Tea bag calories come to 0 for one bag (1 g) and 0 per 100 g, going by the package label. Once you steep it, a brewed cup (240 g) logs just 2 calories. The number that actually matters is whatever you stir into the mug afterward, because the leaf itself contributes almost nothing.
0kcal
1 bag · 1 g, packaged, per label
0%protein
0 gProtein
0 gCarbs
0 gFat
How to burn off 0 kcal
—Walking, brisk
—Jogging
—Cycling, moderate
—Swimming
Skip the math. BodyPal counts these calories from your steps and workouts automatically.
Nutrition facts
Packaged, per label · per 1 g
Calories
0 kcal
Protein
0 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
0 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🛡️
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 →
Tea bag: 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 bag (1 g)
0
0 g
0 g
0 g
0 mg
0%
Brewed cup (240 g)
2
0 g
0.5 g
0 g
2 mg
0%
100 g
0
0 g
0 g
0 g
0 mg
0%
3 × 1 bag (1 g)
0
0 g
0 mg
5 × 1 bag (1 g)
0
0 g
0 mg
A brewed cup is a 2-calorie drink
The dry bag and the finished drink are logged differently. One bag (1 g) reads 0 calories on the label, while a brewed cup (240 g) comes out at 2 calories, with 0.5 g of carbs and 2 mg of sodium. That small bump comes from the compounds the hot water pulls out of the leaves, not from anything added.
Against a 2000-calorie reference day, that cup is 0% of your daily calories. The sodium sits at 0% of the 2300 mg daily value as well. In practice, plain tea is a rounding error in any food log.
So which line should you log? If you only drink the tea, log the brewed cup. Logging the dry bag at 0 understates the drink by a hair, and logging nothing at all is close enough for most people.
Doubling up on bags still adds nothing
Some people steep two bags for a stronger mug or make a pitcher with several. The label math does not move. Two bags (2 g) log 0 calories, three bags (3 g) log 0, and five bags (5 g) still log 0, with 0 g of protein and 0 mg of sodium at every step.
That is unusual on a calorie page. With most foods, the portion is the whole story and a second helping changes the total a lot. Here the serving size barely matters, because a bag weighs only 1 g and the leaf inside is almost pure flavor.
Strength is a taste decision, not a calorie decision. Brew it as dark or as light as you like. If you are counting carefully, the brewed cup line at 2 calories is the more honest entry for a full mug, whatever the number of bags.
There are no macros to split
Most foods earn their calories from some mix of protein, carbs and fat. A tea bag has none of the three. The label reads 0 g protein, 0 g carbs and 0 g fat per 100 g, so the calorie split is 0% across the board.
The same goes for the rows people usually watch. Sugars, fiber, saturated fat and cholesterol all read 0, and sodium is 0 mg per 100 g of the dry product. The card's label row is a green tea sachet, and the brand list here is mostly green tea, including Lipton Pure Green Tea Bags and King Cole Peppermint Green Tea Bags.
Flavored and decaf versions, such as Lipton Green Decaffeinated Tea Bags or Lipton Green Tea With Mint Tea Bags, sit on the same near-zero baseline in this table. The difference between them is taste. If a box lists sweeteners or dried fruit, check its own label, since those ingredients are the ones that bring calories.
What you add decides the total
Because the tea brings almost nothing, every calorie in your mug comes from the extras. Sugar, honey, milk, cream and syrups each add their own count, and a sweetened cup can end up many times the 2 calories of the plain brew. Log those separately so the total stays accurate.
The snack next to the cup matters even more. A tea biscuit (4.9 g) logs 22 calories, and a tea cake (28 g) logs 120. Either one outweighs a full day of plain tea in a single bite or two.
If you want a warm drink that keeps your log clean, plain tea is about as low as it gets. BodyPal can log the cup, the milk and the biscuit from a photo, so the extras do not slip through.
How does tea bag compare?
Here is how a tea bag stacks up against ground coffee, a tea biscuit and a tea cake, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For a drink that barely registers, plain tea and black coffee are a tie: a brewed cup of each logs 2 calories. The real calories at teatime are on the plate, with a tea biscuit at 446 per 100 g and a tea cake at 120 per piece, so watch those before you worry about the cup.
Most popular tea bag brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Gujarat Tea Processors Green Tea Bags2 g0 kcal
2King Cole Peppermint Green Tea Bags1 cup · 236 ml0 kcal
3Lipton Green Tea Bags1 tea bag · 1.5 g0 kcal
4Lipton Green Iced Tea Bags1/4 tea bag · 0.8 g0 kcal
5Lipton Green Organic Tea Bags1 tea bag · 1.5 g0 kcal
6Lipton Pure Green Tea Bags1 tea bag · 2 g0 kcal
7Lipton Green Decaffeinated Tea Bags1 tea bag · 1.4 g0 kcal
8Lipton Green Tea With Mint Tea Bags1 tea bag · 1.5 g0 kcal
One plain tea bag is 0 calories. The dry leaves weigh 1 to 2 grams per bag, and the label lists 0 calories per 100 g.
Are tea bags good for weight loss?
Plain tea brewed from a bag is about 2 calories per cup (240 g), so it barely moves a daily total. Sweetened fruit tea blends are a different product and list up to 100 calories per 100 g.
Plain tea from a bag vs bubble tea: what is the difference?
A cup of plain brewed tea is about 2 calories, while the same 240 g cup of bubble tea is about 132 calories.
Do tea bags have any carbs or sugar?
A plain tea bag lists 0 g of carbs, 0 g of sugar and 0 g of protein per 100 g. Brewed herbal tea has 0.2 g of carbs per 100 g, about 0.5 g in a 240 g cup.
Does tea brewed from a bag have calories?
Barely. A brewed cup (240 g) logs 2 calories, with 0.5 g of carbs and 2 mg of sodium. That is 0% of a 2000-calorie day, so plain tea is close to free in your log.
What is a single serving size for a tea bag?
One bag weighing 1 g is the single serving on the label, and it lists 0 calories. Once steeped, the usual serving becomes a brewed cup of 240 g, which logs 2 calories.
What are the nutrition facts for a tea bag?
Every row reads 0 per 100 g: 0 calories, 0 g protein, 0 g carbs, 0 g fat, 0 g sugars, 0 g fiber and 0 mg sodium. Brewed, a cup adds just 2 calories.
How many calories are in a green tea bag?
A green tea bag lists 0 calories per 1 g bag; the label row here is a green tea sachet. Brewed into a 240 g cup, plain green tea logs 2 calories.
How many calories are in several tea bags?
Still 0. Two bags (2 g), three bags (3 g) and five bags (5 g) all log 0 calories and 0 mg of sodium on the label, so steeping extra bags for strength adds nothing.
