How many calories are in a Starburst?
Eight Starburst fruit chews, the fun size pack, weigh 40 g and carry 163 calories. Per 100 g the candy runs 408 calories. One square on its own is 20. The standard 2.07 oz pack you grab at a register holds 59 g, and that comes to 241.
You'd need to walk about 33 minutes to burn the 163 calories in a fun size pack of 8 chews (40 g).
How long does it take to burn off Starburst?
A fun size pack of 8 chews (40 g) is 163 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 163 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 33 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 20 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 23 min |
| Jogging | 19 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 36 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 (40 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Starburst quick facts
- US servings from one square to a full pack
- Tropical sour and creme Starburst
- Gummi Bursts and Starburst Gummies
- Saturated fat is the surprise row
- How does Starburst compare?
- Most popular starburst brands
- Starburst FAQs
Starburst quick facts
The numbers below come from the USDA record for Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, STARBURST Fruit Chews, Original fruits (SR Legacy, fdc_id 169590). Original fruits is the red, yellow, orange and pink mix in the wrapper most people are actually holding when they look this up, so it anchors the page. Tropical, Fruit and Creme and Sour are separate USDA records and get their own section further down.
The serving column is 8 chews at 40 g, which is the size of a fun size pack and the same count the on-pack label uses.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 8 chews (40 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 408 | 163 | — |
| Total fat | 8.21 g | 3.3 g | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 7.78 g | 3.1 g | 16% |
| Carbohydrate | 82.57 g | 33.0 g | 12% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 58.12 g | 23.2 g | — |
| Protein | 0.41 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 1 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 because the SR Legacy edition of this record has no added sugars field at all, so putting a percentage on it would be invention rather than data. What the record does show is that fiber is a flat zero and the sugars line carries most of the carbohydrate. Cholesterol is 0 mg and potassium is 2 mg per 100 g, both of which round to nothing on a serving that size.
One more wrinkle worth knowing. The current USDA Branded record for STARBURST Fruit Chews Original family of labels lists 400 calories per 100 g and 160 per 8 pieces, while the SR Legacy laboratory record used above gives 408 and 163. That three-calorie gap is rounding on the printed label, not a different candy.
US servings from one square to a full pack
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | 5 g | 20 kcal |
| 4 chews | 20 g | 82 kcal |
| 1 fun size pack, 8 chews | 40 g | 163 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 114 kcal |
| 1 standard 2.07 oz pack | 59 g | 241 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 408 kcal |
The 8-chew, 40 g line is the labeled serving. The 4-chew, 1 oz and 2.07 oz pack rows are our own arithmetic scaled from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, though the 2.07 oz weight comes straight off the standard American wrapper.
Here is where people undercount. A single square reads as harmless at 20 calories, and it is. The problem is that the wrapper comes apart four squares at a time and a full checkout-lane pack is 241 calories, which is roughly a granola bar and a half in a format that takes ninety seconds to eat. Counting squares rather than packs is the whole game with this candy.
Tropical sour and creme Starburst
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original fruit chews | 408 kcal | 8 chews (40 g) | 163 kcal |
| Tropical fruit chews | 409 kcal | 8 chews (40 g) | 164 kcal |
| Fruit and Creme chews | 408 kcal | 8 chews (40 g) | 163 kcal |
| Sour fruit chews | 400 kcal | 2.07 oz pack (59 g) | 236 kcal |
Tropical lands one calorie above Original per 100 g, on 8.31 g of fat against 8.21 g. That difference sits inside the flavoring and is invisible on any real serving. Fruit and Creme trades a sliver of sugar for a sliver of fat and comes out level at 408.
Sour Starburst is the only chew that moves. It runs 400 calories per 100 g with 56.10 g of sugars, so a full 2.07 oz pack is 236 rather than 241. The sour coating also carries salt: 89 mg of sodium per 100 g against 2 mg for Original, which is about 44 times more. On a 2.07 oz pack that works out to roughly 53 mg by our own scaling from the USDA figure, still only 2% of the Daily Value, so it matters as a curiosity rather than a health concern.
Gummi Bursts and Starburst Gummies
The chewy squares are not the only thing wearing the name, and the gummies are genuinely lighter per gram.
| Version | Per 100 g | Label serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gummi Bursts | 325 kcal | 9 pieces (40 g) | 130 kcal |
| Starburst Gummies | 350 kcal | 10 pieces (40 g) | 140 kcal |
| Crazy Beans | 325 kcal | 1.4 oz (40 g) | 130 kcal |
Those three figures come from USDA Branded label records rather than laboratory analysis, so treat them as what the manufacturer declares. At 325 to 350 calories per 100 g they sit well under the 408 of the fruit chews, because gummies are mostly sugar and gelatin with almost no fat, while the chews are built on hydrogenated palm kernel oil. Swap a 40 g handful of chews for a 40 g handful of Gummi Bursts and you drop 33 calories and nearly all of the saturated fat.
Saturated fat is the surprise row
A fruit candy with 3.1 g of saturated fat per serving is not what most people expect. That is 16% of the Daily Value in eight small squares, and the whole 2.07 oz pack works out to about 4.6 g, or 23% of the day, by our own arithmetic from the 7.78 g per 100 g figure. The fat comes from the hydrogenated palm kernel oil that gives the chew its texture.
Put that next to the protein row and the picture is stark: 0.2 g of protein per serving, which rounds to 0% of the Daily Value. Almost everything in the wrapper is sugar and fat. The FDA's Daily Value reference sets saturated fat at 20 g a day, and two 2.07 oz packs of Starburst would spend nearly half of it.
The sugars line deserves the same honesty. Eight chews carry 23.2 g of total sugars. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories, but the USDA record used here reports total sugars only and publishes no added sugars value, so we are not going to fake a percentage. If you are tracking added sugars, use the number printed on your own wrapper.
How does Starburst compare?
| Candy | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starburst Original fruit chews | 408 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 114 kcal |
| Skittles Original | 405 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 113 kcal |
| Skittles Tropical | 405 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 113 kcal |
| Chocolate fudge, homemade | 410 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 115 kcal |
Our take: by calories these four are the same candy. Both Skittles records sit 3 calories per 100 g below Starburst, homemade fudge sits 2 above, and at 1 oz the whole spread is two calories. The difference is in the composition. Starburst carries 8.21 g of fat per 100 g against 4.37 g for Skittles, close to double, while Skittles carries more carbohydrate at 90.78 g. If saturated fat is the number you are watching, Skittles is the better pick at the same calorie cost; if you just want the count to be small, portion either one by the square rather than by the pack, because that is what actually decides the total.
Most popular starburst 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) |
|---|---|
| STARBURST Fruit Chews Original | 400 cal |
| STARBURST Fruit Chews Superfruit | 400 cal |
| STARBURST Fruit Chews 2.07 oz Pack | 409 cal |
| STARBURST Gummi Bursts | 325 cal |
| STARBURST Gummies | 350 cal |
| STARBURST Crazy Beans | 325 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Starburst FAQs
How many calories are in one Starburst?
One square is 20 calories at a piece weight of 5 g, scaled from the USDA figure of 408 calories per 100 g. That is small enough to ignore once, and large enough to matter at the pace most people eat them, since four squares in a row is 82 calories.
How many calories in a fun size pack of Starburst?
A fun size pack of 8 chews weighs 40 g and comes to 163 calories, with 33.0 g of carbohydrate, 23.2 g of total sugars and 3.3 g of fat. This is the serving size printed on the label, so it is the easiest unit to log accurately.
How many calories in a 2.07 oz Starburst pack?
The standard 2.07 oz pack weighs 59 g and holds 241 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a USDA serving. That is about a pack and a half of the fun size version, and it carries roughly 4.6 g of saturated fat.
How much sugar is in Starburst?
Starburst carries 58.12 g of total sugars per 100 g, which works out to 23.2 g in 8 chews and about 34.3 g in a 2.07 oz pack. The USDA record reports total sugars only and has no added sugars field, so check your wrapper for that split.
Do Starburst have fat?
Yes, 8.21 g of fat per 100 g, and 7.78 g of that is saturated. Eight chews deliver 3.3 g of fat, of which 3.1 g is saturated, or 16% of the Daily Value. It comes from the hydrogenated palm kernel oil that makes the candy chewy.
Are sour Starburst lower in calories?
Slightly: sour fruit chews run 400 calories per 100 g against 408 for Original, so a 2.07 oz pack is 236 rather than 241. The bigger difference is sodium: 89 mg per 100 g against 2 mg, roughly 44 times more, because of the sour coating.
How many calories in Starburst gummies?
Starburst Gummies are 350 calories per 100 g, so a labeled serving of 10 pieces at 40 g is 140 calories. Gummi Bursts are lighter still at 325 per 100 g, or 130 calories for 9 pieces. Both beat the 163 of 8 fruit chews at the same weight.
Is Starburst or Skittles lower in calories?
Skittles, by 3 calories per 100 g: 405 against 408. At 1 oz that is 113 against 114, which is nothing. Skittles does carry less fat, 4.37 g per 100 g against 8.21 g, so it is the lighter pick on saturated fat rather than on calories.
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