Sauce

Q: How many calories in 0.25 cup of sauce?

About 298 calories, with roughly 4g of protein. 0.25 cup weighs about 60g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

One food. Every number that matters.

496

cal per 100 g

Portion explorer

How much are you eating?

Drag the slider or type grams. Everything below updates live.

= 2.1 oz

Calories

298

Protein

Carbs

3.1g

Fat

29.9g

Protein 5% Carbs 4% Fat 90%

Get weekly calorie thinking from Caloro

One short email a week — food comparisons, restaurant hacks, and honest calorie thinking. No fluff, no fads.

Unsubscribe anytime. No spam.

You’re on the list. Your first email arrives once we have something worth sending — probably this week.

Sauce is 90% fat by calorie — almost all of it unsaturated.

Dense fuel, not junk. Fat is 9 cal/g vs 4 for protein or carbs — an ounce is a real portion, not a "handful."

Reverse calculator

Work backwards from your target.

To hit grams of protein, eat:

—

For calories, eat:

—

Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 496 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

142

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.

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.

Fiber1.3 g5%

Sugar1.25 g—

Saturated fat8.007 g40%

Sodium897 mg39%

Potassium205 mg4%

Calcium202 mg16%

Iron0.99 mg6%

Magnesium43 mg10%

Zinc1 mg9%

Vitamin C0.2 mg0%

Vitamin E13.12 mg87%

Vitamin A84 mcg9%

Vitamin B60.09 mg5%

Folate26 mcg7%

Niacin0.6 mg4%

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

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

Sauce

Almost identical calories · -6g protein.

Cal503 Protein1.1 g Fat50.9 g

Potato Soup

153 fewer calories per 100g · -47g fat.

Cal343 Protein9.2 g Fat3.1 g

Soup

203 fewer calories per 100g · -50g fat.

Cal293 Protein7.5 g Fat0.3 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in 0.25 cup of sauce?

About 298 calories, with roughly 4g of protein. 0.25 cup weighs about 60g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Is sauce actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: dense in unsaturated fat, fiber, and micronutrients — the "high calorie ≠ unhealthy" case in food form.

Stop typing grams. Snap the plate.

Caloro reads any food from a photo and logs it in a second. Free to try, no card.

Open Caloro →