Calories in Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and an Ice Pop
A scoop of ice cream after dinner, a soft-serve cup, an ice pop on a hot day: frozen desserts are eaten by the scoop or the cup, but calorie lists give them per 100 g. This guide gives the calories per 100 g for four records from USDA FoodData Central, then turns them into a serving using the half cup, individual cup and pop weights USDA itself prints on each record, so none of the serving weights is our guess. The figures are for plain vanilla and chocolate ice cream, vanilla soft-serve frozen yogurt and an ice pop, not a particular brand, and kulfi gets no number because no primary record exists.
The short answer
By the USDA records below, a 1/2 cup serving (66 g) of vanilla ice cream is about 137 kcal and of chocolate ice cream about 143 kcal; USDA's individual cup of chocolate ice cream (3.5 fl oz, 58 g) is about 125 kcal. A 1/2 cup of vanilla soft-serve frozen yogurt (72 g) is about 114 kcal and a 1.75 fl oz ice pop (52 g) about 41 kcal. Our reading: per 100 g the ice creams are 207 and 216 kcal, frozen yogurt 159 and the ice pop 79, so a half cup of ice cream is roughly 140 kcal and a full cup twice that; how much you pour matters as much as which dessert it is.
Calories per 100 g and per serving
Indian lab values (IFCT 2017) do not cover these foods: Table 1 has no ice cream, kulfi or frozen dessert row that we found, and a search of USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy for kulfi on 27 Oct 2026 returned no record, so kulfi has no number on this page and we do not estimate one. Every row here is a USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy reference value, and the kcal per 100 g is the Energy figure printed on each record. Every serving weight is the household portion USDA prints on that record page: 66 g for a 1/2 cup of vanilla or chocolate ice cream, 58 g for an individual 3.5 fl oz cup of chocolate ice cream, 72 g for a 1/2 cup of soft-serve frozen yogurt and 52 g for a 1.75 fl oz ice pop. We add no weights of our own, and USDA prints no scoop weight, so there is no scoop figure: use the half cup or individual cup row, or weigh your scoop and scale from the per 100 g column. Each figure is the grams times the kcal per 100 g in the table, divided by 100, rounded to the nearest kcal. The rows are US reference products, not an Indian brand, a cone or a dessert with toppings.
| Frozen dessert | Source | kcal per 100 g | 1 serving (where the weight comes from) | kcal per serving | kcal for 2 servings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice creams, chocolate | USDA FDC 168809 | 216 kcal | 1/2 cup (4 fl oz), 66 g (USDA) | 143 kcal | 285 kcal |
| Ice creams, chocolate | USDA FDC 168809 | 216 kcal | 1 individual (3.5 fl oz), 58 g (USDA) | 125 kcal | 251 kcal |
| Ice creams, vanilla | USDA FDC 167575 | 207 kcal | 1 serving, 1/2 cup, 66 g (USDA) | 137 kcal | 273 kcal |
| Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve | USDA FDC 168815 | 159 kcal | 1/2 cup, 72 g (USDA) | 114 kcal | 229 kcal |
| Frozen novelties, ice type, pop | USDA FDC 168813 | 79 kcal | 1 pop (1.75 fl oz), 52 g (USDA) | 41 kcal | 82 kcal |
What stands out in the numbers
- Per 100 g the rows run from 79 to 216 kcal: chocolate ice cream 216, vanilla ice cream 207, vanilla soft-serve frozen yogurt 159 and the ice pop 79.
- The same 1/2 cup, two flavours. USDA lists 66 g for a 1/2 cup of both vanilla and chocolate ice cream, so the difference is the per 100 g figure: about 137 kcal against about 143 kcal.
- A full cup is two servings. Two 1/2 cups (132 g) are about 273 kcal of vanilla or 285 kcal of chocolate ice cream, and two 1/2 cups of frozen yogurt (144 g) about 229 kcal.
- Per serving the weights differ. The frozen yogurt serving is 72 g against 66 g for the ice cream, yet it is about 114 kcal against about 137, because the frozen yogurt record is 159 kcal per 100 g.
- Milk comes from another source. Our cow and buffalo milk guide uses the IFCT 2017 milk rows; they are not in this table.
How to log it so the numbers hold
- Weigh the serving. Put your scoop or cup on a kitchen scale once, or read the pack weight, and scale from the per 100 g column; a scoop is not a fixed weight.
- Cones, toppings and sauces are extra. A cone, wafer, chocolate sauce, nuts, a bar or a sundae is not these rows; log the parts separately.
- Kulfi and home-made ice cream. We give no number for kulfi, falooda or home-made ice cream; weigh it and log the ingredients you used, or read the pack of a bought one.
- Brands vary. A premium, low-fat, sugar-free or dairy-free dessert is not one of these rows; read the pack or use the closest row.
Where NYUS fits (our app)
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What this page leaves out
- A calorie or sugar target: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none.
- Protein, fat, sugar and other nutrients: this page gives energy only.
- Kulfi, falooda, ice cream bars, cones, sandwiches, sundaes, shakes and home-made ice cream: not covered here (our mango shake guide covers the shake side).
- Brand pack labels and FSSAI figures: not used, so the page does not mix label numbers with the records above.
- Anything about weight, health or what these desserts do to your body: the page adds up food data and makes no claim about it. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
Sources
- ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017). Table 1 read on 27 Oct 2026 for the statement that it has no ice cream, kulfi or frozen dessert row; no IFCT figure is used.
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168809 (Ice creams, chocolate): Energy 216 kcal per 100 g; household portions printed on the record: 0.5 cup (4 fl oz) 66 g, 1 individual (3.5 fl oz) 58 g (read 27 Oct 2026).
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167575 (Ice creams, vanilla): Energy 207 kcal per 100 g; household portion: 1 serving 1/2 cup 66 g (read 27 Oct 2026).
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168815 (Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve): Energy 159 kcal per 100 g; household portion: 0.5 cup 72 g (read 27 Oct 2026).
- USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168813 (Frozen novelties, ice type, pop): Energy 79 kcal per 100 g; household portion: 1 serving 1.75 fl oz pop 52 g (read 27 Oct 2026).
- nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 27 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.
The sums, the rounding, the full-cup totals and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. Every serving weight in the table is USDA's, printed on the record pages above. Names in the Frozen dessert column (ice cream, frozen yogurt, ice pop) are our matching to the USDA record names listed above.
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How many calories are in a serving of vanilla ice cream?
The USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy record 167575 (Ice creams, vanilla) prints 207 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 serving, 1/2 cup, as 66 g, so a serving is about 137 kcal by our arithmetic and two servings (a full cup) about 273 kcal. USDA prints no scoop weight, so we give no scoop figure: use the 1/2 cup portion or weigh your own scoop.
How many calories are in chocolate ice cream?
USDA SR Legacy 168809 (Ice creams, chocolate) prints 216 kcal per 100 g. USDA lists 0.5 cup (4 fl oz) as 66 g, about 143 kcal, and an individual cup (3.5 fl oz) as 58 g, about 125 kcal by our arithmetic. These are USDA reference rows, not a particular brand or a cone with toppings.
How many calories are in frozen yogurt?
USDA SR Legacy 168815 (Frozen yogurts, vanilla, soft-serve) prints 159 kcal per 100 g and lists 1/2 cup as 72 g, about 114 kcal. That is lower per 100 g than the ice cream rows (207 and 216), and the half cup is lower too, but toppings, sauces and the size of the serving change the number.
How many calories are in an ice pop?
USDA SR Legacy 168813 (Frozen novelties, ice type, pop) prints 79 kcal per 100 g and lists 1 serving, a 1.75 fl oz pop, as 52 g, about 41 kcal. A larger or sweeter ice lolly is a different weight: read the pack.
What about kulfi, ice cream bars and cones?
We give no number for kulfi. IFCT 2017 Table 1 has no ice cream, kulfi or frozen dessert row that we found, and a search of USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy for kulfi on 27 Oct 2026 returned no record. Bars, cones, sundaes and sandwiches are other rows or dishes and are not covered here, so read the pack or weigh what you eat.
Can I log ice cream in NYUS?
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