How many calories in Turkish delight?
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Short answer
One piece of Turkish delight (about 15 g) has about 50 kcal and 0 g of protein; 100 g has about 317 kcal. What changes the calories most is how many pieces you eat and whether it contains nuts. The values are for plain lokum made from sugar and starch.
Turkish delight, lokum, is a soft, chewy sweet made by cooking sugar and starch slowly with water, flavoured with rose water, lemon or mastic and dusted with powdered sugar. Versions with pistachios, hazelnuts or walnuts are just as popular.
It is almost entirely sugar and starch, so plain lokum has very little fat or protein. Nut-filled pieces are a little more calorific, and pieces are traditionally offered with Turkish coffee.
| Serving | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | 15 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 100 g | 100 | 317 | 0 | 81.2 | 0 |
What changes the calories in Turkish delight (lokum)?
- Number of pieces: each cube is small, so the count matters most.
- Nuts: pistachio or hazelnut lokum adds fat.
- Coating: coconut or extra powdered sugar adds a little.
How were these values calculated?
No official record matches this dish directly, so the values come from a recipe calculation: the nutrients of each ingredient were taken from USDA FoodData Central, added up and divided by the cooked weight. Raw total 2350 g, cooked weight 1400 g.
Plain lokum; the sugar-starch mixture is assumed to be cooked down to about 18% moisture.
| Ingredient | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sugar | 1000 | 3870 | 0 | USDA FDC 169655 |
| cornstarch | 150 | 572 | 0.4 | USDA FDC 169698 |
| water | 1200 | under 5 | 0 | USDA FDC 173647 |
Spices (under 5 g in total per recipe) are not counted.
Serving weights:
- 1 piece: typical serving, approximate
Calories per 100 g are rounded to a whole number and macros to one decimal; serving calories to the nearest 5 and protein to a whole gram.
Can you count the calories in Turkish delight (lokum) from a photo?
Yes: in QuickCalo, snap a photo of your plate or type what you ate, and get the calories and protein in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
How much does one piece of Turkish delight weigh?
On this page, one piece of Turkish delight is taken as about 15 g (typical serving, approximate). The real weight depends on the recipe, the size and how it is served.
How much protein is in Turkish delight?
One piece of Turkish delight has about 0 g of protein; 100 g has 0 g.
What is Turkish delight made of?
Mostly sugar and starch cooked with water, flavoured with rose water, lemon or mastic, sometimes with nuts.
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Sources
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (2018) and FNDDS 2021–2023 datasets; accessed 16 October 2026
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