Sorghum Flour

Q: How many calories in cup of sorghum flour?

About 575 calories, with roughly 15.3g of protein. cup weighs about 161g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

The universal side. Cheap, mild, endlessly customizable.

357

cal per 100 g

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= 5.7 oz

Calories

575

Protein

15.3g

Carbs

123.7g

Fat

Protein 11% Carbs 86% Fat 3%

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Sorghum Flour is nearly pure starch — 76.85g of carbs per 100g and almost nothing else.

That is the whole appeal. Cheap fuel, mild flavor, holds sauce. Whether it is "good" depends entirely on what you put on it.

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 357 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

102

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

Dry → Cooked

Grains absorb water when they cook. 1 cup of dry sorghum flour becomes about 3 cups cooked — the calories do not change, they just spread over more volume. Every number on this page is for cooked weight, the way you actually eat it. If your recipe reads dry, multiply by about 3.

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.

Fiber1.9 g7%

Saturated fat0.303 g2%

Sodium1 mg0%

Potassium145 mg3%

Calcium6 mg0%

Iron0.97 mg5%

Magnesium31 mg7%

Zinc0.47 mg4%

Vitamin C0.6 mg1%

Vitamin B60.068 mg4%

Niacin1.329 mg8%

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

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

White Rice

Almost identical calories · -3g protein.

Cal358 Protein6.5 g Fat0.5 g

White Rice

Almost identical calories.

Cal360 Protein6.6 g Fat0.6 g

White Rice

Almost identical calories.

Cal365 Protein7.1 g Fat0.7 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in cup of sorghum flour?

About 575 calories, with roughly 15.3g of protein. cup weighs about 161g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Do I count raw or cooked?

Whichever you weighed. Dry sorghum flour is roughly 3× as calorie-dense per gram as cooked; cooked is what is on this page. If you weigh at the pot use cooked; if you portion dry before cooking, use dry. Do not mix.

Is sorghum flour actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: "healthy" is doing work here — it is clean fuel, not a nutrient powerhouse. Fine as the base of a meal, not the meal itself.

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