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How Many Calories in Es Teh Manis?

Also known as Es Teh, Teh Manis Dingin, Es Teh Jumbo, Indonesian Sweet Iced Tea.

Es teh manis is black tea brewed strong, sweetened with sugar or syrup and poured over ice. It is the default drink at every warteg, bakso cart and pecel lele tent in Indonesia, and it comes with the meal whether you asked or not.

90kcal / 1 glass (240ml)
A standard warung glass of es teh manis is about 90 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists a 240ml glass of sweet iced tea at 90 calories with 23g of carbs and nothing else. That is roughly 5 teaspoons of sugar. The tea itself is 2 calories; everything is the sugar.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 glass (240ml) (240g)AmountPer 100g
Calories90 kcal38 kcal
Protein0 g0 g
Carbs23 g10 g
Fat0 g0 g

Where the calories come from

Brewed black tea200g
2 kcal
Sugar22g
88 kcal
Ice18g
0 kcal

The real talk

Tea has no calories. Es teh manis has 90 because the warung puts about 22g of sugar in the glass, and that is a conservative pour. Some places make it from a jug of pre-sweetened tea, some spoon sugar into the glass, and the ones that use syrup or three heaped spoons are closer to 150. A glass of es teh tawar (unsweetened) is 2 calories. Same tea, same ice, 88 calories apart.

The problem is frequency, not the glass. Es teh manis is Rp 3,000 to 5,000 and it comes with lunch, then with the afternoon gorengan, then with dinner. Three glasses a day is 270 calories of sugar, and over a month that is 8,000 calories, roughly a kilo of fat, from something that does not register as food. Nobody remembers drinking it.

The jumbo cups are a different thing. The Rp 5,000 to 8,000 'es teh jumbo' stands with the 500ml cup are 200 calories each, and the flavoured ones with lychee or lemon syrup are 250. Bottled sweet tea is in the same range: a 450ml bottle is around 160 to 180 calories depending on the brand, which is about the same sugar as a can of cola.

For comparison, teh tarik in Malaysia is about 130 because of the condensed milk, and a teh botol is about 90 per 350ml. Es teh manis is not the worst drink on the menu. It is just the one you have most often.

How the portions compare

45 kcal
Half sugar
90 kcal
Standard warung glass
200 kcal
Es teh jumbo, 500ml

Es Teh Manis variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Es teh tawar2 kcalUnsweetened
Es teh setengah manis45 kcalHalf sugar
Es teh manis, warung glass90 kcalFatSecret 240ml glass
Bottled sweet tea, 450ml170 kcalBrand dependent
Es teh jumbo with syrup250 kcal500ml, flavoured

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Common questions

How many calories in es teh manis?
About 90 calories for a standard 240ml warung glass according to FatSecret Indonesia, all from roughly 22g of sugar. A 500ml jumbo cup is about 200.
How much sugar is in es teh manis?
About 22 to 25g per glass, or 5 to 6 teaspoons. That is close to the WHO's suggested daily limit of 25g in one drink.
Is es teh manis bad for diet?
One glass is not. Three a day is 270 calories of sugar that does not fill you, which is enough to stall a deficit. Switching to es teh tawar is the easiest 200 calories a day most people can save.
How many calories in es teh tawar?
About 2 calories per glass. Unsweetened tea is essentially free, hot or iced.
Berapa kalori Es Teh Manis?
Es Teh Manis mengandung sekitar 90 kalori per 1 gelas (240g), dengan 0g protein, 23g karbohidrat dan 0g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical warung or restaurant serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (es teh 1 gelas 240ml, 90 kcal, 23g karbohidrat). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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