How many calories are in a red delicious apple?
A medium red delicious apple weighs 212 g and carries 125 calories. Per 100 g the raw fruit, skin on, runs 59 calories. A small apple is 93, a large one 153, and a cup of slices lands at 64. On this fruit the size of what you pick up decides almost everything.
You'd need to walk about 25 minutes to burn the 125 calories in one medium apple (212 g).
How long does it take to burn off 125 kcal of red delicious apple?
One medium apple (212 g) is 125 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 125 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 (212 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Red delicious apple quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a large apple
- Slices, lab samples and store labels
- Fiber, not sugar, is the row that surprises
- How does a red delicious apple compare?
- Most popular red delicious apple brands
- Red delicious apple FAQs
Red delicious apple quick facts
These figures come from SR Legacy 168201, "Apples, raw, red delicious, with skin". It is the only red delicious record that carries both a sugar figure and real household portions — small, medium, large, and one cup of slices — which is exactly the shape of the question people ask. The two newer lab samples are single batches of fruit with no portions attached, so they sit in the variants table further down rather than at the top of this page.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 medium apple (212 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 59 | 125 | — |
| Total fat | 0.2 g | 0.4 g | 1% |
| Carbohydrate | 14.06 g | 29.8 g | 11% |
| Dietary fiber | 2.3 g | 4.9 g | 17% |
| Total sugars | 10.48 g | 22.2 g | — |
| Protein | 0.27 g | 0.6 g | 1% |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 2 mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 104 mg | 220 mg | 5% |
% 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 →
Three rows you would expect on a packaged label are missing here, and their absence is the point. The SR Legacy edition publishes no saturated fat, no added sugars and no cholesterol for raw red delicious apples, because whole fruit has effectively none of the first, none at all of the second, and none of the third. Total sugars have no Daily Value on the US label either, which is why that cell stays blank rather than showing a scary percentage next to 22.2 g. Potassium is the quiet one: 220 mg in a medium apple, 5% of the DV.
US servings, from one ounce to a large apple
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 17 kcal |
| 1 cup, sliced | 109 g | 64 kcal |
| 1 small apple | 158 g | 93 kcal |
| 1 medium apple | 212 g | 125 kcal |
| 1 large apple | 260 g | 153 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 59 kcal |
Small, medium, large and the cup of slices are USDA household measures, weights included — you are not converting anything, you are picking the row that matches your fruit. The ounce line is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving; it is there because food scales and recipe cards still speak in ounces.
The spread from the small apple to the large one is 60 calories, which is a bigger swing than most people expect from one piece of fruit. A large red delicious is not a rounding error away from a small one; it is two thirds again as much apple. If you log apples daily and never weigh them, the medium row is the honest default, and a 260 g apple in a lunch bag quietly adds 28 calories on top of it.
Slices, lab samples and store labels
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw, with skin — the record used on this page | 59 kcal | 1 medium apple, 212 g | 125 kcal |
| Sliced into a measuring cup | 59 kcal | 1 cup sliced, 109 g | 64 kcal |
| Foundation lab sample | 62 kcal | 1 medium apple, 212 g | 131 kcal |
| Foundation sample, Atwater energy | 61.79 kcal | 1 medium apple, 212 g | 131 kcal |
Slicing is where most of the confusion lives. A cup of slices weighs 109 g, so it is roughly half an apple, not a whole one, and it costs 64 calories instead of 125. Slice a whole medium apple into a bowl and you are looking at close to two cups.
The two Foundation records are the same fruit measured more recently, in a different batch, and they come out at 62 calories per 100 g. Scaled to a 212 g apple that is 131 calories — our arithmetic from the 100 g figures, since those records carry no portions. A 6-calorie gap between USDA editions is smaller than the difference between two apples in the same bag, so there is nothing to agonize over.
Store labels are a different story. Hannaford's red delicious prints 55 calories per 100 g and calls a 182 g apple medium, for 100 calories. Wegmans, Open Acres, Meijer and Wellsley Farms all list 52 calories per 100 g with a 154 g medium, landing on 80 calories, and Giant Eagle's 3-inch medium is 89. Line that up against USDA's 125 and the 45-calorie gap is not disagreement about apples — it is disagreement about the word medium.
Fiber, not sugar, is the row that surprises
Look at the percentages side by side and the ranking flips from what the sugar number suggests. A medium apple covers 17% of the Daily Value for fiber, against 11% for total carbohydrate and 1% for protein. Fiber is the one nutrient here that punches above the calories: 4.9 g out of a 28 g DV, from a snack costing 125 calories.
Sodium is the other extreme. Two milligrams in a whole apple is 0% of the 2,300 mg DV, far less than a tenth of a teaspoon of table salt in any meaningful sense. If you are managing blood pressure and hunting for snacks that add nothing to the sodium column, this is about as close to zero as food gets.
The 22.2 g of total sugars looks large next to the 50 g DV for added sugars, but the two are not the same measurement, and comparing them is the single most common mistake made with fruit labels. Added sugars have a limit; the sugars naturally present in an apple are not counted against it, and USDA lists no added sugars line for this record at all. MyPlate counts one medium apple as a cup-equivalent of fruit, which makes this a straightforward way to move a daily fruit target rather than something to ration.
How does a red delicious apple compare?
| Food | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red delicious apple, raw | 59 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 17 kcal |
| Mango, raw | 60 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 17 kcal |
| Longan, raw | 60 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 17 kcal |
| Pineapple, canned in juice, drained | 60 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 17 kcal |
Our take: per gram these four are a dead heat. The apple is lowest at 59 calories per 100 g, by exactly one calorie, and at an ounce all four round to the same 17 — so choosing between them on calorie density is choosing between nothing. What separates them is how they arrive and what else they bring. The apple is the only one of the four you can eat whole, with a skin, without a bowl or a can opener, and it is also the lowest in protein at 0.27 g per 100 g, against 1.31 g for longans. Pick the apple for portability and its 2.3 g of fiber per 100 g, the longan or the mango if you want a little more protein and carbohydrate for the same calories, and the canned pineapple only when fresh fruit is not in the house. The ounce column is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figures, not a USDA serving.
Most popular red delicious apple 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) |
|---|---|
| Hannaford Red Delicious Apple | 55 cal |
| Wegmans Red Delicious Apples | 52 cal |
| Open Acres Red Delicious Apples | 52 cal |
| Meijer Red Delicious Apples | 52 cal |
| Wellsley Farms Organic Red Delicious Apples | 52 cal |
| Giant Eagle Red Delicious Apples | 49 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Red delicious apple FAQs
How many calories are in a red delicious apple?
125 calories for a medium apple of 212 g, the USDA household size. A small apple (158 g) is 93 calories, a large one (260 g) is 153, and the raw fruit with skin runs 59 calories per 100 g. Size, not variety, drives the number here.
How many calories in a medium red delicious apple?
125 calories, from USDA's medium size of 212 g at 59 calories per 100 g. Grocery labels often call a 154 g apple medium and print 80 calories, which is the same fruit measured smaller. Weigh one apple once and you will know which row applies to your bag.
How many carbs are in a red delicious apple?
29.8 g of carbohydrate in a medium 212 g apple, which is 11% of the Daily Value, scaled from 14.06 g per 100 g. Fiber accounts for 4.9 g of that total and sugars for 22.2 g. None of the carbohydrate comes from added sugars, because raw fruit carries none.
How much sugar is in a red delicious apple?
22.2 g of total sugars in a medium apple, or 10.48 g per 100 g. Total sugars carry no Daily Value on the US label, so there is no percentage to quote against them. USDA lists no added sugars line for this record at all, so the 50 g added-sugar limit is untouched.
How much fiber is in a red delicious apple?
4.9 g of fiber in a medium 212 g apple, which is 17% of the 28 g Daily Value and proportionally more than the same apple's 11% for carbohydrate. Per 100 g the fruit gives 2.3 g. The USDA record behind these figures is measured with the skin on.
How many calories in a cup of sliced red delicious apple?
64 calories in one cup of sliced red delicious apple, 109 g on the scale. That is about half a medium apple rather than a whole one, so logging a cup as a whole apple misses 61 calories. A sliced medium apple fills close to two cups.
Are red delicious apples good for weight loss?
125 calories buys 212 g of food with 4.9 g of fiber, 17% of the Daily Value, plus 0.4 g of fat and 2 mg of sodium. If you are watching calories, that weight-per-calorie ratio is why an apple holds up as a snack. It is one food, though, not a plan.
Does peeling a red delicious apple change the calories?
125 calories is the figure with the skin on, and USDA publishes no peeled red delicious record, so any peeled number would be a guess rather than data. What is certain is that peeling removes weight, and calories track weight at 59 per 100 g. It also lowers the fiber you actually eat.
Similar foods
- Fruit cup — 89 cal per cup
- Mango — 99 cal per cup pieces
- Gala Apple — 98 cal per medium apple
- Kiwi — 42 cal per medium kiwi
- Pear — 101 cal per medium pear
- Bartlett Pear — 112 cal per medium pear
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