This Sour Calories Per 100g Calculator shows you exactly how many calories are in your favorite sour candies, sour dairy products, and fermented foods. Whether you are tracking a 100g pouch of sour gummy worms, weighing sour cream for a recipe, or wondering how a dill pickle fits into your daily calorie budget, this tool converts your serving size into calories and macronutrients using standardized per-100g values.
Choose an item from the dropdown, enter your portion in grams or ounces, and press Calculate. The result shows total calories, calories per gram, and a complete protein, carb, and fat breakdown. A custom mode lets you use the calories per 100g printed on any product label, so the calculator works for brands not listed.
Per-100g is the nutrition-label standard in most countries, which makes this calculator useful for comparing foods side by side and scaling portions for meal planning, calorie tracking, or macro counting.
🍋 Sour Calories per 100g
Calories, protein, carbs, and fat for sour candies, sour cream, pickles, and more — scaled to your serving size.
How to Use This Tool
Start by selecting the sour item you want to measure from the dropdown. The preset list includes popular sour candies such as Sour Patch Kids, Sour Skittles, and Warheads, plus whole-food sour options like sauerkraut, dill pickles, sourdough bread, and sour cream. If your exact brand is not listed, choose Custom value… and enter the calories per 100g printed on the package.
- Select a sour item — or choose Custom and type in its kcal per 100g.
- Enter the amount you ate or plan to eat. You can use grams for precision or ounces for recipes and packages that list ounces.
- Use the preset buttons (30g, 50g, 100g, 150g) to instantly fill common serving sizes.
- Click Calculate to see total calories and macros for that portion.
The Formula Behind the Calculator
Every packaged food can be expressed as a set of values per 100 grams. The calorie calculation is a simple proportion:
For example, if a sour gummy candy has 330 kcal per 100g and you eat a 40g pack, the math is (330 ÷ 100) × 40 = 132 kcal.
The same proportion applies to protein, carbohydrates, and fat. This tool also converts ounces to grams before calculating: 1 ounce = 28.3495 grams. That is why entering 3.5 oz of Sour Skittles gives the same result as entering 99.2 g.
Worked Examples
Example 1 — Sour Patch Kids, 45g bag. Per 100g: 340 kcal, 88g carbs, 0g fat. Portion = 45g. Calories = 3.4 × 45 = 153 kcal. Carbs = 0.88 × 45 ≈ 40g. If you are tracking sugar, remember that most sour candies are high in added sugar.
Example 2 — Sour cream, 2 tablespoons (about 30g). Per 100g: 193 kcal, 19g fat. Portion = 30g. Calories = 1.93 × 30 ≈ 58 kcal. Fat = 0.19 × 30 ≈ 5.7g. This example shows why sour cream is calorie-dense even in small servings.
Reference Values for Common Sour Items
Values below are approximate averages from common nutrition databases and package labels. Always check the specific product label for the most accurate numbers.
| Item | kcal / 100g | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sour Patch Kids | 340 | 3.0 | 88 | 0 |
| Sour Gummy Worms (generic) | 330 | 3.5 | 78 | 0 |
| Sour Skittles | 388 | 0.9 | 87 | 3.9 |
| Warheads | 360 | 1.2 | 89 | 0.4 |
| Sour Cream (20% fat) | 193 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 19 |
| Sourdough Bread | 265 | 9 | 51 | 1.2 |
| Sauerkraut | 19 | 1 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Dill Pickle | 12 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.2 |
For a more complete nutrient database, search the USDA FoodData Central database at fdc.nal.usda.gov.
Brand Differences and Label Accuracy
Nutrition labels are allowed to round values, and actual calorie content can vary slightly between batches. Sour candies from different brands can differ by 30–60 kcal per 100g because of sugar, syrup, and coating formulas. Sour cream ranges from about 160 kcal for light versions to over 230 kcal for full-fat products. Sourdough bread also varies with hydration, flour type, and added fats.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does sour candy have fewer calories than regular candy?
Not necessarily. The sour taste comes from acids like citric acid and malic acid, but the base is still sugar and syrup. Calories per 100g are usually in the same range as other gummy and chewy candies.
Are pickles and sauerkraut good low-calorie sour foods?
Yes. Fermented and vinegar-pickled vegetables are very low in calories because they are mostly water, though sodium can be high. They can be a smart choice for volume eating if you watch salt.
Why does the 100g baseline matter?
Nutrition labels in the UK, EU, Australia, and many other countries use per 100g as the standard reference. Using a common baseline lets you compare foods fairly, even when package sizes differ. For US labels, you may need to convert from a per-serving value: divide label calories by serving grams and multiply by 100.
If you are also tracking sugar in sweets, the added sugar calculator can break down the sugar content of similar foods. For advice on how many calories you need each day, see the nutrition target calculator.