in its 4 fl oz labeled serving, against 107 per 100 g for the finished drink. Halving a 225 g glass saves about 120 calories, and a 1 fl oz taste is only 32.
How does a Long Island iced tea compare with a Tequila Sunrise or a Fuzzy Navel?
Almost nothing separates them per 100 g: 107 calories for a Long Island iced tea, 107 for a Fuzzy Navel and 111 for a Tequila Sunrise. Poured into the same 225 g glass that is 241, 241 and 250 calories. The Long Island's reputation comes from glass size, not from density.
Similar foods
- Eggnog — 112 cal for 1/2 cup
- Protein Shake — 156 cal per cup
- Bubble Tea — 239 cal per drink
- Apple cider — 114 cal per cup
- Root beer — 152 cal for 12 fl oz glass
- Tonic Water — 124 cal per can or bottle (12 fl oz)
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