Calories in Olive Oil

Calories in olive oil: how many? Find out quickly and simply here, together with an easy reference comparison for the calories in butter, lard, and sunflower oil etc.

The photograph above is of organic "Olio Extravergine di Oliva Toscana" - extra virgin olive oil from Tuscany - and was taken at my local olive grower and olive oil producer - Frantoio Stanghellini, during this autumn's cold press extraction. To find out more about Frantoio Stanghellini click on this Frantoio Olive Oil link, or to see the extraction process in photographs click on this Picture of Olive Oil link.

Olive Oil Calories

100 g (3.5 oz) of olive oil contains 884 kcal (3,700 kJ)

100 ml (3.52 fl oz) of olive oil contains 811 kcal (3,395 kJ)

A tablespoon of olive oil contains 122 kcal

A dessertspoon of olive oil contains 81 kcal

A teaspoon of olive oil contains 40 kcal

Half a teaspoon of olive oil contains 20 kcal

A quick calorie comparison table