Mint Water Calories and Nutrition Facts

Unsweetened mint water typically contains 0 to under 10 kcal per 250 ml (about 1 US cup) when the leaves are steeped and removed. The amount can change with the quantity of mint, whether you eat or blend the leaves, and any added sweetener or juice; use the ai nutrition analyzer to estimate a particular combination.

This is a general estimate for homemade mint water, not a laboratory measurement. Packaged drinks can have different ingredients, so check their nutrition labels.

How many calories are in mint water?

Plain water has no calories, and steeping a small amount of fresh mint in it generally makes a very low-calorie drink. The 0 to under 10 kcal range is a practical estimate for one 250 ml glass of unsweetened infused water, not an exact value for every batch.

For comparison, consider roughly 5 g of fresh mint—about 8–12 leaves or 2 sprigs—in 1 litre (about 4¼ US cups) of water. A 250 ml serving is one quarter of that batch, so it represents about 1.25 g of mint before the leaves are removed. Leaf sizes vary, making this an approximate starting point rather than a precise measurement.

Eating or blending the leaves means consuming the whole herb rather than just what transfers into the water. Using more mint can also change the calculation. The amount that transfers into the water is not established by the available nutrition data.

Added sugar, honey, juice or other ingredients can increase the total. For example, 4 g of sugar adds about 16 kcal, even before accounting for the mint. A sweetened mint water therefore should not automatically be counted within the estimate for a plain infusion.

For full flavour, steep mint water in the refrigerator for 2–4 hours. Keep it refrigerated and drink it within 24 hours for best flavour; discard it after 2–3 days, or sooner if it becomes cloudy, slimy or sour-smelling.

What are the nutrition facts per 250 ml?

The USDA FoodData Central entry for fresh peppermint (FDC ID 173474) lists 70 kcal per 100 g of the whole herb. It does not measure the nutrients in a glass of strained mint water. How much transfers into the water is not established by that entry.

The table shows the general estimate for 250 ml of strained mint water alongside USDA values calculated for the roughly 1.25 g of whole peppermint used per serving in the example above. The whole-leaf column is a comparison, not the measured nutrition of the strained drink.

The whole-leaf figures show why a small sprig is not a substantial source of these nutrients. If you eat all the mint in the example serving, the leaves account for roughly 0.9 kcal. Some soluble material may already have transferred to the water, so that figure should not simply be added to a separate estimate for the infusion.

Nutrient values will differ if you use more or less mint. Without a measured value for the finished drink, the table cannot tell you exactly how much of any nutrient remains in the water after straining. It also cannot establish the nutrition of a bottled product made with other ingredients.

How does mint water compare with juice and soda?

Unsweetened mint water is generally much lower in calories than regular soda or juice. Compare equal serving sizes when checking products, since a label for a smaller portion can make a drink look lower in calories than the amount you actually consume.

Adding soda or juice to mint water changes the calculation. Count the added ingredient rather than assuming the finished drink still falls within the plain infusion estimate. Sugar-free soda can differ from regular soda, so use its label rather than treating the two as equivalent.

For a bottled mint-flavoured drink, check both the calories per serving and the number of servings you drink. If a bottle contains two 250 ml servings, its total calories are twice the listed calories per serving.