Calories in Tomato Puree and Tomato Paste

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

Tomato puree and tomato paste go into the gravy base by the spoon, and the number depends on which record you mean. This guide gives six tomato records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central (canned paste, canned puree with and without salt, tomato powder, canned whole tomatoes and raw tomatoes), each with the tablespoon, cup or can weight printed on its record page. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has raw tomato rows only (no puree, paste or powder row; the PDF text has none), so three of its tomato rows are shown only as a comparison. IFCT prints energy in kilojoules, so the kcal for those rows are our conversion. For one fresh tomato see our salad vegetables guide, and for the tomato in a glass our juice guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 tablespoon (16 g) of canned tomato paste without salt added is 13.1 kcal, and a quarter cup (66 g) is 54.1 kcal. Canned puree prints 38 kcal per 100 g, so its 250 g cup is 95.0 kcal; the puree records print no tablespoon. Our reading: per 100 g the paste record prints 82 kcal against 38 for puree and 18 for raw tomato, so a spoon of paste is not a spoon of puree in a log.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is as printed on the record page. 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. The tomato powder and raw tomato records have no row here: the powder prints only 100 g, and the raw record's fresh tomato portions are in our salad guide.

The sums: 170459 82 × 16 / 100 = 13.12, so 13.1 kcal; 170459 82 × 66 / 100 = 54.12, so 54.1 kcal; 170459 82 × 170 / 100 = 139.4, so 139.4 kcal; 170459 82 × 262 / 100 = 214.84, so 214.8 kcal; 170460 38 × 250 / 100 = 95, so 95.0 kcal; 170460 38 × 822 / 100 = 312.36, so 312.4 kcal; 170546 38 × 250 / 100 = 95, so 95.0 kcal; 170546 38 × 822 / 100 = 312.36, so 312.4 kcal; 170051 16 × 15 / 100 = 2.4, so 2.4 kcal; 170051 16 × 82 / 100 = 13.12, so 13.1 kcal; 170051 16 × 111 / 100 = 17.76, so 17.8 kcal; 170051 16 × 164 / 100 = 26.24, so 26.2 kcal; 170051 16 × 190 / 100 = 30.4, so 30.4 kcal; 170051 16 × 240 / 100 = 38.4, so 38.4 kcal. Protein, fat and carbohydrate are the same arithmetic on the per 100 g figures, rounded to 0.1 g with half rounding up.

Our examples: 15 g and 30 g of puree or paste

The puree records print a cup but no tablespoon. The two amounts below are our own examples, not dataset values and not measurements. Weigh yours and scale from the per 100 g column.

The sums: 170459 at 15 g: 82 × 15 / 100 = 12.3, so 12.3 kcal; protein 4.32 × 15 / 100 = 0.648, so 0.6 g; 170459 at 30 g: 82 × 30 / 100 = 24.6, so 24.6 kcal; protein 4.32 × 30 / 100 = 1.296, so 1.3 g; 170460 at 15 g: 38 × 15 / 100 = 5.7, so 5.7 kcal; protein 1.65 × 15 / 100 = 0.2475, so 0.2 g; 170460 at 30 g: 38 × 30 / 100 = 11.4, so 11.4 kcal; protein 1.65 × 30 / 100 = 0.495, so 0.5 g; 170546 at 15 g: 38 × 15 / 100 = 5.7, so 5.7 kcal; protein 1.65 × 15 / 100 = 0.2475, so 0.2 g; 170546 at 30 g: 38 × 30 / 100 = 11.4, so 11.4 kcal; protein 1.65 × 30 / 100 = 0.495, so 0.5 g.

IFCT 2017: raw tomato, for comparison

IFCT 2017, Table 1 (Proximate Principles), per 100 g. All three rows average 6 regions. IFCT 2017 says all its data except poultry and egg pertains to raw food (PDF p. 27). IFCT prints energy in kilojoules; kcal is our conversion at 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ, shown to 0.1 kcal with half rounding up. These are raw tomato rows, not puree or paste, and we do not combine them with the SR Legacy records.

The conversions: D075 79 / 4.184 = 18.881453154875717017208413, so 18.9 kcal; D076 82 / 4.184 = 19.5984703632887189292543021, so 19.6 kcal; D074 87 / 4.184 = 20.79349904397705544933078394, so 20.8 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy: 170461 (tomato powder) 302 kcal, 170459 (paste) 82, 170460 and 170546 (puree) 38, 170457 (raw) 18 and 170051 (canned tomatoes in juice) 16.
• Protein per 100 g, SR Legacy: 170461 12.9 g, 170459 4.32 g, 170460 and 170546 1.65 g, 170457 0.88 g and 170051 0.79 g.
• Salt changes sodium, not kcal: SR Legacy 170460 (puree, without salt added) prints 28 mg of sodium per 100 g and 170546 (with salt added) 202 mg, with the same 38 kcal.
• A can is not a spoon: SR Legacy 170459 prints 170 g for a 6 oz can of paste, 139.4 kcal by the same arithmetic, against 13.1 kcal for its 16 g tablespoon.

Why these are reference rows, not your tube or your gravy

• Names are the records'. We do not say that a tube, a tetra pack, home-boiled puree, a restaurant gravy base or a branded paste matches any record.
• No puree tablespoon in the data. The 15 g and 30 g amounts are our examples; the printed weights are the paste tablespoon and the cups and cans in the second table.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the energy and carbohydrate of all six records "Calculated"; the protein and fat of 170051 "Analytical", those of 170461 carry no note, and those of 170459, 170460, 170546 and 170457 carry "Aggregated data involving combinations of data with ..." source-code notes. The sodium of 170459 and 170546 is marked "Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI)".
• A gravy is more than the tomato. Oil, onion, spices and water are not in these records; add each by its own weight.
• For a packaged product, the pack wins. This page uses no pack labels.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log by weight. 30 g of tomato puree (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 170460 is 38 × 30 / 100 = 11.4, so 11.4 kcal.
• Keep paste and puree apart. If you pick the paste record for one dish, do not log the same spoon as puree; the per 100 g figures are more than twice apart.
• Cooking fat is separate. The oil in the tadka is in our spoon guide, and tomato sauce, ketchup and pasta sauce are in our sauce guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a puree from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same dish.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie, sodium or sugar target, and any claim about what tomato products do to your weight 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.
• Any named brand, pack label or FSSAI figure: not used, so the page does not mix label numbers with the records above.
• Tomato ketchup, tomato sauce and pasta sauce: none is among the six records used here; see our ketchup guide and our sauce guide.
• Fresh tomato per piece and tomato juice: see the salad vegetables guide and the juice guide.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate and sodium, including sugars and fibre: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170459 (Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)): Energy 82 kcal (343 kJ), protein 4.32 g, total fat 0.47 g, carbohydrate 18.9 g, sodium 59 mg per 100 g; portions: 1 tbsp 16 g, 0.25 cup 66 g, 1 can (6 oz) 170 g, 1 cup 262 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170460 (Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added): Energy 38 kcal (158 kJ), protein 1.65 g, total fat 0.21 g, carbohydrate 8.98 g, sodium 28 mg per 100 g; portions: 1 cup 250 g, 1 can (29 oz) (401 x 411) 822 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170546 (Tomato products, canned, puree, with salt added): Energy 38 kcal (158 kJ), protein 1.65 g, total fat 0.21 g, carbohydrate 8.98 g, sodium 202 mg per 100 g; portions: 1 cup 250 g, 1 can (29 oz) (401 x 411) 822 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170461 (Tomato powder): Energy 302 kcal (1260 kJ), protein 12.9 g, total fat 0.44 g, carbohydrate 74.7 g, sodium 134 mg per 100 g; portions: none printed other than 100 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170051 (Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice): Energy 16 kcal (69 kJ), protein 0.79 g, total fat 0.25 g, carbohydrate 3.47 g, sodium 115 mg per 100 g; portions: 1 tbsp 15 g, 1 small 82 g, 1 medium 111 g, 1 large 164 g, 1 can 190 g, 1 cup 240 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170457 (Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average): Energy 18 kcal (74 kJ), protein 0.88 g, total fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 3.89 g, sodium 5 mg per 100 g; portions: not used here (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1 (Proximate Principles and Dietary Fibre): D074 Tomato, green and D075 Tomato, ripe, hybrid (PDF p. 48), D076 Tomato, ripe, local (PDF p. 49), read 28 Oct 2026; the raw-food statement is on PDF p. 27; the PDF text searched for tomato puree, paste, powder and ketchup rows: no food row.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The kJ to kcal conversions, the per portion and per example figures, the sums, the rounding, the example amounts, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from IFCT or USDA. The IFCT values and the SR Legacy portion weights are as printed in those datasets. The names in the first column are the datasets' own row and record names.

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