How many calories are in a spoon of olive oil?
A dessert spoon of olive oil is 5 grams and carries exactly 45 calories; the tablespoon equivalent, though, is an indicative value.
TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, defines one dessert spoon of liquid oil as 5 grams; according to TürKomp's extra virgin olive oil record that amount carries 45 calories. Because there is no gram definition for liquid oil by the tablespoon, every figure given in that measure is an indicative value.
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 05.02.0009 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Zeytinyağı, riviera) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 05.02.0003 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Ayçiçek yağı) 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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