Olives

Q: How many calories in large of olives?

About 5 calories, with roughly 0g of protein. large weighs about 4.4g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

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

116

cal per 100 g

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= 0.2 oz

Calories

Protein

Carbs

0.3g

Fat

0.5g

Protein 3% Carbs 19% Fat 78%

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Olives is 78% 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 116 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 olives 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.

Fiber1.6 g6%

Sugar0 g—

Saturated fat2.279 g11%

Cholesterol0 mg0%

Sodium735 mg32%

Potassium8 mg0%

Calcium88 mg7%

Iron6.28 mg35%

Magnesium4 mg1%

Zinc0.22 mg2%

Vitamin C0.9 mg1%

Vitamin E1.65 mg11%

Vitamin A17 mcg2%

Vitamin D0 mcg0%

Vitamin B60.009 mg1%

Vitamin B120 mcg0%

Folate0 mcg0%

Niacin0.037 mg0%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

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

Orange Peel

19 fewer calories per 100g · -11g fat.

Cal97 Protein1.5 g Fat0.2 g

Banana

27 fewer calories per 100g · -11g fat.

Cal89 Protein1.1 g Fat0.3 g

Avocado

44 more calories per 100g · +4g fat.

Cal160 Protein2 g Fat14.7 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in large of olives?

About 5 calories, with roughly 0g of protein. large weighs about 4.4g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Does a ripe olives 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 olives 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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