Calories in plum

Raw. 46 kcal (192 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Plums are a small stone fruit, about 87% water, with 46 kcal (192 kJ) per 100 g. Nearly all of that comes from natural sugars, with a little fibre and almost no fat or protein. They supply modest amounts of vitamin C, vitamin K and potassium. Most of the colour and many plant compounds sit in the skin, so eating it whole makes sense.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• One plum (66 g) has about 30 kcal (127 kJ), which makes it one of the lowest-calorie whole fruits per piece. A cup of slices (165 g) has about 76 kcal (318 kJ).
• Prunes are dried plums. They have about 240 kcal per 100 g, roughly five times as much as fresh, with about 38 g of sugar.
• Canned purple plums in heavy syrup have about 89 kcal per 100 g, nearly double fresh plums, because of the added sugar in the syrup.
• Plums and prunes contain sorbitol, a sugar alcohol that draws water into the gut, which partly explains the well-known laxative effect of prunes and prune juice.

Converting these figures

One 1 plum of plum is 30 kcal, which is 127 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 520 g of plum to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.