Sweetened condensed milk calories come to 982 for 1 cup (306 g) and 321 per 100 g. Almost all of that comes from sugar: a cup holds 166.5 g of carbohydrate, and every gram of it is sugar. One cup covers 49% of the daily calorie value, so you should measure it by the spoonful.
982kcal
1 cup · 306 g, canned, sweetened
10%protein
24 gProtein
166 gCarbs
27 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Canned, sweetened · per 306 g
Calories
982 kcal
Protein
24 g
Carbohydrate
166 g
Fat
27 g
Saturated fat
16.8 g
Cholesterol
104 mg
Sodium
389 mg
Potassium
1135 mg
Iron
0.6 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Sweetened condensed milk: 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 (306 g)
982
24.2 g
166.5 g
26.6 g
389 mg
49%
1 fl oz (38 g)
123
3 g
20.8 g
3.3 g
49 mg
6%
100 g
321
7.9 g
54.4 g
8.7 g
127 mg
16%
3 × 1 cup (306 g)
2,947
72.6 g
1,166 mg
5 × 1 cup (306 g)
4,911
121 g
1,943 mg
A cup is half a day's calories
The default serving is 1 cup (306 g), and it delivers 982 calories. That is 49% of the daily calorie value from a single ingredient. Nobody drinks it by the cup, but recipes call for it in cups and cans, so the full number matters when you bake.
Smaller pours work out more gently. One fluid ounce (38 g) has 123 calories, which is 6% of the daily value. 100 g lands at 321 calories, or 16%. If you stir it into coffee or drizzle it over fruit, the fluid ounce is the number to think in, and it adds up quickly if you pour freely.
Big batches are where the totals get huge. Two cups, a common amount for fudge or a tres leches cake, reach 1,965 calories. Three cups come to 2,947, and five cups to 4,911. Divide the recipe total by the number of slices you actually cut, because one generous slice can carry far more than it looks.
Two thirds of the calories are sugar
Carbohydrate supplies 66% of the calories, fat 24% and protein 10%. Per 100 g that works out to 54.4 g of carbs, 8.7 g of fat and 7.9 g of protein. The carb and sugar rows show the same figure, 54.4 g, so none of the carbohydrate is starch or fiber. Fiber sits at 0.
The protein is real milk protein. A full cup carries 24.2 g, 48% of the daily value. You would take in 982 calories to get it, though, so this is a poor protein source and a strong sweetener. Treat it as sugar with some dairy mixed in, not as milk with a little sugar.
The fat is the cream that stays behind after the water is cooked off. A cup has 26.6 g of it. That fat gives the thick, rich texture that plain sugar syrups don't have, and it is why condensed milk runs higher in calories than honey or molasses.
Saturated fat is the row to watch
Of the 8.7 g of fat in 100 g, 5.5 g is saturated. The daily value for saturated fat is 20 g, so even 100 g uses a large share of it. A full cup, with 26.6 g of total fat, goes past that daily value on saturated fat alone.
Sodium is moderate. A cup has 389 mg, 17% of the daily value, and 1 fl oz has 49 mg, about 2%. Cholesterol is 34 mg per 100 g against a daily value of 300 mg. Potassium comes in at 371 mg per 100 g, a small plus from the concentrated milk.
If you watch saturated fat, the portion size tells you more than the label. A fluid ounce in coffee has 3.3 g of total fat. A dessert built on two cups spreads 1,965 calories and the fat that comes with them across every slice.
Use it as a sweetener, not a milk
The simplest way to fit condensed milk into a day is to count it the way you count sugar. One fluid ounce at 123 calories sweetens a strong coffee or a bowl of berries. Pair it with foods that bring fiber and volume, like fruit, oats or plain yogurt, because it supplies none.
Brands such as Eagle Brand, Borden, Nestle La Lechera and Clover Valley sell the same basic product: milk and sugar cooked down. Flavored versions like the hazelnut one exist, so check the label if you buy something other than plain.
If you bake with it, log the whole can's worth against the full recipe and then divide by the portion you eat. BodyPal can log a slice or a coffee from a photo, which helps when a spoonful turns into three.
How does sweetened condensed milk compare?
Here is sweetened condensed milk next to evaporated milk, honey and molasses, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: If you want creamy milk with fewer calories, evaporated milk wins easily at 134 per 100 g, about 0.4 times what condensed milk has. As a sweetener, honey at 304 and molasses at 290 save only a little per 100 g, so pick condensed milk for its texture and measure it as carefully as you would sugar.
Most popular sweetened condensed milk brands in the United States
8Clover Valley Sweetened Condensed Milk2 Tbsp · 30 ml433 kcal
Cans are labelled per 2 Tbsp, and brands that state that serving in milliliters rather than grams come out higher per 100 g than the USDA figures above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Sweetened condensed milk FAQs
How many calories are in sweetened condensed milk?
A cup is about 982 calories and one fluid ounce is about 123. Per 100 g the canned milk is 321 calories.
How many calories are in 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk?
Can labels use a 2 Tbsp serving of 39 g at 333 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 130 calories.
Is sweetened condensed milk good for weight loss?
It is one of the denser pantry items at 321 calories and 54.4 g of sugar per 100 g, so a full cup carries 982 calories.
How much sugar is in sweetened condensed milk?
There is 54.4 g of sugar per 100 g, which is all of the carbohydrate. A cup (306 g) holds about 166 g of sugar.
How many calories are in 100 g of condensed milk?
100 g of sweetened condensed milk has 321 calories, 16% of the daily value. It also has 54.4 g of sugar, 8.7 g of fat and 7.9 g of protein.
Is condensed milk high in calories?
Yes. At 321 calories per 100 g it is among the denser pantry ingredients, and a cup has 982 calories. Evaporated milk, by comparison, has 134 per 100 g.
How fattening is condensed milk?
100 g holds 8.7 g of fat, 5.5 g of it saturated, and fat supplies 24% of the calories. Most of the calories, 66%, come from sugar, which makes the portion size matter most.
What are the macros for sweetened condensed milk?
The calorie split is 66% carbs, 24% fat and 10% protein. Per 100 g that is 54.4 g carbs, all of it sugar, 8.7 g fat and 7.9 g protein, with 0 fiber.
How many calories are in a fluid ounce of condensed milk?
One fluid ounce (38 g) of sweetened condensed milk has 123 calories, 6% of the daily value. It carries 20.8 g of sugar, 3.3 g of fat and 3 g of protein.
