Sorbet: Calories, Nutrition & Healthier Swaps

Sorbet is fruit, sugar and water — no fat, but about as much sugar as ice cream.

Sorbet nutrition facts per 100 g and per serving

Values per 100 g as eaten, averaged from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others) and rounded — a specific brand or recipe will differ a little.

Sorbet: nutrition highlights

Its calories come almost entirely from sugar: 20 g per serving, with no protein or fiber to keep you full.

On the open Nutri-Score algorithm, sorbet gets a C: the middle of the scale — fine with an eye on portions. The score weighs calories, sugar, saturated fat and salt against protein, fiber and the share of fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts.

What to watch

• High in sugar: 28 g per 100 g. The WHO advises keeping free sugars under 10% of daily calories, ideally under 25 g.
• It's low in fiber, so add vegetables, greens or beans to the plate.

How much movement is one serving?

One serving (scoop, 70 g) is 89 kcal — roughly 29 min of easy walking or 11 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.

Healthier swaps for Sorbet

Swaps are picked the same way the app does it: from the same kind of food, with a serving matched to the same calories (±25%), and only when the swap is clearly better — not “salad instead of pizza”.

• Cherry clafoutis — 60 g, 88 kcal: −11 g sugar.
• Apple sponge cake (charlotte) — 50 g, 99 kcal: −8.6 g sugar.
• Guava — 150 g, 90 kcal: −6.2 g sugar, +7.8 g fibre.
• Passion fruit — 110 g, 88 kcal: −7.3 g sugar, +11 g fibre.