Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) calories

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Sweetened black milk tea served cold with chewy tapioca pearls, usually ordered by cup size, sugar level and ice level.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) (1 large cup (700 ml), full sugar, with pearls) has about 650 kcal. Most servings fall between 430 and 930 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 650 kcal
Protein: 3 g
Carbs: 110 g
Fat: 21 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 large cup (700 ml), full sugar, with pearls, about 700 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	650 kcal	100%
Protein	3 g	2%
Carbohydrates	110 g	69%
Fat	21 g	29%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Half sugar (半糖), 700 ml	580 kcal
Less sugar (微糖), 700 ml	520 kcal
No sugar (無糖), 700 ml	440 kcal
Medium cup (500 ml), full sugar	460 kcal

What drives the calories

A full-sugar large cup has about 60 g of sugar from syrup.
Tapioca pearls are starch, and shops often soak them in syrup, so a no-sugar cup still has about 440 kcal.
Many shops use non-dairy creamer, which adds fat.

How to make it lighter

Order half sugar or less sugar (微糖), which saves about 70 to 130 kcal.
Choose a medium cup instead of a large one.
Order plain milk tea without pearls.

How to log Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) in Nibbs

Note the cup size, sugar level and toppings when you log, for example 700 ml pearl milk tea, half sugar. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Bubble tea (pearl milk tea) calorie questions

How many calories are in bubble tea?

A large 700 ml cup of pearl milk tea with full sugar has about 650 kcal. Most large cups fall between 430 and 930 kcal, depending on the shop. A medium 500 ml cup with full sugar has about 460 kcal.

How many calories does half sugar save?

Half sugar brings a 700 ml cup from about 650 to about 580 kcal. Less sugar (微糖) brings it to about 520 kcal, and no sugar to about 440 kcal. In a no-sugar cup, the pearls and creamer give most of the calories.