Tea with sugar calories come to 119 for a small drink (372 g) and 32 per 100 g, based on USDA data for brewed black iced tea pre-sweetened with sugar. Almost all of that energy is sugar: 28.6 g in the small cup, with no protein, no fat to speak of and no fiber to slow it down.
119kcal
1 small drink · 372 g, iced, brewed black, pre-sweetened
0%protein
0 gProtein
30 gCarbs
0.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Iced, brewed black, pre-sweetened · per 372 g
Calories
119 kcal
Protein
0 g
Carbohydrate
30 g
Fat
0.1 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
11 mg
Potassium
126 mg
Iron
0.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 with sugar: 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
Small drink (372 g)
119
0 g
29.5 g
0.1 g
11 mg
6%
Medium drink (512 g)
164
0 g
40.7 g
0.1 g
15 mg
8%
Large drink (744 g)
238
0 g
59.1 g
0.1 g
22 mg
12%
100 g
32
0 g
7.9 g
0 g
3 mg
2%
3 × Small drink (372 g)
357
0 g
33 mg
5 × Small drink (372 g)
595
0 g
56 mg
Cup size decides whether it is a snack or a dessert
The recipe stays the same. Only the cup changes, and the calories follow it in a straight line. A small drink of 372 g has 119 calories, a medium of 512 g has 164, and a large of 744 g reaches 238. Against the daily value, that is 6%, 8% and 12% of the day's calories.
Refills are where the total gets away from you. Two small drinks equal one large at 238 calories. Three small glasses over an afternoon add up to 357, and five bring you to 595 calories from a drink that never felt like a meal. None of those totals come with protein, since every serving lists 0 g.
If you drink sweet tea out of a big jug at home, think in glasses rather than in one serving. Pick the cup size first, then count how many times you fill it. That habit says more about your intake than any label on the pitcher.
Nearly every calorie is sugar
The calorie split is about as one-sided as a drink gets: 99% from carbohydrates, 1% from fat and 0% from protein. Per 100 g, the tea carries 7.9 g of carbs, and 7.7 g of those are sugars. The tea leaves add flavor and almost nothing else to the count.
That matters for how the drink behaves in a day of eating. There is 0 g of fiber and 0 g of protein, the two things that usually make food feel filling. You get the energy of a small snack without the fullness of one, so it rarely replaces anything else you eat.
Fat stays at a trace. Even the large drink lists only 0.1 g, and saturated fat and cholesterol are both 0. If you are checking this page for fat or cholesterol, sweet tea is a non-issue. The sugar line is the only one that moves.
Sugar is the row to watch, not sodium
A small drink holds 28.6 g of sugars. The medium climbs to 39.3 g and the large to 57.1 g. Because the sugar is stirred into the tea before it is served, there is no way to scrape any off the way you might with frosting on a cake. Whatever cup you pick, you drink all of it.
Sodium, by contrast, barely registers. The small drink has 11 mg, which rounds to 0% of the daily value, and the large has 22 mg, about 1%. Potassium sits at 34 mg per 100 g. Neither is a reason to choose or skip the drink.
If you watch added sugar, size is your best lever. Dropping from a large to a small cuts the sugar from 57.1 g to 28.6 g, roughly half, without giving up the drink. Sugar-free mixes such as Market Pantry Peach Tea Sugar Free Drink Mix or Meijer Peach Iced Tea Sugar Free Drink Mix are another route if you want the flavor without the sugar.
Treat sweet tea as a planned treat
Sweet tea works best when you count it the way you would count a cookie. A small glass at 119 calories fits easily next to a meal that brings the protein and fiber the tea lacks, such as a sandwich, a salad with chicken or a bowl of beans and rice. Drinking it on its own between meals gives you sugar and little else.
Pairing it with water helps too. Alternate a glass of sweet tea with a glass of plain water and the jug lasts twice as long. Mixing it half and half with unsweetened brewed tea keeps the flavor familiar while cutting what you pour.
Logging it is the step most people skip, because drinks are easy to forget by evening. BodyPal can log the glass from a photo, which makes it easier to see when three small drinks have quietly become 357 calories.
How does tea with sugar compare?
Here is how tea with sugar stacks up against fruit tea, tonic and coffee with cream, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the lowest calories pick fruit tea, at 10 per 100 g and 48 for a 477 g bottle, about 0.3 times what sweet tea carries. Tonic is no lighter at 34 per 100 g, and coffee with cream is the heaviest choice at 136 per 100 g, roughly 4.3 times sweet tea, so save it for when you want the cream.
Most popular tea with sugar brands in the United States
These are dry drink mixes, so their per 100 g numbers describe the powder, not the prepared glass above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Tea with sugar FAQs
How many calories are in tea with sugar?
A 372 g small drink has 119 calories and a 512 g medium drink has 164. Per 100 g sweetened iced tea is 32 calories.
Is tea with sugar good for weight loss?
One small drink adds 119 calories and 29.5 g of carbs, of which 28.6 g is sugar. A large 744 g drink is 238 calories.
Tea with sugar or tonic water: which has fewer calories?
Sweetened tea has 32 calories per 100 g and tonic water 34, so a 372 g glass is 119 calories versus about 126.
How much sugar is in tea with sugar?
About 7.7 g per 100 g, so 28.6 g in a 372 g small drink and 39.3 g in a 512 g medium drink.
How many calories are in a large sweet tea?
A large drink of 744 g has 238 calories, which is 12% of the daily value. That is the same as two small drinks, and it carries 57.1 g of sugars with no protein.
How many calories are in a medium sweet tea?
A medium drink of 512 g has 164 calories, about 8% of the daily value. It contains 40.7 g of carbohydrates, 39.3 g of them sugars, and only 15 mg of sodium.
Does sweet tea have any protein or fat?
No protein: every serving lists 0 g. Fat is a trace at 0.1 g even in the large drink, so 99% of the calories come from carbohydrates, almost all of it sugar.
How many calories are in three glasses of sweet tea?
Three small drinks (1,116 g total) come to 357 calories and 33 mg of sodium. Five small glasses reach 595 calories, so refills add up faster than most people expect.
