Calories in Oils and Fats

When It comes to the calories in oils and fats it turns out that most oils and fats have about the same number of calories.  There are about 900 calories per 100 grams. If you are using calorie cash™, that is about 1.25 for a tablespoon and about .50 for a teaspoon.  The one exception to this rule is butter which has some water in it and so slightly fewer calories or about 100 calories per tablespoon or 1.00 calorie cash™.

If you are not getting oil from oil rich foods such as fish, nuts or meat, a good rule of thumb is to consume about a tablespoon per day of oil, but remember that fat stays in the body for at least a week so you do not need oil every day.  Try to get your fats and oils from the foods directly to get more fat soluble nutrients.  Most of  these oils have been processed which gives them a longer  shelf  life but removes much of the nutrients.  If you use olive oil try for extra virgin which will have slightly more nutrients and more olive taste, but buy it fresh.  It is best when it is less than a year old..

In the Calories in Oils and Fats Chart below click on the type of oil to get more detailed information on the nutrition of that oil or fat.

Calories in Oils and Fats
Canola Oil
			tbsp	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	218g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	124	1927	40
Coconut Oil
			tbsp	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	218g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	862	117	1879	39
Palm Oil
			tbsp	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	216g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	120	1909	40
Grapeseed Oil
			tablespoon	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	218g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	120	1927	40
Peanut Oil
			tbsp	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.5g	216g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	119	1909	40
Soybean Oil
			tbsp	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	218g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	120	1927	40
Olive Oil
			tablespoon	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.5g	216g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	119	1909	40
Sesame Oil
			tablespoon	cup	tsp
		100.0g	13.6g	218g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	884	120	1927	40
Cod Fish Liver Oil
			cup	tbsp	tsp
		100.0g	218g	13.6g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	902	1966	123	41
Herring Oil
			cup	tbsp	tsp
		100.0g	218g	13.6g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	902	1966	123	41
Salmon Oil
			cup	tbsp	tsp
		100.0g	218g	13.6g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	902	1966	123	41
Sardine Oil
			cup	tbsp	tsp
		100.0g	218g	13.6g	4.5g
Water	g	0	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	902	1966	123	41
Lard
			cup	tbsp
		100.0g	205g	12.8g
Water	g	0	0	0
Energy	kcal	902	1849	115
Butter without Salt
			cup	tbsp	pat	stick
		100.0g	227g	14.2g	5g	113g
Water	g	17.94	40.72	2.55	0.9	20.27
Energy	kcal	717	1628	102	36	810

PS  Human fat is not much different in calories than these oils ant fat. Perhaps it is a little closer to butter in that it tends to absorb a small amount of water and other nutrients but:

since there are 454 grams in a pound...to lose a pound of fat you must burn about 454/100 X  900 (oil) =  4086 calories. (you must burn about this many more calories than you take in. Most people round this off to about 500 calories a day to lose a pound a week.)