FOOD CALORIES · NUTS & OILS

Calories in olive oil

A tablespoon of olive oil (13.5 g) has about 119 calories, with 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, and 13.5 g fat.

USDA FoodData Central · Oil, olive, salad or cooking · Updated September 30, 2026

Calories in common portions

Olive oil: calories and macros by portion
PortionWeightCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 teaspoon4.5 g400 g0 g4.5 g
1 tablespoon13.5 g1190 g0 g13.5 g
100 g100 g8840 g0 g100 g
1 cup216 g1,9090 g0 g216 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 0%Carbohydrate 0%Fat 100%

Shares use 4 calories per gram for protein and carbohydrate and 9 for fat, so they may not match USDA’s calorie total exactly. Try the macro calculator.

Good to know

  • Oil is pure fat (100 g per 100 g), which is why cooking oil is one of the easiest things to miss in a food diary. A teaspoon has about 40 calories.
  • When you cook with oil, log it as its own entry, or tell Calorify about it when you describe the meal.

Compare per 100 g

Olive oil compared with similar foods, per 100 g
FoodCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Olive oil (this page)8840 g0 g100 g
Almonds57921.2 g21.6 g49.9 g
Peanut butter59822.2 g22.3 g51.4 g

Source

USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2019): Oil, olive, salad or cooking (FDC ID 171413) ↗. Values are per 100 g of edible portion; Calorify scaled them to each portion and rounded the results.

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