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Calories in
beverages, energy drink, red bull

43 kcal per 100 g Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL contains 43 calories per 100 grams, or about 111 calories per can 8.4 fl oz. Per 100 g it provides 0.5 g protein, 10.2 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat.

By calories that splits 96% carbohydrate, 4% protein, 0% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173210·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0296 of 1799
96% 0 11 22 32 43 kcal
Protein 0.5 g × 4 kcal/g 2 kcal · 4%
Carbohydrate 10.2 g × 4 kcal/g 41 kcal · 96%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 43 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 43 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 43 kcal and USDA publishes 43 kcal. The arithmetic closes, so the axis above is simply that figure divided by the shares.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 173210retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g43kcal
Per can 8.4 fl oz111kcal · 258.0 g
Protein0.5g per 100 g
Walk it off23minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving   = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100
energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F      (P, C, F in grams)
walk minutes  = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)

Full data & method →

Calories in a typical serving

Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 can 8.4 fl oz258.0 g 111 1.2 g26.4 g0.0 g
1 serving 12 fl oz369.0 g 159 1.7 g37.7 g0.0 g
1 serving 16 fl oz492.0 g 212 2.3 g50.3 g0.0 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per can 8.4 fl oz

NutrientPer 100 gPer can 8.4 fl oz
Energy43 kcal111 kcal
Protein0.5 g1.2 g
Total fat0.0 g0.0 g
Saturated fat0.0 g0.0 g
Carbohydrate10.2 g26.4 g
Fibre0.0 g0.0 g
Sugars10.2 g26.4 g
Sodium39.0 mg100.6 mg
Potassium3.0 mg7.7 mg
Calcium6.0 mg15.5 mg
Iron0.1 mg0.2 mg
Vitamin C0.0 mg0.0 mg
Vitamin A0.0 µg0.0 µg
Cholesterol0.0 mg0.0 mg
Water89.2 g230.2 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173210·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How beverages, energy drink, red bull compares

Among the 86 beverages items on this site, beverages, energy drink, red bull ranks 68 of 86 by calorie density, against a category average of 116 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 63% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 1.1 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.

To burn off one can 8.4 fl oz (111 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 23 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

A reference table describes the average beverages, energy drink, red bull. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in beverages, energy drink, red bull?

Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL contains 43 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 111 calories per can 8.4 fl oz. It also provides 0.5 g of protein, 10.2 g of carbohydrate and 0.0 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of beverages, energy drink, red bull?

By calories, beverages, energy drink, red bull is roughly 96% carbohydrate, 4% protein and 0% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a can 8.4 fl oz?

About 23 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.

Is this figure exact for the beverages, energy drink, red bull I bought?

No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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