Orange Julius calories come to 134 for 1 cup (249 g) and 54 per 100 g. Notice where they come from: 99 percent of the calories are carbohydrate, the cup carries 23.3 g of sugars, and protein barely shows up at 0.5 g. Portion size is the only real lever you have.
134kcal
1 cup · 249 g, blended orange drink
1%protein
0.5 gProtein
33 gCarbs
0 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Blended orange drink · per 249 g
Calories
134 kcal
Protein
0.5 g
Carbohydrate
33 g
Fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
5 mg
Potassium
105 mg
Iron
0.3 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Orange Julius: 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
1 cup (249 g)
134
0.5 g
33.4 g
0 g
5 mg
7%
Drink box (263 g)
142
0.5 g
35.3 g
0 g
5 mg
7%
100 g
54
0.2 g
13.4 g
0 g
2 mg
3%
3 × 1 cup (249 g)
403
1.5 g
15 mg
5 × 1 cup (249 g)
672
2.5 g
25 mg
A second cup takes you to 269 calories
The reference serving is 1 cup (249 g) at 134 calories, which is 7 percent of the daily value used on this page. A drink box of 263 g is only slightly bigger and lands at 142 calories. That gap is small. The real swing comes from refills and oversized cups.
Two cups (498 g) reach 269 calories. Three cups (747 g) hit 403, and five cups, or 1,245 g, add up to 672. Even at that volume sodium stays tiny at 25 mg, and protein climbs to just 2.5 g. You get the calories of a small meal with almost none of what makes a meal filling.
So the math is simple. Each extra cup adds roughly another 134 calories, and nothing in the glass slows you down between pours. If you track intake, log every refill, not just the first one. BodyPal can log the drink from a photo, which helps when the cup size is a guess.
Nearly every calorie is carbohydrate
The calorie split is about as lopsided as food data gets: 99 percent carbs, 1 percent protein and 0 percent fat. Per 100 g that means 13.4 g of carbohydrate, 9.4 g of sugars, 0.2 g of protein, 0.2 g of fiber and 0 g of fat. Saturated fat and cholesterol are both 0.
Scale that to a cup and you get 33.4 g of carbs, 23.3 g of sugars and 0.5 g of fiber. Against a daily fiber value of 28 g, that fiber barely counts. Most of the carbohydrate is sugar, and there is almost nothing alongside it to blunt how fast you drink it.
This is the profile of a sweet orange juice drink, which is the USDA row behind these numbers. It is not a bad thing in itself. It just means you should treat it as a sweet drink, not as a fruit serving or a snack that will hold you until the next meal.
Sugar is the row to watch, sodium is not
Sugars are the number that matters here. One cup has 23.3 g and a drink box has 24.6 g. Total carbohydrate per cup is 33.4 g, against a daily carb value of 275 g, so a single cup is a modest share, but two or three cups stack up quickly.
Sodium, by contrast, is a non-issue. A cup has 5 mg, which rounds to 0 percent of the 2300 mg daily value. Potassium is low too, at 42 mg per 100 g against a daily value of 4700 mg. Neither row gives you a reason to drink it or to avoid it.
If you are watching added sweetness, the cup size you order matters more than anything else. A single cup is a defined treat. A large cup or a second round turns the sugar line into the main event of your snack.
Pair it with protein if it replaces a snack
With 0.5 g of protein per cup, about 1 percent of the 50 g daily value, an Orange Julius does almost nothing for fullness on its own. If you drink it as a snack, add something with protein and a little fat, such as yogurt, a handful of nuts, cheese or an egg.
It fits best as a planned treat inside a day that already has solid meals. Count the 134 calories for the cup the same way you would count a cookie or a slice of cake, and keep the glass to one serving if your calorie budget is tight.
If you want the orange flavor with fewer calories, the comparison below shows that the gap to plain orange juice is small per 100 g. The bigger saving comes from drinking less, not from swapping drinks.
How does Orange Julius compare?
Here is how Orange Julius stacks up against orange juice, fruit punch and Monster, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: All three run slightly lighter at 49 or 47 calories per 100 g versus 54, so no swap saves much. For the fewest calories pick fruit punch or Monster at 47; for a touch more protein with the same low 2 mg of sodium pick orange juice, at 0.7 g protein per 100 g.
Orange Julius FAQs
How many calories are in an Orange Julius?
A 1 cup serving of the blended orange drink is 134 calories, and 100 g is 54 calories.
Is Orange Julius good for weight loss?
One cup adds 134 calories, almost all of it from 33.4 g of carbs including 23.3 g of sugars, with 0 g of fat.
Orange Julius vs orange juice: which has more calories?
Per 100 g the blended orange drink has 54 calories against 49 for orange juice, so 134 versus 122 in a 249 g cup.
How much sugar is in an Orange Julius?
About 23.3 g of sugars per cup, which is 9.4 g per 100 g.
How many calories are in an Orange Julius drink box?
A drink box of 263 g has 142 calories. It also carries 35.3 g of carbohydrate and 24.6 g of sugars, with 0.5 g of protein and 0 g of fat.
How many calories are in two cups of Orange Julius?
Two cups (498 g) come to 269 calories. Three cups (747 g) reach 403 calories, so each extra cup adds roughly another 134.
How many calories does Orange Julius have per 100 g?
Orange Julius has 54 calories per 100 g. That amount holds 13.4 g of carbs, 9.4 g of sugars, 0.2 g of protein and 0 g of fat.
Does Orange Julius have a lot of sodium?
No. One cup has 5 mg of sodium, which is 0 percent of the 2300 mg daily value. Even five cups add up to only 25 mg.
How much protein is in an Orange Julius?
One cup has 0.5 g of protein, about 1 percent of the daily value. Protein makes up just 1 percent of the calories, so it will not keep you full for long.
