Calories in
pectin, liquid
11 kcal per 100 g Pectin, liquid contains 11 calories per 100 grams, or about 3 calories per fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey. Per 100 g it provides 0.0 g protein, 2.1 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat.
By calories that splits 100% carbohydrate, 0% protein, 0% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 167682·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 8 kcal; USDA publishes 11 kcal — −3 kcal, 27.3% 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.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 167682—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- 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.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- 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)
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.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey | 28.4 g | 3 | 0.0 g | 0.6 g | 0.0 g |
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Full nutrition, per 100 g and per fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 11 kcal | 3 kcal |
| Protein | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Total fat | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.1 g | 0.6 g |
| Fibre | 2.1 g | 0.6 g |
| Sugars | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Potassium | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Calcium | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Iron | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 0.0 µg | 0.0 µg |
| Cholesterol | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Water | 96.9 g | 27.5 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 167682·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How pectin, liquid compares
Among the 89 sweets items on this site, pectin, liquid ranks 88 of 89 by calorie density, against a category average of 372 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 97% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 0 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.
To burn off one fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey (3 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 1 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 pectin, liquid. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in pectin, liquid?
Pectin, liquid contains 11 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 3 calories per fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey. It also provides 0.0 g of protein, 2.1 g of carbohydrate and 0.0 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of pectin, liquid?
By calories, pectin, liquid is roughly 100% carbohydrate, 0% protein and 0% fat. That makes it a predominantly carbohydrate-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a fl oz assumed specific gravity of honey?
About 1 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 pectin, liquid 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.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to pectin, liquid on the calorie-density shelf, all within sweets.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Pectin, liquid". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
