How many calories are in Malibu?
One 1.5 fl oz shot of Malibu (45 g) is 126 calories. Per 100 g the coconut rum liqueur runs 279 calories, and a third of that weight is sugar. Pour it over ice with pineapple juice and the glass climbs past 300, because the mixer, not the liquor, does most of the work.
You'd need to walk about 25 minutes to burn the 126 calories in one 1.5 fl oz shot (45 g).
How long does it take to burn off Malibu?
One 1.5 fl oz shot (45 g) is 126 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 126 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 25 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 16 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 18 min |
| Jogging | 15 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 28 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 (45 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Malibu quick facts
- US pours, from one ounce to a double
- Malibu and pineapple, cola and the canned colada
- Sugar is the row that moves, not fat
- How does Malibu compare?
- Most popular malibu brands
- FAQ
Malibu quick facts
Spirits do not carry an FDA Nutrition Facts panel, so there is no branded USDA record for the white bottle itself. The closest honest match is the generic FNDDS record 2710623, "Liqueur": a sweetened, lower-proof spirit at 279 calories per 100 g. That is the right shape for Malibu, which is sold at 21% alcohol and tastes sweet because it is sweet. Plain white rum sits in a separate record, and the gap between the two is the whole story on this page.
The table below is that record at 100 g and at a standard American 1.5 fl oz shot, which weighs about 45 g because a sugared liqueur is denser than water.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 shot (45 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 279 | 126 | — |
| Total fat | 0.11 g | 0.0 g | <1% |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 33.2 g | 14.9 g | 5% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 33.27 g | 15.0 g | — |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0 mg | <1% |
% 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 label are missing here. FNDDS does not split added sugars out of total sugars for this record, and it publishes no trans fat figure, so neither line can be shown honestly. Total sugars have no Daily Value under the FDA labeling rules, which is why that cell is a dash rather than a percentage.
Cholesterol is zero, and potassium is 2 mg per 100 g, so 1 mg in a shot. There is no protein and no fiber. Strip out the sugar and everything left in the glass is alcohol, which carries calories of its own without appearing on any nutrient row.
US pours, from one ounce to a double
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 79 kcal |
| 1 fl oz, no ice | 30 g | 84 kcal |
| One shot or jigger, 1.5 fl oz | 45 g | 126 kcal |
| One drink as poured | 68 g | 190 kcal |
| Two shots, 3 fl oz | 90 g | 251 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 279 kcal |
The 1 fl oz pour, the 1.5 fl oz jigger and the 68 g "one drink" are USDA household measures. The double and the 1 oz line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Notice the fluid ounce and the weight ounce are not the same number here. A fluid ounce of Malibu weighs about 30 g, not 28.4 g, because sugar makes the liqueur heavier than water for the same volume. It is a small gap on one pour and a real one on a bottle, and it is the most common reason a home-logged shot comes out low.
The other trap is the free pour. A jigger stops at 45 g; a bartender's count into a tall glass of ice lands closer to the 68 g "one drink" line, which is 190 calories before anything else goes in. Two of those is nearly 400 calories of liquor alone.
Malibu and pineapple, cola and the canned colada
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut rum liqueur, neat | 279 kcal | one shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| Malibu and pineapple, piña colada style | 151 kcal | one drink, 225 g | 340 kcal |
| Malibu and cola | 89 kcal | one drink, 225 g | 200 kcal |
| Plain white rum, for contrast | 231 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Piña colada, canned | 237 kcal | one can, 6.8 fl oz (222 g) | 526 kcal |
| Piña colada, from a home recipe | 174 kcal | one cocktail, 4.5 fl oz (141 g) | 245 kcal |
The coconut-and-pineapple pairing is what most people are actually drinking, and it is the single biggest jump on the page. A mixed piña colada is only 151 calories per 100 g, which sounds mild until you weigh the glass: a 225 g drink is 340 calories, roughly 2.7 times the shot that went into it. Juice and coconut cream do that, not the rum.
A Malibu and cola is the thinner mix at 89 calories per 100 g, so the same 225 g glass lands at 200 calories. Swapping regular cola for a zero-sugar one takes the mixer's share close to nothing and leaves you near the liquor's own 126.
The canned colada is the outlier. At 237 calories per 100 g it is denser than the mixed drink because it is not diluted with ice, and a single 222 g can is 526 calories — more than four Malibu shots. The homemade version sits between the two at 174 per 100 g, or 245 calories for a 141 g cocktail, mostly because a home pour uses less coconut cream than the cannery does.
Sugar is the row that moves, not fat
Malibu has essentially no fat, no protein and no fiber, so there is only one nutrient worth watching. The shot brings 14.9 g of carbohydrate, which is 5% of the Daily Value, and the USDA row puts sugars at 15.0 g, so effectively all of it is sugar. Compare it with plain rum, which is 0 g of carbohydrate at any pour: every carb in a Malibu drink comes from the sweetening, and every carb in the finished cocktail comes from the sweetening plus the mixer.
That is also why 279 beats 231 per 100 g even though the liqueur is the weaker spirit. Rum at 80 proof gets all of its 231 calories from alcohol. Malibu is lower in alcohol but carries sugar on top, and sugar wins the arithmetic by 48 calories per 100 g.
Sodium is a non-issue at 1 mg per 100 g, well under 1% of the Daily Value even across a long evening. Alcohol itself is the number that is not on the label: the Dietary Guidelines for Americans describe moderate drinking as up to two drinks a day for men and one for women on days alcohol is consumed, and the CDC's alcohol facts count a standard drink as 1.5 fl oz of 80-proof spirits. Malibu is weaker per ounce than that reference, so a 1.5 fl oz shot is less than one standard drink of alcohol while still costing 126 calories.
If you are counting and you want the coconut flavor, the practical move is to keep the liqueur and shrink the mixer. A shot over ice with soda water stays at 126. The same shot in a blended colada is a 340-calorie glass.
How does Malibu compare?
| Drink | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malibu, coconut rum liqueur | 279 kcal | one shot, 45 g | 126 kcal |
| White rum, 80 proof | 231 kcal | one shot, 42 g | 97 kcal |
| Piña colada | 151 kcal | one drink, 225 g | 340 kcal |
| Daiquiri | 119 kcal | one drink, 225 g | 268 kcal |
Our take: per 100 g Malibu is the heaviest liquid in this table, and per glass it is the lightest but one. Both facts are true at once because nobody drinks 100 g of liqueur and everybody drinks 225 g of cocktail. If the goal is the smallest number for the evening, a shot of plain rum at 97 is the floor and Malibu at 126 costs you 29 calories for the coconut. If you want a full cocktail, the daiquiri at 268 beats the colada at 340 by a wide margin, because coconut cream is the expensive ingredient in every version of this drink.
Most popular malibu 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) |
|---|---|
| Malibu Island Spiced Club Soda | 30 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Malibu FAQs
How many calories are in a shot of Malibu?
A 1.5 fl oz shot weighs about 45 g and carries 126 calories, based on the USDA liqueur record at 279 calories per 100 g. A smaller 1 fl oz pour is 84 calories, and a double at 3 fl oz comes to 251. Ice adds nothing.
How many calories in Malibu and pineapple juice?
A 225 g piña colada style drink is 340 calories, or 151 per 100 g. That is about 2.7 times the 126 calories of the shot that went into it, because pineapple juice and coconut cream carry most of the load. A canned version is far heavier at 526 per can.
Does Malibu have sugar?
Yes, 33.27 g per 100 g, which works out to 15.0 g in a 1.5 fl oz shot. That is what separates a coconut rum liqueur from plain rum, which has zero sugar. Total sugars have no Daily Value on the US label, and the USDA record does not split out added sugars.
How many carbs are in Malibu?
14.9 g of carbohydrate in a 45 g shot, which is 5% of the Daily Value, from 33.2 g per 100 g. Almost all of it is sugar. A 1 fl oz pour is about 10 g of carbs, and a Malibu and regular cola pushes the glass well past 20 g.
Is Malibu lower in calories than regular rum?
No. Malibu is 279 calories per 100 g against 231 for 80-proof white rum, and a shot is 126 against 97. Malibu is weaker in alcohol but sweetened, and the sugar more than covers the difference. Rum is the lighter pour, neat or mixed with soda water.
How many calories in a Malibu and Coke?
About 200 calories for a 225 g drink, from a mixed record of 89 calories per 100 g. The liquor accounts for roughly 126 of that and the cola the rest. Switching to a zero-sugar cola leaves you close to the shot's own number.
How many calories in a piña colada made with Malibu?
340 calories for a standard 225 g glass. A homemade cocktail at 4.5 fl oz (141 g) is 245, and a 6.8 fl oz can is 526, the heaviest option on this page. The canned version is denser because it is not cut with ice or extra juice.
Is Malibu keto friendly?
Not really. One shot brings 14.9 g of carbohydrate, nearly all of it sugar, which is more than many people allow for a whole day on a very low carb plan. Plain white rum has 0 g of carbs per shot and is the straightforward swap if carbs are the constraint.
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