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Calories in
fast foods, sundae, caramel

196 kcal per 100 g Fast foods, sundae, caramel contains 196 calories per 100 grams, or about 304 calories per sundae. Per 100 g it provides 4.7 g protein, 31.8 g carbohydrate and 6.0 g fat.

By calories that splits 64% carbohydrate, 9% protein, 27% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173275·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 0779 of 1799
64%27% 0 49 98 147 196 kcal
Protein 4.7 g × 4 kcal/g 19 kcal · 9%
Carbohydrate 31.8 g × 4 kcal/g 127 kcal · 64%
Fat 6.0 g × 9 kcal/g 54 kcal · 27%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 200 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 196 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 200 kcal; USDA publishes 196 kcal+4 kcal, 2.0% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 173275retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g196kcal
Per sundae304kcal · 155.0 g
Protein4.7g per 100 g
Walk it off62minutes 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 sundae155.0 g 304 7.3 g49.3 g9.3 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per sundae

NutrientPer 100 gPer sundae
Energy196 kcal304 kcal
Protein4.7 g7.3 g
Total fat6.0 g9.3 g
Saturated fat2.9 g4.5 g
Carbohydrate31.8 g49.3 g
Fibre0.0 g0.0 g
Sodium126.0 mg195.3 mg
Potassium205.0 mg317.8 mg
Calcium122.0 mg189.1 mg
Iron0.1 mg0.2 mg
Vitamin C2.2 mg3.4 mg
Vitamin A45.0 µg69.8 µg
Cholesterol16.0 mg24.8 mg
Water56.5 g87.6 g

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

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173275·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How fast foods, sundae, caramel compares

Among the 79 fast foods items on this site, fast foods, sundae, caramel ranks 64 of 79 by calorie density, against a category average of 266 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 26% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 2.4 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.

To burn off one sundae (304 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 62 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 fast foods, sundae, caramel. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in fast foods, sundae, caramel?

Fast foods, sundae, caramel contains 196 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 304 calories per sundae. It also provides 4.7 g of protein, 31.8 g of carbohydrate and 6.0 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of fast foods, sundae, caramel?

By calories, fast foods, sundae, caramel is roughly 64% carbohydrate, 9% protein and 27% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a sundae?

About 62 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 fast foods, sundae, caramel 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: "Fast foods, sundae, caramel". 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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