Peaches are a sweet and juicy fruit, and the juice from the fruit is sometimes packaged and sold and peach nectar. The nectar isn't typically consumed as a juice, but it often called for in recipes, including for beverages.
Calories
One cup of peach nectar contains 134 calories. The calorie total in the juice indicates the amount of energy you get from it, notes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. If you eat a 2,000-calorie diet, a full cup of peach nectar amounts to 6.7 percent of your total daily calories.
Fat
As with many other fruit juices, peach nectar contains only a tiny amount of fat: .05 g per cup, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrient data library. The fat total is so small it is not required to be included on a nutrition facts label.
Carbohydrates
Each 1-cup serving contains 34.66 g of total carbs, which includes 1.5 g of dietary fiber, the USDA reports.
Protein
Peach nectar also contains a minuscule amount of protein, with 0.67 g in a 1-cup serving.
Vitamins and Minerals
As with other fruit juices, you do get a dose of essential vitamins whenever you have peach nectar. Each serving contains vitamin C, vitamin A and the B vitamins folate, riboflavin, niacin and thiamin. It also contains the minerals calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium, among others, the USDA states in its nutrient data library.
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