How much protein is in olive oil?

Olive oil has 0 g of protein per 100 g and 0 g per 1 tablespoon (14 g). That is 0 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 171413, “Oil, olive, salad or cooking” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

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Calories in olive oil

USDA FoodData Central record for “Oil, olive, salad or cooking” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other butter, oils and cream rows.

The short answer

Olive oil: 884 kcal per 100 g. 1 tablespoon (14 g) is 119 kcal with 0 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171413, "Oil, olive, salad or cooking".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	884 kcal	100%
Protein	0 g	0%
Fat	100 g	100%
Carbohydrate	0 g	0%

Olive oil is 884 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 0% comes from protein, 100% from fat and 0% from carbohydrate. That works out to 0 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Per serving

The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Fat
100 g	100 g	884	100 g
1 tablespoon	14 g	119	13.5 g
1 cup	216 g	1909	216 g
1 tsp	4.5 g	40	4.5 g

Compared with other butter, oils and cream

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Salted butter	717	0.9 g	102 kcal · 1 tbsp
Unsalted butter	717	0.9 g	102 kcal · 1 tbsp
Olive oil	884	0 g	119 kcal · 1 tablespoon
Coconut oil	892	0 g	121 kcal · 1 tbsp
Heavy whipping cream	340	2.8 g	809 kcal · 1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)

Worth knowing

Olive oil is 100% fat, which makes it the most calorie-dense common food at 884 kcal per 100 g. One tablespoon is about 120 kcal — more than the difference between most cuts of meat on this site. Log the pour, not the food it went on.

Questions about olive oil

How many calories are in olive oil?: Olive oil: 884 kcal per 100 g. 1 tablespoon (14 g) is 119 kcal with 0 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171413, "Oil, olive, salad or cooking".
How much protein is in olive oil?: Olive oil has 0 g of protein per 100 g and 0 g per 1 tablespoon (14 g). That is 0 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 171413, “Oil, olive, salad or cooking” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

How calorie.one logs it

Type “olive oil” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Oil, olive, salad or cooking” — estimates the grams, and shows the line with its USDA label. You correct the amount; the per-100 g figure is never guessed. That split between recognition and arithmetic is the whole methodology. For the numbers in context, read Calories in olive oil, butter and cooking fats.