How many calories does the oil added to salad add?
Two dessert spoons of olive oil bring 90 calories; that is more than the calories of a 300 gram tomato salad itself.
The calories of a salad are mostly decided not by the vegetables but by the oil added on top. Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi defines a dessert spoon of liquid oil as 5 grams; with the TürKomp data that comes to 45 calories, and two spoons rise to 90 calories. That amount is more than the calories of a 300 gram tomato salad itself.
Sources
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 05.02.0010 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Zeytinyağı, sızma) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 08.01.0015 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Domates, sofralık) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 06.02.0009 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Ekmek, beyaz) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 09.02.0057 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Fındık, iç, kavrulmuş) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.3.3, s. 292 1 tatlı kaşığı sıvı yağ = 5 g (ölçü tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 3.1.1, s. 296 günlük sıvı yağ miktarı: 2000 kkal örüntüsünde 30 g/gün (referans alım değeri) accessed: 2026-08-15
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