USDA food category
Sweets
According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed September 2026), sweets entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.
- 50
- Foods (page 6)
- 330
- Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
- 5.0g
- Avg proteingood source · 10% DV
Showing 251–300 foods · Page 6
Most calorie-dense sweets
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Milk dessert, frozen, milk-fat free, chocolate
Molasses
Pectin, liquid
Pectin, unsweetened, dry mix
Pie fillings, apple, canned
Pie fillings, blueberry, canned
Pie fillings, canned, cherry
Pie fillings, cherry, low calorie
Pudding, lemon, dry mix, regular, prepared with sugar, egg yolk and water
Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, instant, dry mix
Puddings, all flavors except chocolate, low calorie, regular, dry mix
Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant
Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil
Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular
Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, with added oil
Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix
Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, regular, dry mix
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat
Puddings, chocolate, ready-to-eat, fat free
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, coconut cream, dry mix, regular, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant
Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular
Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular, with added oil, potassium, sodium
Puddings, rice, dry mix
Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, rice, dry mix, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, rice, ready-to-eat
Puddings, tapioca, dry mix
Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk
Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with whole milk
Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, with no added salt
Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat
Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat, fat free
Primary source data
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 Sweets, Puddings is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 434 cal per 100g, while Pectin is the lightest at 11 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
- By average calorie density, sweets ranks 5th 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.