How many calories are in apple cider?

Apple cider, meaning fresh non-alcoholic cider, has about 46 calories per 100 g, or about 114 calories in an 8 fl oz cup, according to US nutrition data. Nearly all of the calories come from the apples' natural sugars: about 24 g of sugar per cup. Alcoholic hard cider is different and is covered separately.

Updated 2026-10-03

Key facts

Per 100 g. US nutrition data list apple cider at 46 kcal, 11.3 g of carbohydrate and 9.62 g of total sugars per 100 g, with 0.0 g of alcohol. [1]
Per cup. One fl oz weighs about 31 g, so an 8 fl oz cup (about 248 g) has about 114 kcal, 28 g of carbohydrate and 24 g of sugars. [1]
Little else. The same entry lists 0.1 g of protein, 0.2 g of fibre and 101 mg of potassium per 100 g. [1]

How do calories change with the type of cider?

Drink	Calories per 100 g	Source
Apple cider (fresh, non-alcoholic)	46 kcal	[1]
Hard cider (alcoholic)	56 kcal	[2]
Calvados (80-proof spirit)	231 kcal	[3]

Hard cider has calories from both alcohol and sugar; for its figures per can and pint, see how many calories are in cider. For apple brandy, see calories in calvados.

Why is apple cider mostly sugar?

Fresh apple cider is pressed apple juice that has not been fermented, so the fruit sugars are still there; in hard cider, yeast turns much of that sugar into alcohol. The difference between fresh cider and apple juice is explained in what sweet cider is, and the glossary entry for hard cider explains the US naming. Fresh cider keeps only a short time; see how long apple cider lasts.

Related answers: how many calories are in cider · what sweet cider is

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Cider, perry, calvados and pommeau are alcoholic drinks. Enjoy responsibly and follow the legal drinking age where you live.

Questions

How much sugar is in a cup of apple cider?

About 24 g. US data list 9.62 g of total sugars per 100 g, and 8 fl oz weighs about 248 g. [1]

Does hot mulled apple cider have more calories?

Heating does not add calories, but mulled recipes often add sugar, honey or juice, which do. For alcoholic mulled cider, see is mulled cider alcoholic.