Calories in One Toffee, Candy, Gum and Marshmallow

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

Toffee, caramel, hard candy, chewing gum and marshmallow each have a piece, stick or serving weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives twelve candy and gum records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central (hard candy, dietetic hard candy, caramels, toffee, butterscotch, chocolate fudge, chewing gum and sugarless gum, marshmallows, jellybeans, gumdrops and tamarind candy), with the portion weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints per 100 g of foods only and has no candy or piece weights, so this page uses SR Legacy only. Chocolate and biscuits are in our chocolate and biscuit guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 piece (6 g) of hard candy is 23.6 kcal, 1 piece (10.1 g) of caramels 38.6 kcal and 1 piece (12 g) of toffee 67.2 kcal. Our reading: the kcal per 100 g are close for most candies, so the weight of the piece decides: 1 piece of sugarless chewing gum (2 g) is 5.4 kcal against 69.7 kcal for 1 piece of chocolate fudge (17 g).

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. Pieces, sticks, small counts, ounces and packages are listed; the gumdrop record also prints other counts and shapes, not used here, and each record prints 100 g.

The sums: 167990 394 × 3 / 100 = 11.82, so 11.8 kcal; 167990 394 × 6 / 100 = 23.64, so 23.6 kcal; 167990 394 × 28.35 / 100 = 111.699, so 111.7 kcal; 169880 394 × 3 / 100 = 11.82, so 11.8 kcal; 167974 382 × 10.1 / 100 = 38.582, so 38.6 kcal; 167974 382 × 71 / 100 = 271.22, so 271.2 kcal; 169671 560 × 12 / 100 = 67.2, so 67.2 kcal; 167972 391 × 16 / 100 = 62.56, so 62.6 kcal; 167972 391 × 28.35 / 100 = 110.8485, so 110.8 kcal; 167987 410 × 17 / 100 = 69.7, so 69.7 kcal; 168771 360 × 3 / 100 = 10.8, so 10.8 kcal; 168771 360 × 8 / 100 = 28.8, so 28.8 kcal; 168771 360 × 16 / 100 = 57.6, so 57.6 kcal; 169882 268 × 2 / 100 = 5.36, so 5.4 kcal; 167995 318 × 7.2 / 100 = 22.896, so 22.9 kcal; 167995 318 × 7 / 100 = 22.26, so 22.3 kcal; 167995 318 × 50 / 100 = 159, so 159.0 kcal; 167991 375 × 11 / 100 = 41.25, so 41.3 kcal; 167991 375 × 28 / 100 = 105, so 105.0 kcal; 167989 396 × 3.2 / 100 = 12.672, so 12.7 kcal; 167989 396 × 22 / 100 = 87.12, so 87.1 kcal; 167989 396 × 10 / 100 = 39.6, so 39.6 kcal; 170281 331 × 14 / 100 = 46.34, so 46.3 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy, highest first: 169671 (toffee) 560, 167987 (chocolate fudge) 410, 167989 (gumdrops) 396, 167990 (hard candy) 394, 169880 (dietetic hard candy) 394, 167972 (butterscotch) 391, 167974 (caramels) 382, 167991 (jellybeans) 375, 168771 (chewing gum) 360, 170281 (tamarind candy) 331, 167995 (marshmallows) 318, 169882 (sugarless chewing gum) 268.
• Total sugars per 100 g, the five highest: 167972 (butterscotch) 80.5 g, 170281 (tamarind candy) 78.6 g, 167987 (chocolate fudge) 73.1 g, 167991 (jellybeans) 70 g, 168771 (chewing gum) 66.1 g.
• One piece, as printed (2 g to 17 g): 167987 (chocolate fudge) 1 piece, 17 g, 69.7 kcal, 169671 (toffee) 1 piece, 12 g, 67.2 kcal, 170281 (tamarind candy) 1 serving, 14 g, 46.3 kcal, 167989 (gumdrops) 1 jelly ring (1-1/4" dia), 10 g, 39.6 kcal, 167974 (caramels) 1 piece, 10.1 g, 38.6 kcal, 168771 (chewing gum) 1 block, 8 g, 28.8 kcal, 167990 (hard candy) 1 piece, 6 g, 23.6 kcal, 167995 (marshmallows) 1 regular, 7.2 g, 22.9 kcal, 167989 (gumdrops) 1 gumdrop, small (1/2" dia), 3.2 g, 12.7 kcal, 167990 (hard candy) 1 piece, small, 3 g, 11.8 kcal, 169880 (dietetic hard candy) 1 piece, 3 g, 11.8 kcal, 168771 (chewing gum) 1 stick, 3 g, 10.8 kcal, 169882 (sugarless chewing gum) 1 piece, 2 g, 5.4 kcal.
• An ounce, as printed: 167990 (hard candy) 1 oz, 28.35 g, 111.7 kcal, 167972 (butterscotch) 1 oz, 28.35 g, 110.8 kcal, 167991 (jellybeans) 10 large (1 oz), 28 g, 105.0 kcal.
• Sugar-free is not calorie-free: SR Legacy 169880 (dietetic hard candy) prints 394 kcal per 100 g and 0 g of total sugars, the same 394 kcal as SR Legacy 167990 (hard candy, 62.9 g of sugars), so 1 piece of 3 g is 11.8 kcal in both; SR Legacy 169882 (sugarless chewing gum) prints 268 kcal per 100 g against 360 kcal for SR Legacy 168771 (chewing gum), and 1 piece of 2 g is 5.4 kcal against 10.8 kcal for 1 stick of 3 g.

Why these are reference rows, not your sweet

• Names are the records'. No record name here carries a brand. We do not say that a toffee, a mint or a gum sold in India matches any record, and the record names are used exactly as printed.
• No row for mishri or lozenges. A search of the SR Legacy table on 28 Oct 2026 returned no record named mishri, rock candy, lozenge or licorice, so the page gives no figure for them and none should be inferred from the records above.
• Two recipe records. SR Legacy 169671 (toffee) and 167987 (chocolate fudge) are "prepared-from-recipe" records; USDA marks all the nutrients of 169671, and the protein, fat and total sugars of 167987, as recipe values ("Recipe; Cookbook"), not as a measured product.
• Every portion here is printed. No piece, stick, count, ounce or package weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 5 g example in the logging section.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of ten records "Calculated" (the kJ line has no note on some), of 169671 as "Recipe; Cookbook" and of 169882 with no note. They are USDA values, not our measurements.
• For a packaged product, the pack wins. This page uses no pack labels.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log by weight. 5 g of hard candy (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 167990 is 394 × 5 / 100 = 19.7, so 19.7 kcal.
• Count the pieces you eat. Small sweets add up quickly when they are eaten one after another; the pieces printed here are 2 g to 17 g.
• Chocolate is separate. Chocolate bars and biscuits are in our chocolate and biscuit guide, and mithai such as kaju katli in our kaju katli, soan papdi and besan laddu guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a sweet from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same sweet.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie or sugar target, and any claim about what sweets do to your weight, teeth or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Named brand candies, mints, lozenges, mishri, kala khatta and any shop or home-made sweet with no record used here.
• Other candy records in the SR Legacy list are left out, for example candy bars, chocolate-covered and nut candies, peppermints, fruit snacks, gelatin desserts and the other fudge, toffee and caramel records.
• Peanut chikki and banana chips are in our banana chips and chikki guide.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate and total sugars: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167990 (Candies, hard): Energy 394 kcal (1650 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 98 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece, small 3 g, 1 piece 6 g, 1 oz 28.35 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169880 (Candies, hard, dietetic or low calorie (sorbitol)): Energy 394 kcal (1650 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0 g, carbohydrate 98.6 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece 3 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167974 (Candies, caramels): Energy 382 kcal (1600 kJ), protein 4.6 g, total fat 8.1 g, carbohydrate 77 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece 10.1 g, 1 package (2.5 oz) 71 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169671 (Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe): Energy 560 kcal (2340 kJ), protein 1.07 g, total fat 32.8 g, carbohydrate 64.7 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece 12 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167972 (Candies, butterscotch): Energy 391 kcal (1640 kJ), protein 0.03 g, total fat 3.3 g, carbohydrate 90.4 g per 100 g; portions used: 3 pieces 16 g, 1 oz 28.35 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167987 (Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe): Energy 410 kcal (1720 kJ), protein 2.39 g, total fat 10.4 g, carbohydrate 76.7 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece 17 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168771 (Chewing gum): Energy 360 kcal (1510 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 96.7 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 stick 3 g, 1 block 8 g, 10 Chiclets 16 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169882 (Chewing gum, sugarless): Energy 268 kcal (1120 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0.4 g, carbohydrate 94.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 piece 2 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167995 (Candies, marshmallows): Energy 318 kcal (1330 kJ), protein 1.8 g, total fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 81.3 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 regular 7.2 g, 10 miniatures 7 g, 1 cup of miniature 50 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167991 (Candies, jellybeans): Energy 375 kcal (1570 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0.05 g, carbohydrate 93.6 g per 100 g; portions used: 10 small 11 g, 10 large (1 oz) 28 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167989 (Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces): Energy 396 kcal (1660 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0 g, carbohydrate 98.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 gumdrop, small (1/2" dia) 3.2 g, 10 gummy bears 22 g, 1 jelly ring (1-1/4" dia) 10 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170281 (Candies, Tamarind): Energy 331 kcal (1380 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0 g, carbohydrate 92 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 14 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): per 100 g edible portion only; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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