Canned Apricots

Q: How many calories in cup, halves of canned apricots?

About 159 calories, with roughly 1.3g of protein. cup, halves weighs about 253g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Grab-and-go fuel that has not been engineered into a snack.

cal per 100 g

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= 8.9 oz

Calories

159

Protein

1.3g

Carbs

41.7g

Fat

0.1g

Protein 3% Carbs 96% Fat 1%

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Canned Apricots is 15g of sugar, wrapped in 1.6g of fiber per 100g. That's what makes it not soda.

The fiber slows absorption; the sugar is not "free sugar" the way added sugar is. Whole fruit and juice are different foods nutritionally, even at the same sugar number.

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 63 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Ripeness matters

A greener canned apricots has more starch and less sugar; a spotty one is the reverse. Total calories barely move, but if you are tracking blood sugar or fiber-vs-sugar ratio, ripeness is a real variable — not a rounding error.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber1.6 g6%

Sugar14.89 g—

Saturated fat0.003 g0%

Cholesterol0 mg0%

Sodium4 mg0%

Potassium138 mg3%

Calcium11 mg1%

Iron0.39 mg2%

Magnesium8 mg2%

Zinc0.11 mg1%

Vitamin C2.7 mg3%

Vitamin E0.6 mg4%

Vitamin A66 mcg7%

Vitamin D0 mcg0%

Vitamin B60.054 mg3%

Vitamin B120 mcg0%

Folate2 mcg1%

Niacin0.304 mg2%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

Mango

Almost identical calories.

Cal60 Protein0.8 g Fat0.4 g

Pear

Almost identical calories.

Cal57 Protein0.4 g Fat0.1 g

Blueberry

Almost identical calories.

Cal57 Protein0.7 g Fat0.3 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in cup, halves of canned apricots?

About 159 calories, with roughly 1.3g of protein. cup, halves weighs about 253g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Does a ripe canned apricots have more calories?

Barely. As fruit ripens, starch converts to sugar — same calories, different molecule. What changes: sweeter taste, faster blood-sugar rise, softer texture. Total calories move maybe 3–5%.

Is canned apricots actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: fiber, vitamin C, potassium; sugar comes with its brake pedal (fiber).

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