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Same-portion calorie comparison

How many calories are in a spoonful of honey, jam or spread?

Estimate a teaspoon or tablespoon of honey, jam or spread, then account for whether the spoon was level or heaped.

A spoonful of sweet spread: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Sweet spread calorie calculator by spoonful

Your estimate Honey Tablespoon 21 g Calories66 kcal Protein0.1 g Fat0 g Carbs17 g

Why jam and chocolate spread differ by the spoon

In these two examples, the changes are: type of sweet spread — jam → chocolate spread.

Lower calorie 50 kcal 20 g 250 kcal per 100 g
higher vs lower calorie +92%
Higher calorie 96 kcal 20 g 482 kcal per 100 g
Lower calorie Calk card for Spoonfuls: 250 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 1/0/99 Higher calorie Calk card for Spoonfuls: 482 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 2/48/50
  • Jam contains fruit, water and added sugar.
  • Chocolate spread is a sugar-fat emulsion, so the same spoon carries roughly twice the calories.
  • Fat provides 9 kcal per gram, so the hazelnut and cocoa fat explains much of the difference.
  • A consistent spoon measure makes repeated servings easier to compare over time.

Calories in teaspoons and tablespoons of sweet spreads

Thickness and a level or heaped spoon change the weight. The table uses a typical amount for each spread and spoon size.

TypePortionCalories
Hazelnut creamTablespoon ≈ 20 g95 kcal
Peanut butterTablespoon ≈ 16 g95 kcal
Almond butterTablespoon ≈ 16 g98 kcal
TahiniTablespoon ≈ 15 g91 kcal
HoneyTablespoon ≈ 21 g66 kcal
Condensed milkTablespoon ≈ 19 g62 kcal
Chocolate spreadTablespoon ≈ 20 g96 kcal
JamTablespoon ≈ 20 g50 kcal
Maple syrupTablespoon ≈ 20 g52 kcal
Caramel sauceTablespoon ≈ 21 g64 kcal
Sour creamTablespoon ≈ 15 g31 kcal
Greek yogurtTablespoon ≈ 14 g14 kcal
Cream cheeseTablespoon ≈ 15 g52 kcal
Whipped creamTablespoon ≈ 3 g8 kcal
SugarTablespoon ≈ 13 g49 kcal
Brown sugarTablespoon ≈ 14 g52 kcal

Honey, jam, chocolate spread and nut butter

Use Calk to calculate calories and macros for honey, fruit jam, chocolate-hazelnut spread, peanut or other nut butter by spoonful.

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Questions about spoonfuls of spread

How do I estimate calories in my spoonful of spread?
Choose the spread and spoon size above. For the two shown 20 g spoonfuls, Calk calculates 50 and 96 kcal.
Why does the same spoonful of chocolate spread have more calories than jam?
Jam contains fruit, water and added sugar. Chocolate spread is a sugar-fat emulsion, so the same spoon carries roughly twice the calories.
How do I count a heaped spoon or mixed spread?
Use the closest spoon size above, or open Spoonfuls in Calk and enter the actual grams and any combination of spreads.

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