How many calories are in sweet tea?

A 16 fl oz glass of sweet tea is 159 calories, an 8 fl oz glass is 79, and the 32 fl oz fountain cup is 317. Per 100g the drink is 32 calories, below bottled iced tea at 45 calories per 100g because a pitcher brewed at home is usually sweetened lighter than a bottling.

What is the difference between sweet tea and iced tea?

Sweet tea is black tea sweetened while it is still hot, so the sugar dissolves fully into the brew. Bottled iced tea is a manufactured drink and lands higher, 45 calories per 100g against sweet tea's 32. The two are not interchangeable on a label.

How much sugar is in a glass of sweet tea?

The drink carries 7.7g of sugar per 100g, so a 16 fl oz glass holds 38g and the 32 fl oz fountain size holds 76g. The American Heart Association suggests 36g of added sugar as a whole day for men, which one pint glass spends.

Sweet tea vs unsweetened tea: how big is the gap?

The whole 159 calories in a pint glass are the sugar. Brewed tea with nothing added sits beside green tea at 1 calorie per 100g, so switching removes the entire number without changing anything else in the glass.

Is sweet tea keto-friendly?

No. At 7.9g of net carbs per 100g, a 16 fl oz glass is 39g of net carbs, which is more than a strict keto day allows on its own. Unsweetened brewed tea has none, and the diet bottlings sweetened with sucralose sit near zero.

Sweet tea vs soda: which is lighter?

Sweet tea, but by less than people expect. It is 32 calories per 100g against soda at 42 and lemonade at 40. The catch is the glass: a soda is usually a 12 oz can, while sweet tea arrives in a pint or a fountain cup that gets refilled.

Is sweet tea a problem for blood sugar?

It behaves like any sugar-sweetened drink. Of the 7.9g of carbohydrate per 100g, 7.7g is sugar and 0g is fiber, so nothing slows it down. A pint glass delivers 38g of sugar in liquid form, which is why unsweetened tea is the standard swap.

Does sweet tea have caffeine?

Yes, it is brewed black tea, so a glass carries roughly what half a cup of coffee does. The caffeine is not what makes it a 159 calorie drink though: the tea itself contributes almost nothing, and the sugar contributes all of it.

Is sweet tea good for weight loss?

It is one of the easiest calories to remove, because it returns nothing. Per 100g sweet tea is 0g protein, 0g fiber and 0g fat, so a pint a day is over 1,100 calories a week that buy no satiety. It hydrates, but with 3mg of sodium and 34mg of potassium per 100g it replaces no electrolytes either.

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Calories in Sweet Tea

USDA Verified · FDC 2710515 · Aug 2026

159 calories

per 1 pint glass (16 fl oz) (496g)

Protein

7.9g

Carbs

Fat

Fiber

Per 100g as prepared

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Serving Sizes & Calories

Serving Size	Weight	Calories
1 glass (8 fl oz)	248g	79 cal
100g	100g	32 cal
1 tall glass (12 fl oz)	372g	119 cal
1 pint glass (16 fl oz)Standard	496g	159 cal
1 fountain drink (32 fl oz)	992g	317 cal