Applesauce is a convenient way to add fruit to your diet. In addition to its soft texture and sweet taste, applesauce provides dietary fiber and can act as a binder to supplement the fiber of baked goods. If you're looking to add applesauce to recipes or use it as a snack, check the nutrition information; different types of applesauce can have different amounts of calories per serving.

The number of calories in applesauce varies depending on the brand and whether or not it's sweetened. For example, a serving of sweetened applesauce contains 167 calories per cup. By comparison, 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce contains about 102 calories.