How Many Calories in Tomato?

A medium tomato (about 120g) has 22 calories. It also contains 1.1g protein, 4.7g carbs, and 0.2g fat. It's one of the lowest-calorie vegetables - you can eat 2-3 medium tomatoes a day for under 70 calories while getting lycopene, vitamin C, and potassium.

A large tomato (about 180g) has 32 calories. Even the biggest garden tomatoes stay extremely low in calories - a very large 250g tomato tops out around 45 calories. Size matters far more for meal volume than for your daily calorie budget.

One cherry tomato (about 17g) has 3 calories, and a handful of 10 (about 150g) has 27 calories. Cherry tomatoes have slightly more sugar than regular tomatoes (about 3.2g/100g vs 2.6g/100g), tasting sweeter, but the calorie difference stays negligible.

100g of fresh tomatoes has 18 calories, with 0.9g protein, 3.9g carbs, 0.2g fat, and 1.2g fiber. It's one of the lowest calorie densities of all vegetables, thanks to being 95% water, making it ideal for adding volume and fullness to any meal without a meaningful calorie impact.

Yes, far fewer. Fresh tomatoes have 18 kcal/100g, canned tomatoes (in their own juice) run around 20-25 kcal/100g, concentrated tomato paste has about 82 kcal/100g, and sun-dried tomatoes can reach 250-260 kcal/100g because the water is removed and the nutrients, including natural sugar, become concentrated. For the fewest calories, choose fresh tomatoes or canned ones in their own juice, without added oil.

Yes, tomatoes are an excellent food for weight loss thanks to their very low calorie density (18 kcal/100g) and high water and fiber content, which delivers fullness for very few calories. You can add tomatoes generously to salads, sauces, or sides without meaningfully affecting your calorie deficit, while benefiting from lycopene, vitamin C, and potassium.