How Much Sugar Is in a Clementine?
A single clementine has about 7 g of natural sugar — small, easy to peel, and one of the lighter fruit choices by the piece.
in 1 clementine (74 g) · about 1.7 teaspoons
- Per serving
- 7 g
- Per 100 g
- 9 g
- Type
- Natural sugar
- In teaspoons
- ≈ 1.7 tsp
Fine in a portion — worth keeping an eye on.
One clementine has around 7 g of sugar — roughly half of what a medium orange carries, simply because it's a smaller fruit. That makes clementines an easy, portable, low-effort snack: no cutting, no juicing, just peel and eat.
The catch with clementines is exactly that convenience — they're small enough to eat three or four in a row without thinking, which stacks up the sugar the same way a handful of raisins does. One or two at a time keeps them squarely in the moderate range.
How clementine compares
Out of 114 everyday foods and drinks we track, clementine ranks #88 for sugar per serving — more than 23% of them.
- Pasta sauce7g
- Blackberries7g
- Clementine (this page)7g
- Hoisin sauce7g
- Greek yogurt6g
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Lower-sugar swaps
- Eat one at a time instead of peeling through a whole bag while watching TV
- Pair with a few nuts if you want more staying power
Frequently asked questions
- Are clementines lower in sugar than oranges?
- Per piece, yes — a clementine is smaller, so it has about 7 g of sugar versus roughly 12 g for a medium orange. Per 100 g they're close.
- Why are clementines so easy to overeat?
- They're small, seedless, and easy to peel, which makes it simple to eat several in a row without noticing the sugar adding up.
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Sugar values from USDA FoodData Central; actual amounts vary by brand, ripeness, and recipe. Last updated 2026-08-28.