How many calories in a cup of herbal tea?
Brewed herbal tea without sugar is about 2 calories in a cup. What sets the calories is not the tea but the sugar or honey added afterwards; instant powder mixes are sweetened from the start.
Brewed herbal tea without sugar carries 1 calorie per 100 milliliters; for a 240-milliliter cup this comes to about 2 calories. The records for chamomile tea and for herbal teas other than chamomile give the same value. What sets the calories is not the tea itself but what is added afterwards.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 173232 100 g (Beverages, tea, herb, other than chamomile, brewed) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 174156 100 g (Beverages, tea, herb, brewed, chamomile) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 175090 100 g (Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, sweetened, prepared with water) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.1, s. 262 1 kupa = 240 mL (ölçü tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 şeker 1 tatlı kaşığı dolu / 10 g = ½; bal 1 yemek kaşığı / 15 g = ⅔; şeker eklenmiş tüm içecekler ½ kupa / 125 g = 1 standart miktar (75 kkal) accessed: 2026-08-22
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