Tootsie Roll calories come to 26 for one piece (6.6 g) and 387 per 100 g. Notice how fast small pieces add up: the 6-piece serving reaches 155 calories, and 91% of the energy comes from carbohydrates, mostly sugar, with almost no protein or fiber to show for it.
26kcal
1 piece · 6 g, chocolate-flavor chew
2%protein
0.1 gProtein
6 gCarbs
0.2 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Chocolate-flavor chew · per 6 g
Calories
26 kcal
Protein
0.1 g
Carbohydrate
5.8 g
Fat
0.2 g
Saturated fat
0.1 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
3 mg
Potassium
8 mg
Iron
0.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Tootsie Roll: 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 piece (6.6 g)
26
0.1 g
5.8 g
0.2 g
3 mg
1%
6-piece serving (40 g)
155
0.6 g
35.1 g
1.3 g
18 mg
8%
100 g
387
1.6 g
87.7 g
3.3 g
44 mg
19%
3 × 1 piece (6.6 g)
77
0.3 g
9 mg
5 × 1 piece (6.6 g)
128
0.5 g
15 mg
One piece is 26 calories, six are 155
A single chocolate-flavor chew weighs 6.6 g and carries 26 calories, about 1 percent of the daily calorie value. That is small enough to disappear in a day's totals. The catch is that hardly anyone stops at one.
Two pieces (13 g) come to 51 calories, three (20 g) to 77, and five (33 g) to 128. The 6-piece serving, 40 g, lands at 155 calories, or 8 percent of the daily value. Every extra chew adds roughly the same amount, so the count in your hand is the whole story.
If you track, count wrappers instead of guessing by feel. Midgees and small bags make it easy to lose count, because the pieces are tiny and the pile of wrappers is the only honest record. BodyPal can log the food from a photo, which helps when the candy bowl is shared and the pieces come in ones and twos all afternoon.
Carbs supply 91% of the calories
The calorie split is lopsided: 91% from carbohydrates, 8% from fat and 2% from protein. Per 100 g, that means 87.7 g of carbs, 3.3 g of fat and just 1.6 g of protein. This is a sugar chew with a little fat for texture, and the numbers say so plainly.
Protein barely registers. A single piece has 0.1 g, and the 6-piece serving has 0.6 g, which is 1 percent of the daily value. Fiber is effectively absent at 0.1 g per 100 g and 0 g per serving, so there is nothing in the chew that adds bulk or staying power.
Fat stays modest. There are 3.3 g per 100 g, with 1 g of that saturated, and the 6-piece serving holds 1.3 g in total. The energy here comes from sugar, not fat, which is why the calories feel so light in the hand and add up so quietly.
Sugar is the row to watch, not sodium
Of the 87.7 g of carbs per 100 g, 56.3 g are sugars. That works out to 3.7 g of sugar in one piece and 22.5 g in the 6-piece serving. Put simply, more than half of what you chew is sugar by weight.
Sodium, by contrast, is a non-issue. One piece has 3 mg, six pieces have 18 mg, or 1 percent of the daily value, and even 100 g holds only 44 mg. Cholesterol is negligible at 2 mg per 100 g. If you watch salt, this candy barely moves your total.
If you watch sugar, though, the 6-piece serving is the number to plan around. A couple of pieces after lunch is a small line item at 51 calories. A full serving is a real share of the day's sweets, and a second handful doubles it without any extra feeling of fullness.
Treat it as a planned sweet, not a snack
With almost no protein or fiber, a Tootsie Roll does not work as a hunger fix. It works as a small dessert: two or three pieces after a meal that already brought protein and vegetables. At 51 to 77 calories, that portion is easy to budget.
Pre-portioning helps more than willpower. Take out the pieces you plan to eat, close the bag, and log them before you start. If you like a sweet that takes longer to finish, Tootsie Roll Pops are another format from the same family.
Pairing the candy with something that has staying power, such as a glass of milk or a handful of nuts, turns a sugar hit into part of a real snack. Log both, since the add-on can carry more calories than the chews themselves.
How does Tootsie Roll compare?
Here is how a Tootsie Roll stacks up against a Tootsie Pop, a cinnamon roll and a pizza roll, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: If you want the lightest sweet, pick the Tootsie Pop at 353 calories per 100 g against 387 here, with 0 g fat. If you need something closer to food, the pizza roll brings 9.2 g protein per 100 g, though it also carries 631 mg sodium.
Most popular Tootsie Roll brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Tootsie Roll Midgees5 pieces · 33 g364 kcal
2Tootsie Roll6 pieces · 40 g350 kcal
3Tootsie Roll Midgees Bag6 pieces · 40 g350 kcal
4Tootsie Roll Pops1 pop · 17 g353 kcal
5Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Midgees5 pieces · 33 g364 kcal
Label panels round nutrients to the pack serving, so they read 350 to 364 calories per 100 g instead of the 387 above, and the Pops include a hard candy shell around the chew. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Tootsie Roll FAQs
How many calories are in one Tootsie Roll?
One Midgee piece weighs 6.6 g and has 26 calories. The 6-piece serving (40 g) comes to 155 calories.
Are Tootsie Rolls good for weight loss?
One piece adds 26 calories, so it fits most calorie targets, but a 40 g handful is 155 calories and 22.5 g of sugar with only 0.6 g of protein.
Tootsie Roll vs Tootsie Pop: which has fewer calories?
Per 100 g the chew is 387 calories and a Tootsie Pop is 353. One pop (17 g) is 60 calories, against 26 calories for one Tootsie Roll piece.
How much sugar is in a Tootsie Roll?
One 6.6 g piece has 3.7 g of sugar within 5.8 g of total carbs. The 6-piece serving has 22.5 g of sugar and 35.1 g of carbs.
How many calories are in 6 Tootsie Rolls?
Six pieces (40 g) contain 155 calories, about 8 percent of the daily value. That serving also carries 22.5 g of sugar, 1.3 g of fat and only 0.6 g of protein.
How many calories are in 2, 3 or 5 Tootsie Rolls?
Two pieces have 51 calories, three have 77 and five have 128. Each chew adds roughly 26 calories, so counting wrappers gives you an accurate total.
How many calories are in 100 g of Tootsie Rolls?
100 g of Tootsie Rolls has 387 calories, with 87.7 g of carbs, 56.3 g of sugars, 3.3 g of fat and 1.6 g of protein. That is about 19 percent of the daily calorie value.
Do Tootsie Rolls have any protein?
Barely. One piece has 0.1 g of protein and the 6-piece serving has 0.6 g. Protein supplies just 2% of the calories, so the candy will not help you reach a protein target.
Are Tootsie Rolls high in sodium?
No. One piece has 3 mg of sodium and six pieces have 18 mg, or 1 percent of the daily value. Even 100 g contains only 44 mg.
