How many calories are in pineapple chunks?
A 1-cup (245 g) serving of sweetened frozen pineapple chunks carries 211 calories, and per 100 g the same chunks run 86 calories. That cup sits at the heavy end of the freezer aisle. The plain store packs and the cans in juice land far below it, and the dried chunks land far above.
You'd need to walk about 42 minutes to burn the 211 calories in a 1-cup (245 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 211 kcal of pineapple chunks?
A 1-cup (245 g) serving is 211 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 211 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 42 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 26 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 30 min |
| Jogging | 25 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 47 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 (245 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Pineapple chunk quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a full cup
- Frozen, canned, store pack and dried
- Sugar and fiber are the rows to read
- How do pineapple chunks compare?
- Most popular pineapple chunks brands
- Pineapple chunk FAQs
Pineapple chunk quick facts
The numbers below come from SR Legacy 169946, "Pineapple, frozen, chunks, sweetened". It is the one USDA record that describes pineapple as chunks and carries a household measure in cups, which is how almost everyone buys and logs them: a bag from the freezer, a cup scooped into a bowl or a blender. The cans in juice, the plain refrigerated tubs and the dried pieces all get their own numbers further down, because what separates them is the package — syrup, juice, nothing, or no water at all — not the source.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup chunks (245 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 86 | 211 | — |
| Total fat | 0.1 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.01 g | 0.02 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 22.2 g | 54.4 g | 20% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.1 g | 2.7 g | 10% |
| Total sugars | 21.1 g | 51.7 g | — |
| Protein | 0.4 g | 1.0 g | 2% |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 5 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 here: the SR Legacy edition does not publish added sugars for any of its records, so the syrup that makes this version "sweetened" cannot be split out from the fruit's own sugar. The rest of the label is quiet. Cholesterol is 0 mg. Potassium is 100 mg per 100 g, or 245 mg in the cup, which is 5% of the FDA Daily Value of 4,700 mg.
US servings, from one ounce to a full cup
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 24 kcal |
| 4 oz | 113 g | 97 kcal |
| 1/2 cup, chunks | 122.5 g | 105 kcal |
| 1 cup, chunks | 245 g | 211 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 86 kcal |
The full cup is the USDA household measure, so 245 g and 211 calories are the pair to trust. The half cup, the 4 oz portion and the ounce are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than USDA servings, scaled straight off 86 calories per 100 g.
One habit worth breaking: measuring a cup and assuming the weight. A cup of these sweetened frozen chunks weighs 245 g because the syrup rides along with them. A 1-cup label serving on a plain refrigerated tub is 140 g. Same word, 105 g apart, and the calorie gap that follows is the biggest single thing on this page.
Frozen, canned, store pack and dried
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen chunks, sweetened | 86 kcal | 1 cup (245 g) | 211 kcal |
| Canned chunks in 100% juice | 57 kcal | 1/2 cup (122 g) | 70 kcal |
| Canned chunks, clarified juice | 49 kcal | 1/2 cup (122 g) | 60 kcal |
| Plain store pack | 36 kcal | 1 cup (140 g) | 50 kcal |
| Dried chunks | 357 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 100 kcal |
| Tropical fruit salad, heavy syrup | 86 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 24 kcal |
Read that column top to bottom and the pattern is obvious: the fruit barely changes, the packing does everything. Sweetened frozen runs 86 calories per 100 g, the same fruit packed in its own juice runs 57, and a plain store pack runs 36. That is a 50-calorie spread per 100 g between the heaviest and lightest wet versions of one ingredient.
The big US labels line up along that spread. Dole Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice and Del Monte Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice both sit at 57 calories per 100 g, which is 70 for their 1/2-cup (122 g) label serving. Dole's Tropical version is a little richer at 66 per 100 g, or 81 a half cup. Del Monte's clarified-juice pack is the lightest of the cans at 49, or 60 a half cup. On the fresh-pack side, 365 Everyday Value is 50 per 100 g and Great Value 36, which works out to 70 and 50 for their 1-cup (140 g) label servings.
Dried chunks are a different food in practice. At 357 calories per 100 g, a single ounce is 100 calories — more than an entire half-cup can of chunks in juice. A handful is easy to eat and hard to notice, and it is where most pineapple-related logging surprises come from.
Sugar and fiber are the rows to read
Fat, sodium and cholesterol are all zero or close enough that they never matter here: 0.2 g of fat, 5 mg of sodium and no cholesterol in the whole cup. Carbohydrate is the row that moves, at 54.4 g in a cup, or 20% of the Daily Value, with 51.7 g of that showing up as total sugars. Total sugars have no Daily Value on the US label, and because this record has no added-sugars line, there is no way to say from USDA data how much of it is syrup and how much is pineapple.
The comparison does that job instead. The plain store pack is 36 calories per 100 g against 86 here, so roughly 50 calories per 100 g of the frozen sweetened version is sweetening rather than fruit. If you want the fruit without the packing, the plain tub or a fresh pineapple you cut yourself is the version to buy.
Fiber is the pleasant surprise. A cup delivers 2.7 g, or 10% of the 28 g Daily Value, which is a real contribution for something that eats like candy. Potassium adds 245 mg, or 5%. MyPlate counts a cup of chunks as one cup from the fruit group, so a cup covers a solid share of a day's fruit either way — but at 211 calories for the sweetened frozen version versus 50 for a cup of the plain pack, the fruit-group credit costs very different amounts depending on the bag.
How do pineapple chunks compare?
| Sweetened fruit pack | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineapple chunks, frozen, sweetened | 86 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 24 kcal |
| Tropical fruit salad, canned, heavy syrup | 86 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 24 kcal |
| Fruit salad, canned, extra heavy syrup | 88 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 25 kcal |
| Blueberries, frozen, sweetened | 85 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 24 kcal |
Our take: these four records land within 3 calories per 100 g of each other, from 85 to 88, which tells you the sweetening sets the number and the fruit underneath barely gets a vote. So do not shop for the lighter fruit — shop for the lighter pack. If you are counting, the plain store pack at 36 per 100 g beats every row in this table by a wide margin, and canned chunks in 100% juice at 57 are the easy middle ground when you want the shelf life of a can. Save the sweetened frozen cup for a blender, where 211 calories buys a whole smoothie base instead of a snack.
Most popular pineapple chunks 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) |
|---|---|
| Dole Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice | 57 cal |
| Dole Tropical Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice | 66 cal |
| Del Monte Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice | 57 cal |
| Del Monte Pineapple Chunks in Clarified Pineapple Juice | 49 cal |
| 365 Everyday Value Pineapple Chunks | 50 cal |
| Great Value Pineapple Chunks | 36 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Pineapple chunk FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of pineapple chunks?
A 1-cup (245 g) serving of sweetened frozen pineapple chunks is 211 calories, at 86 calories per 100 g. That cup also carries 54.4 g of carbohydrate and 2.7 g of fiber. A 1-cup label serving of plain store-pack chunks weighs only 140 g and comes to 50 calories.
How many calories are in 1/2 cup of canned pineapple chunks in juice?
About 70 calories for a 1/2-cup (122 g) label serving, from a USDA Branded record at 57 calories per 100 g. Del Monte's clarified-juice pack is lighter at 49 per 100 g, or 60 calories a half cup. Both are well under the 105 calories in a half cup of sweetened frozen chunks.
Are frozen pineapple chunks higher in calories than canned?
The sweetened frozen record is 86 calories per 100 g against 57 for chunks canned in 100% juice, so yes, by half again. But that is the sweetened bag. Frozen fruit sold without added sugar is closer to the plain packs at 36 to 50 calories per 100 g, so check the bag rather than the freezer door.
How many carbs are in pineapple chunks?
22.2 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, which is 54.4 g in a 1-cup (245 g) serving, or 20% of the Daily Value. Of that, 51.7 g is total sugars and 2.7 g is fiber. Chunks packed in 100% juice are lighter across the board at 13.93 g of carbohydrate per 100 g.
How much sugar is in a cup of pineapple chunks?
51.7 g of total sugars in a 1-cup (245 g) serving, or 21.1 g per 100 g. USDA does not publish an added-sugars figure for this record, so fruit sugar and syrup cannot be separated. For reference, a plain store pack runs 36 calories per 100 g against 86 here, which is where the sweetening shows up.
How many calories are in dried pineapple chunks?
357 calories per 100 g, so a 1 oz (28 g) handful is 100 calories. Drying removes the water and nothing else, which concentrates everything by weight. One ounce of dried chunks therefore beats a whole 1/2-cup can of chunks in juice, which is 70 calories, and four ounces of the frozen kind.
Do pineapple chunks in juice have added sugar?
The USDA Branded records for chunks in 100% pineapple juice sit at 57 calories per 100 g, versus 86 for the sweetened frozen version, so the juice pack is far lighter than a syrup pack. Those records carry no added-sugars line, so read the can's own Nutrition Facts panel if you track that number.
How many calories are in 1 oz of pineapple chunks?
24 calories for 1 oz (28 g) of sweetened frozen chunks, scaled from the USDA figure of 86 calories per 100 g. Four ounces is 97 calories. An ounce of dried chunks, by contrast, is 100 calories, so the same weight can mean four times the number depending on the pack.
Similar foods
- Banana — 105 cal per medium banana
- Grapes — 104 cal per cup
- Bartlett Pear — 112 cal per medium pear
- Bing Cherries — 97 cal per cup without pits
- Kiwi — 42 cal per medium kiwi
- Mango — 99 cal per cup pieces
Count it without the math
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