A typical serving of lemon (1 lemon, 58 g) has about 17 calories. Per 100 g: 29 kcal, 1.1 g protein, 9.3 g carbs, 0.3 g fat. The same 100 g carries 2.8 g of fiber and 2.5 g of sugar. Most of the energy comes from carbohydrate.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lemon | 58 g | 17 kcal |
| 1 wedge | 7 g | 2 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 29 kcal |
You rarely eat a whole one, and the juice of a full lemon adds only about 11 calories. On the energy-density scale, 29 kcal per 100 g puts lemon at the very low end.
A typical serving (1 lemon, 58 g) has about 17 calories, and 100 g has 29 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 1.1 g of protein in 100 g of lemon, which works out to about 0.6 g per serving (1 lemon). Treat it as an energy source rather than a protein source.
There are 9.3 g of carbohydrate per 100 g of lemon, or about 5 g in 1 lemon (58 g).
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 167746 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 167746 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
