How many calories are in a skinny margarita?
A 4 fl oz skinny margarita pour weighs 120 g and carries 146 calories. Per 100 g the drink runs 122 calories, and almost all of that is sugar and alcohol: 19.3 g of carbohydrate per pour, with essentially no fat and no protein. Order the same recipe as a full drink and it lands at 275.
You'd need to walk about 29 minutes to burn the 146 calories in a 4 fl oz (120 g) pour.
How long does it take to burn off 146 kcal of skinny margarita?
A 4 fl oz (120 g) pour is 146 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 146 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 29 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 18 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 21 min |
| Jogging | 17 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 32 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 (120 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Skinny margarita quick facts
- US pours, from one ounce to a full drink
- Frozen, mixers and the skinny versions
- Sodium is the row nobody expects
- How does a skinny margarita compare?
- Most popular skinny margarita brands
- FAQ
Skinny margarita quick facts
Here is the honest starting point: USDA has no separate record for a finished "skinny" margarita. The closest complete cocktail entry is FNDDS 2710638, "Margarita", from the 2021–2023 Survey food list, and that is the record this page is built on. What makes a bar version skinny is the mixer, not the glass. Swap the sour mix and the triple sec for lime juice and a light sweetener and you move the sugar line, which is exactly what the branded mixer records further down let you measure.
So treat 146 calories as the number for a 4 fl oz pour of a normal, bar-poured margarita. If you built the drink yourself from one of the low-sugar mixers, log the mixer instead, and you will see the difference in the variants table.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 4 fl oz (120 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 122 | 146 | — |
| Total fat | 0.08 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.01 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 16.06 g | 19.3 g | 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 16.06 g | 19.3 g | — |
| Protein | 0.08 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 204 mg | 245 mg | 11% |
% 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 package label are missing here. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for the Survey cocktail records, so those lines are absent rather than zero, and this page never guesses them. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 26 mg per 4 fl oz, about 1% of the FDA Daily Value of 4,700 mg — a rounding error either way.
One more thing worth saying out loud: every carbohydrate gram in this record is sugar. Carbohydrate and total sugars are the same 16.06 g per 100 g. There is no starch and no fiber in a margarita to soften the curve.
US pours, from one ounce to a full drink
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 30 g | 37 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 35 kcal |
| 4 fl oz pour, short glass | 120 g | 146 kcal |
| 5 fl oz pour | 150 g | 183 kcal |
| 1 drink, USDA household measure | 225 g | 275 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 122 kcal |
Only one line here is a USDA household measure: "1 drink" at 225 g and 275 calories. The 4 fl oz and 5 fl oz pours are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, and the same goes for the ounce lines. They are on the table because that is how people actually pour at home and how bars actually build a short rocks glass.
This is the gap that trips people up. The recipe never changes across those rows — 122 calories per 100 g from top to bottom — and yet the range runs from 146 to 275. That is a 129-calorie spread created by the glass alone. If you log "a margarita" from memory and the bar hands you a full drink, you are under-counting by close to a second helping of the same cocktail.
Practical rule: a short rocks glass with ice in it is closer to the 4 fl oz line, because the ice takes up volume. A stemmed coupe or a big house margarita is closer to 225 g. If you are unsure, guess up.
Frozen, mixers and the skinny versions
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic margarita | 122 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 275 kcal |
| Frozen margarita | 122 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 275 kcal |
| Margarita mix, nonalcoholic | 87 kcal | 1 fl oz, 31 g | 27 kcal |
| Skinny margarita mixer | 42 kcal | 4 fl oz, 118 g | 50 kcal |
| Lite margarita mixer | 4 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 5 kcal |
| Zero-calorie margarita mixer | 0 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 0 kcal |
Frozen is the surprise. USDA gives the frozen margarita the same 122 calories per 100 g as the poured one, so the blender does not add anything by itself — the ice is water, and water has no calories. What changes with a frozen drink is the size of the vessel it arrives in, and that goes back to the pour table above.
The nonalcoholic mix is the other counterintuitive line: 87 calories per 100 g, lower than the finished cocktail, but with more sugar per 100 g at 21.4 g. Less energy, more sweetness. That is alcohol doing the arithmetic — the tequila carries calories that the mix does not.
The bottom three rows are where "skinny" actually lives. Powell & Mahoney's skinny mixer runs 42 calories per 100 g and 11.86 g of sugar; Lieutenant Blender's skinny concentrate is 19 per 100 g at 2.25 g of sugar; Master of Mixes Lite lands at 4 per 100 g with 1.67 g; and Be Mixed sells a zero-calorie margarita mixer outright. Freshies fields both a full lime margarita at 44 per 100 g and a Citrus Fiesta Lite at 4. Compare any of those to the 16.06 g of sugar per 100 g in the classic record and you can see the whole trick: the sweetener comes out, the tequila stays.
Sodium is the row nobody expects
245 mg of sodium in a 4 fl oz pour is 11% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg, and that is before anyone touches the rim. Put it in kitchen terms and it is roughly a tenth of a teaspoon of table salt dissolved in the drink itself. Two rounds and you are past a fifth of the day's sodium from a beverage.
That number lives in the cocktail record, not in the rim, so a salted rim sits on top of it. If you are watching sodium, asking for the glass unsalted is a free win and costs you nothing in calories.
For the alcohol side, the CDC's standard drink guidance counts 1.5 fl oz of 80-proof spirits as one drink, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans treat alcohol as calories that come with no nutrients attached. This record backs that up: 0.1 g of protein and zero fiber per pour. Whatever else a margarita is doing for your evening, it is not feeding you.
How does a skinny margarita compare?
| Cocktail | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita | 122 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 146 kcal |
| Tom Collins | 123 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 148 kcal |
| Daiquiri | 119 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 143 kcal |
| Tequila Sunrise | 111 kcal | 4 fl oz, 120 g | 133 kcal |
Our take: at the same pour, these four are effectively the same drink for counting purposes. The spread across all of them is 15 calories, from the Tequila Sunrise at 133 to the Tom Collins at 148, and only the daiquiri and the Tequila Sunrise come in under the margarita. Choosing between them to save calories is not a real decision. The pour size is, and so is the mixer: dropping from a 225 g house drink to a 120 g rocks pour saves 129 calories, roughly nine times the entire gap between the cocktails on this table. Pick whichever you like, ask for the short glass, and skip the salted rim if sodium is your issue.
Most popular skinny margarita 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) |
|---|---|
| Powell & Mahoney Skinny Margarita Mixer | 42 cal |
| Freshies Fresh Lime Margarita | 44 cal |
| Lieutenant Blender's Skinny Margarita | 19 cal |
| Master of Mixes Lite Margarita Mixer | 4 cal |
| Freshies Citrus Fiesta! Margarita Lite | 4 cal |
| Be Mixed Zero Calorie Margarita Mixer | 0 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Skinny margarita FAQs
How many calories are in a skinny margarita?
146 calories for a 4 fl oz pour of 120 g, which works out to 122 calories per 100 g. A full drink at USDA's household measure of 225 g comes to 275 calories. The number moves with the glass, not with the recipe, so pour size is the thing to nail down first.
How many calories in a skinny margarita vs a regular margarita?
USDA does not publish a separate finished skinny margarita record, so both start from the same 122 calories per 100 g. The saving comes from the mixer: a skinny mixer runs 42 calories per 100 g and a lite one just 4, against 16.06 g of sugar per 100 g in the classic cocktail record.
How many carbs are in a skinny margarita?
19.3 g of carbohydrate in a 4 fl oz pour, which is 7% of the FDA Daily Value, and 16.06 g per 100 g. There is no fiber in the record at all, so the net figure is the same number. A full 225 g drink carries proportionally more.
How much sugar is in a skinny margarita?
19.3 g of total sugars in a 4 fl oz pour, and 16.06 g per 100 g. Every gram of carbohydrate in the USDA record is sugar, with no starch behind it. USDA does not publish added sugars for these Survey cocktail records, so how much of that is poured in rather than from lime is not stated.
Is a skinny margarita keto friendly?
Not really, at 19.3 g of carbohydrate per 4 fl oz pour, all of it sugar and none of it fiber. That single pour can be most of a strict keto day's carbohydrate allowance. Building the drink from a lite mixer at 4 calories per 100 g changes the math, but the bar version does not.
How many calories in a skinny margarita on the rocks?
146 calories for a 4 fl oz pour, because ice adds volume but no calories. A rocks glass usually holds less liquid than a stemmed house margarita, which is why the on-the-rocks version tends to land nearer 146 than the 275 of USDA's full 225 g drink. Same recipe, smaller liquid share.
Does a salt rim add calories to a margarita?
No, salt has no calories, but the drink already carries 245 mg of sodium in a 4 fl oz pour, which is 11% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg. That sodium is in the cocktail itself, roughly a tenth of a teaspoon of table salt, and the rim sits on top of it.
Is a skinny margarita healthy?
It is 146 calories per 4 fl oz with 0.1 g of protein, zero fiber and 19.3 g of sugar, so it contributes energy and very little else. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans treat alcohol calories that way too. If you are counting, budget it as a dessert-sized slot rather than a drink.
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- Martini — 241 cal per drink
- Shot Of Tequila — 97 cal per shot (1.5 fl oz)
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