Nutrition facts · Oils and fats
Calories in Ghee
Ghee has 900 calories per 100 g. No standard serving size is listed here, so weighing the amount you use is the most reliable way to count it. Practically all of its calories come from fat, with 100 g of fat and no protein or carbs per 100 g.
Calories come from: Carbs 0% · Fat 100% · Protein 0%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 900 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 100 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 900 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 100 g |
| of which saturated | 60 g |
| Sodium | 0 mg |
What changes the calories
- Because ghee is almost pure fat, even a small difference in how much you scoop or pour changes the calorie count noticeably.
- When you cook with ghee, some of it stays in the pan, so the amount that ends up on your plate can be less than the amount you measured out.
- Spoon measurements vary a lot with ghee, since a heaped spoon of soft or solid ghee holds more than a level spoon of melted ghee.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Weigh ghee on a kitchen scale in grams, or weigh the jar before and after cooking to see exactly how much you used.
- Log ghee as its own ingredient rather than assuming it is included in a dish, especially for curries, dals, rice and roasted vegetables where it is often added generously.
- In BerryFit, add ghee separately after scanning a meal photo, since cooking fat is hard to see in a picture.
Log Ghee in seconds
Snap a photo of your meal or search for Ghee in BerryFit to track calories and macros against your own daily target.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in ghee?
Ghee has 900 calories per 100 g. All of those calories come from fat.
Does ghee have more calories than butter?
Yes, per gram ghee is more calorie-dense than regular butter. Making ghee removes the water and milk solids from butter, leaving almost pure fat.
Is ghee higher in calories than cooking oils?
Ghee is slightly higher, at 900 calories per 100 g, compared with 884 for olive oil and 892 for coconut oil. In practice the difference is small, and the amount you use matters far more.
Does ghee have any protein or carbs?
No. Ghee has 0 g protein, 0 g carbs, 0 g sugar and 0 g fiber per 100 g, with 100 g of fat.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Butter, Clarified butter (ghee), FDC ID 171314); 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.
