Tea calories come to 0 for a 1 cup (227 g) serving of brewed black tea, unsweetened, and 0 per 100 g. The number to notice sits elsewhere: a sweetened bottle (372 g) carries 167 calories and 35.3 g of sugars, so the sweetener decides the count, not the tea.
0kcal
1 cup · 227 g, black, unsweetened
0%protein
0 gProtein
0 gCarbs
0 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Black, unsweetened · per 227 g
Calories
0 kcal
Protein
0 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
5 mg
Potassium
0 mg
Iron
0 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: 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 (227 g)
0
0 g
0 g
0 g
5 mg
0%
16 fl oz (473 g)
0
0 g
0 g
0 g
9 mg
0%
Sweetened bottle (372 g)
167
0 g
40.2 g
0.8 g
11 mg
8%
100 g
0
0 g
0 g
0 g
2 mg
0%
3 × 1 cup (227 g)
0
0 g
14 mg
5 × 1 cup (227 g)
0
0 g
23 mg
Every cup of plain tea logs as 0 calories
Brewed black tea without sugar or milk lists 0 calories for 1 cup (227 g), and the 16 fl oz (473 g) serving is also 0. Portion size, which swings the total for almost every other food, does nothing here. A mug, a tall tumbler and a pitcher all land in the same place.
Stack the cups and the line stays flat. Two cups (454 g) come to 0 calories, three cups (681 g) come to 0, and five cups (1,135 g) still come to 0, with 0 g of protein. The only number that moves is sodium, which climbs from 5 mg in one cup to 23 mg across five. That is a trace, not a concern.
So if you log plain tea, log it for the record, not for the math. If you drink tea all afternoon, nothing about the volume needs rationing on calorie grounds. The calories on a tea-heavy day come from what goes into the cup or sits beside it, and that is where your attention belongs.
A sweetened bottle turns 0 into 167 calories
The sweetened bottle (372 g) is the reason this page needs a second number. It carries 167 calories, 40.2 g of carbs and 35.3 g of sugars, with just 0.8 g of fat and 0 g of protein. Against a 2000-calorie daily value, that is 8% of the day in one drink, and nearly every calorie comes from carbs.
Same leaves, different drink. Brewed tea brings nothing to the label, so the calories in that bottle arrived with the sweetener. Home-style sweet tea shows the same pattern at 32 calories and 7.9 g of carbs per 100 g, where the plain brew sits at 0.
If you like iced tea cold from the fridge, the label is the whole story. Bottles such as Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey appear on this page for a reason: sweetened ready-to-drink teas behave like a sugary drink, not like tea. Read the sugars line first, because it drives the calories line.
Plain tea has no macros to split
Most food pages show a calorie split. This one reads 0% protein, 0% carbs and 0% fat, because black tea lists 0 g of each per 100 g, plus 0 g of fiber, 0 g of sugars and 0 mg of cholesterol. There is nothing to divide.
Sodium is the one row with a value: 2 mg per 100 g, 5 mg in a cup and 9 mg in a 16 fl oz serving. Measured against the 2300 mg daily value, each of those rounds to 0%. Even the sweetened bottle only reaches 11 mg, so sodium is not the row to watch here.
That makes plain tea a filler in the best sense. It adds volume and flavor to a day without moving protein, carbs or fat. If your log is tight, unsweetened tea is one of the few drinks you can count on to stay out of the way.
What you stir in sets the count
Since the brew itself logs at 0, milk, cream, sugar, honey and syrups decide every calorie in the mug. This page has no numbers for those add-ins, so log them as separate items rather than guessing a combined figure. A splash and a heavy pour are not the same entry.
Tea supplies 0 g of protein and 0 g of fiber, so it pairs best with food that carries both. A cup next to a real breakfast or lunch does its job: it adds warmth and flavor while the plate does the filling. Lemon, mint or a stronger steep can rescue plain tea if it tastes flat.
If you take tea sweet, the sweetener is the only line worth tracking closely. BodyPal can log the cup from a photo; just make sure the sugar or milk gets its own entry so a sweetened mug does not slip through as zero.
How does tea compare?
Here is how black tea stacks up against green tea, sweet tea and black coffee, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the lowest count pick plain black tea at 0 calories, with green tea at 2 per cup and black coffee at 5 per cup close behind. Sweet tea is the one to limit, at 32 calories and 7.9 g of carbs per 100 g.
Most popular tea brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey8 fl oz · 240 ml29 kcal
2Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey12 fl oz · 360 ml28 kcal
3Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey12 fl oz · 355 ml28 kcal
4Arizona Green Tea With Ginseng and Honey6.75 fl oz · 200 ml22 kcal
These bottled teas are sweetened, so they carry sugar calories that plain brewed tea does not. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Tea FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of tea?
Plain black tea, unsweetened, is 0 calories per cup (227 g) and 0 calories per 100 g.
Is tea good for weight loss?
Unsweetened tea adds 0 calories per cup, while a 12 fl oz bottle of sweetened iced tea adds 167 calories and 35 g of sugar.
Tea vs sweet tea: how many more calories?
Plain tea is 0 calories per 100 g and sweet tea is about 32, so a 227 g cup of sweet tea comes to roughly 73 calories.
How much sugar is in bottled iced tea?
Bottled black iced tea has 9.5 g of sugar per 100 g, so a 12 fl oz bottle (372 g) holds about 35 g. The diet version has 0 g.
Is unsweetened tea really 0 calories?
Yes. Brewed black tea without sugar lists 0 calories per 100 g and 0 in 1 cup (227 g). It also shows 0 g of protein, carbs and fat, so plain tea is effectively calorie free.
Does iced tea have calories?
Plain iced tea made from brewed black tea has 0 calories, even in a 16 fl oz (473 g) glass, with only 9 mg of sodium. Calories appear only when sugar, honey or syrup goes in.
How many calories are in sweetened iced tea?
A sweetened bottle (372 g) has 167 calories, which is 8% of a 2000-calorie daily value. It also carries 40.2 g of carbs and 35.3 g of sugars, while the unsweetened brew stays at 0.
How many carbs are in sweet tea?
Sweet tea has 7.9 g of carbs per 100 g, along with 32 calories. Unsweetened black tea has 0 g of carbs, so every gram in sweet tea comes from the sugar stirred in.
What does USDA FoodData Central list for brewed tea?
The USDA row "Beverages, tea, black, ready to drink" (FDC 174144) lists 0 calories per 100 g. That puts 1 cup (227 g) at 0 calories and 5 mg of sodium.
