Olive oil is 884 calories per 100g, slightly higher than butter and pure fat. A tablespoon is 120 calories — the single highest-calorie 'free pour' in any kitchen. Most under-tracking happens here: use a measuring spoon for sautés, especially during a cut.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical olive oil serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 100 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
Point your iPhone camera at olive oil and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreOlive Oil has approximately 884 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 1 tbsp (13.5g) — comes in at 119 calories.
0g of protein per 100g. That puts olive oil at roughly 0.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other fats sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Olive Oil is calorie-dense at 884 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.