How much protein is in sweet cherries?

Sweet cherries has 1.1 g of protein per 100 g and 1.7 g per 1 cup, without pits (154 g). That is 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 171719, “Cherries, sweet, raw” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

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Berries, cherries and grapesUSDA SR LegacyFDC 171719

Calories in sweet cherries

USDA FoodData Central record for “Cherries, sweet, raw” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other berries, cherries and grapes rows.

The short answer

Sweet cherries: 63 kcal per 100 g. 1 cup, without pits (154 g) is 97 kcal with 1.7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171719, "Cherries, sweet, raw".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	63 kcal	100%
Protein	1.1 g	6%
Fat	0.2 g	3%
Carbohydrate	16 g	91%

Sweet cherries is 63 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 6% comes from protein, 3% from fat and 91% from carbohydrate. That works out to 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Per serving

The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
100 g	100 g	63	1.1 g	0.2 g	16 g
1 cup, with pits, yields	138 g	87	1.5 g	0.3 g	22.1 g
1 cup, without pits	154 g	97	1.7 g	0.3 g	24.6 g
1 cherry	8.2 g	5	0.1 g	0 g	1.3 g
1 NLEA serving	140 g	88	1.5 g	0.3 g	22.4 g

Compared with other berries, cherries and grapes

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Strawberries	32	0.7 g	49 kcal · 1 cup, halves
Blueberries	57	0.7 g	84 kcal · 1 cup
Raspberries	52	1.2 g	64 kcal · 1 cup
Sweet cherries	63	1.1 g	97 kcal · 1 cup, without pits
Grapes	69	0.7 g	104 kcal · 1 cup

Other tables in fruits and fruit juices

The same numbers for the foods this one usually shares a plate — or a shopping list — with.

Questions about sweet cherries

How many calories are in sweet cherries?: Sweet cherries: 63 kcal per 100 g. 1 cup, without pits (154 g) is 97 kcal with 1.7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171719, "Cherries, sweet, raw".
How much protein is in sweet cherries?: Sweet cherries has 1.1 g of protein per 100 g and 1.7 g per 1 cup, without pits (154 g). That is 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 171719, “Cherries, sweet, raw” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

How calorie.one logs it

Type “sweet cherries” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Cherries, sweet, raw” — estimates the grams, and shows the line with its USDA label. You correct the amount; the per-100 g figure is never guessed. That split between recognition and arithmetic is the whole methodology. For the numbers in context, read How many calories are in a banana?.