Nutrition facts · Oils and fats
Calories in Coconut oil
Coconut oil has 892 calories per 100 g, and 1 tbsp (13.6 g) has 121 calories. Practically all of those calories come from fat, with 99.1 g of fat per 100 g and no protein or carbs.
Calories come from: Carbs 0% · Fat 100% · Protein 0%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 892 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 99.1 g |
| 1 tbsp | 13.6 g | 121 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 13.5 g |
| 1 tsp | 4.5 g | 40 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 4.5 g |
| 1 cup | 218 g | 1,945 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 216 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 892 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 99.1 g |
| of which saturated | 82.5 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
What changes the calories
- The amount you actually pour or scoop matters most, since a heaped spoon or a free pour can hold noticeably more than a level measure.
- When you cook with coconut oil, some stays in the pan and some is absorbed by the food, so the calories you eat depend on how much ends up on your plate.
- Because coconut oil is solid at cooler room temperatures and liquid when warm, spoon measurements can vary, while weighing it in grams stays consistent.
- Refined and unrefined coconut oil differ in flavor and smell, but both are essentially pure fat and very similar in calories.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh coconut oil on a kitchen scale, or use level measuring spoons, rather than estimating by eye.
- Log the oil separately from the food you cook in it, using the amount you added to the pan, or divide it across servings if you cooked for several people.
- In BerryFit, add the oil as its own item when you scan a photo of a cooked meal, since cooking fat is hard to see in a picture.
Log Coconut oil in seconds
Snap a photo of your meal or search for Coconut oil in BerryFit to track calories and macros against your own daily target.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a teaspoon of coconut oil?
1 tsp (4.5 g) of coconut oil has 40 calories and 4.5 g of fat.
Does coconut oil have more calories than olive oil?
Only slightly. Coconut oil has 892 calories per 100 g, compared with 884 for olive oil, so they are nearly the same.
Does coconut oil have any carbs or protein?
No. Coconut oil has 0 g of carbs, 0 g of protein, 0 g of sugar and 0 g of fiber, so its calories come from fat.
How many calories are in a cup of coconut oil?
1 cup (218 g) of coconut oil has 1945 calories and 216 g of fat, which is useful to know when baking with larger amounts.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Oil, coconut, FDC ID 171412); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
