Avocado

Q: How many calories in NLEA Serving of avocado?

About 80 calories, with roughly 1g of protein. NLEA Serving weighs about 50g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Grab-and-go fuel that has not been engineered into a snack.

160

cal per 100 g

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= 1.8 oz

Calories

Protein

Carbs

4.3g

Fat

7.3g

Protein 5% Carbs 20% Fat 76%

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Avocado is 76% fat by calorie — almost all of it unsaturated.

Dense fuel, not junk. Fat is 9 cal/g vs 4 for protein or carbs — an ounce is a real portion, not a "handful."

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 160 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Ripeness matters

A greener avocado has more starch and less sugar; a spotty one is the reverse. Total calories barely move, but if you are tracking blood sugar or fiber-vs-sugar ratio, ripeness is a real variable — not a rounding error.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber6.7 g24%

Sugar0.66 g—

Saturated fat2.126 g11%

Cholesterol0 mg0%

Sodium7 mg0%

Potassium485 mg10%

Calcium12 mg1%

Iron0.55 mg3%

Magnesium29 mg7%

Zinc0.64 mg6%

Vitamin C10 mg11%

Vitamin E2.07 mg14%

Vitamin A7 mcg1%

Vitamin D0 mcg0%

Vitamin B60.257 mg15%

Vitamin B120 mcg0%

Folate81 mcg20%

Niacin1.738 mg11%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

Orange Peel

63 fewer calories per 100g · -14g fat.

Cal97 Protein1.5 g Fat0.2 g

Banana

71 fewer calories per 100g · -14g fat.

Cal89 Protein1.1 g Fat0.3 g

Mango

100 fewer calories per 100g · -14g fat.

Cal60 Protein0.8 g Fat0.4 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in NLEA Serving of avocado?

About 80 calories, with roughly 1g of protein. NLEA Serving weighs about 50g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Does a ripe avocado have more calories?

Barely. As fruit ripens, starch converts to sugar — same calories, different molecule. What changes: sweeter taste, faster blood-sugar rise, softer texture. Total calories move maybe 3–5%.

Is avocado actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: dense in unsaturated fat, fiber, and micronutrients — the "high calorie ≠ unhealthy" case in food form.

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