Dried Apple Calories, Sugar and Portion Weights

Dried Apple

100 g

Calculation basis: USDA sulfured, uncooked dried apple. The source ring is 6.4 g and cup is 86 g; 30 g is a weighed example.

Calculated from the 100 g values. — means unknown, not zero. ~ indicates an estimated serving weight.

243kcal

Carbohydrate65.9 g 98%

Protein0.9 g 1%

Fat0.3 g 1%

Dried Apple Nutrition Values

Nutrients	100 g	1 100 Grams
Calories(kcal)	243	243
Carbohydrate (g)	65.89	65.89
Protein (g)	0.93	0.93
Fat (g)	0.32	0.32
Fiber (g)	8.7	8.7
Cholesterol (mg)	0	0
Sodium (mg)	87	87
Potassium (mg)	450	450
Calcium (mg)	14	14
Iron (mg)	1.4	1.4
Vitamin A (µg RAE)	0	0
Vitamin C (mg)	3.9	3.9

Values are calculated from a 100 g basis. The product, recipe and serving amount can change the result. See the food-specific notes below for the reference used.

Dried apple portions start with a small weighed amount

Dried apple provides 243 calories per 100 g and 73 per weighed 30 g. The USDA reference is sulfured, uncooked dried apple. It does not describe fried apple chips, sugar-coated fruit or stewed dried apples. Moisture can also differ in home-dried slices. [1]

How many calories are in a slice or handful?

One reference ring weighs 6.4 g and supplies 16 calories. Three rings of that size weigh 19.2 g and provide 47 calories. Thin slices, thick rings and broken pieces need their own weight. There is no fixed gram amount for a handful. The reference cup weighs 86 g and contains 209 calories; a household teacup is not automatically the same measure.

Can unsweetened dried apple fit a weight-management diet?

No added sugar does not mean no fruit sugar. The reference contains 57.19 g total sugars per 100 g. A 30 g amount gives about 17.16 g sugars and 2.61 g fibre. A weighed amount can be part of a snack; count yogurt or nuts separately if added. These figures do not prove that dried apple balances blood glucose or treats constipation on its own. For breakfast ideas, consider measured toppings for an oat bowl.

Is it healthier than fresh apple, and what about apple chips?

Drying removes water, so energy and carbohydrate become more concentrated per 100 g. Comparing a whole fresh apple with an unspecified number of dried slices obscures that difference. Freeze-dried fruit, oven-dried rings and fried chips can have different moisture levels or ingredients. Check a packet for added sugar, oil and preservatives. This sulfured reference has 87 mg sodium per 100 g; that is not a sodium estimate for every home-dried apple.

The plain baked Bare apple-chip example declares 110 kcal and 20 g sugars per 28 g. Do not equate its portion with the dried-apple reference ring of 6.4 g; use its own label and a weighed amount.