USDA food category

Beverages

According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), beverages entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.

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Foods (page 8)
111
Avg kcal / 100glow density
3.5g
Avg proteinmoderate · 7% DV

Showing 351–370 foods · Page 8

Most calorie-dense beverages

Calories per 100 g across the foods on this page

  1. 1 Cocoa mix, NESTLE 400 kcal
  2. 2 Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder 389 kcal
  3. 3 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentra 201 kcal
  4. 4 Lemonade, frozen concentrate 196 kcal
  5. 5 Lemonade, frozen concentrate 192 kcal
  6. 6 Shake, fast food 148 kcal
  7. 7 Whiskey sour mix, bottled 84 kcal
  8. 8 Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled 54 kcal
  9. 9 Limeade, frozen concentrate 52 kcal
  10. 10 Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentra 47 kcal
  11. 11 Lemonade, frozen concentrate 40 kcal
  12. 12 Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer 37 kcal
kcal / 100g Source: USDA FoodData Central (page 8)

How the Beverages Category Compares

Beverages is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 20 foods from that group on the current view (page 8). Among just the 20 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 118 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 0.7g per 100g (the full Beverages group of 370 foods averages 111 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.

Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "Cocoa mix, NESTLE, Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix" at 400 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Water, non-carbonated, bottles, natural fruit flavors,…" at 1 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.

Every food in the Beverages group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.

Name Calories Protein Fat Carbs

→ Compare the first three beverages foods side-by-side

Carbonated beverage, low calorie, other than cola or pepper, with sodium saccharin, without caffeine

Whole Food
0 cal (est.)
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 0.1g

Cocoa mix, NESTLE, Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix

Whole Food
400 cal
P: 3.0gF: 15.0gC: 75.0g

Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled

Whole Food
54 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.1gC: 13.5g

Cranberry juice cocktail, bottled, low calorie, with calcium, saccharin and corn sweetener

Whole Food
19 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 4.6g

Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate

Whole Food
201 cal
P: 0.1gF: 0.0gC: 51.5g

Cranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with water

Whole Food
47 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 11.8g

Lemonade, frozen concentrate, pink

Whole Food
192 cal
P: 0.2gF: 0.7gC: 48.9g

Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white

Whole Food
196 cal
P: 0.2gF: 0.7gC: 49.9g

Lemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water

Whole Food
40 cal
P: 0.1gF: 0.0gC: 10.4g

Lemonade, powder, prepared with water

Whole Food
14 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 3.6g

Limeade, frozen concentrate, prepared with water

Whole Food
52 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 13.8g

Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer

Whole Food
37 cal
P: 0.2gF: 0.1gC: 8.1g

Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated

Whole Food
48 cal (est.)
P: 0.8gF: 2.7gC: 5.1g

Shake, fast food, vanilla

Whole Food
148 cal
P: 3.4gF: 6.5gC: 19.6g

Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder

Whole Food
389 cal
P: 0.1gF: 0.2gC: 99.1g

Water, bottled, generic

Whole Food
Calories: not available

No macro data

Water, bottled, non-carbonated, NAYA

Whole Food
Calories: not available

No macro data

Water, non-carbonated, bottles, natural fruit flavors, sweetened with low calorie sweetener

Whole Food
1 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 0.1g

Water, with corn syrup and/or sugar and low calorie sweetener, fruit flavored

Whole Food
18 cal
P: 0.0gF: 0.0gC: 4.5g

Whiskey sour mix, bottled, with added potassium and sodium

Whole Food
84 cal
P: 0.1gF: 0.1gC: 21.4g
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Primary source data

USDA FoodData Central → FDA Food Labeling & Nutrition → Dietary Guidelines for Americans →

Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.

Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Key takeaways

  • Within Beverages, Cocoa mix is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 400 cal per 100g, while Water is the lightest at 1 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
  • By average calorie density, beverages ranks 22nd of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
  • Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.

Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.