Calories and nutrition facts

Hard candy

Also known as: boiled sweets

100 g of hard candy has 421 calories, 0 g protein, 93 g carbs and 0.2 g fat. 1 candy (5 g) has 21 calories.

  • Carbs 88 %
  • Protein 0 %
  • Fat 0 %
  • Other 11 %
Hard candy1 candy (5 g)
Calories21
Carbs4.6 g
Protein0 g
Fat0.01 g
Health Score2/10
Poor

The Health Score from the ClemCam app: 1 to 10, based on the Nutri-Score (2023) per 100 g.

Nutrition facts

Nutrition factsper 100 g1 candy (5 g)
Energy421 kcal 1,761 kJ21 kcal 88 kJ
Fat0.2 g0.01 g
of which saturated0 g0 g
Carbohydrates93 g4.6 g
of which sugars69 g3.5 g
Fibre0 g0 g
Protein0 g0 g
Salt0.1 g0.01 g

Vitamins

Nutrition factsper 100 g% reference intake
Niacin (B3)0.01 mg0.1 %

Minerals

Nutrition factsper 100 g% reference intake
Calcium3 mg0.4 %
Iron0.3 mg2.1 %
Magnesium3 mg0.8 %
Zinc0.01 mg0.1 %
Potassium5 mg0.3 %
Phosphorus3 mg0.4 %

Adult reference intakes from EU Regulation 1169/2011 (fibre 30 g and salt 6 g as recommended by the DGE). Only values above 0 are shown.

Compared

Other foods in Sweets & snacks, per 100 g.

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Questions

How many calories are in 1 candy (5 g)?

1 candy (5 g) has 21 calories, with 0 g protein, 4.6 g carbs and 0.01 g fat.

How much protein is in hard candy?

Hard candy has 0 g protein per 100 g. That is 0% of its calories.

How many carbs are in hard candy?

Hard candy has 93 g carbs per 100 g, including 69 g sugars and 0 g fibre.

Source: German Federal Food Code (Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel, BLS) 4.0, Max Rubner Institute (2025), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values per 100 g edible portion, BLS code S311000. Serving sizes are typical amounts; per-serving values, shares and the Health Score were calculated by ClemCam.