Food calories · USDA data
Calories in butter
102 calories
in 1 tbsp, 14.2 g
- Protein
- 0.1 g
- Carbs
- 0 g
- Fat
- 11.5 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Butter has 102 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tbsp, which weighs 14.2 g. Per 100 g, butter has 717 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 100%, come from fat.
It takes 14 g of butter to reach 100 calories, about the same as 1 tbsp.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 14.2 g | 102 | 0.1 g | 0 g | 11.5 g |
| 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) | 5 g | 36 | 0 g | 0 g | 4.1 g |
| 1 cup | 227 g | 1,628 | 1.9 g | 0.1 g | 184.1 g |
| 1 stick | 113 g | 810 | 1 g | 0.1 g | 91.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 203 | 0.2 g | 0 g | 23 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 717 | 0.9 g | 0.1 g | 81.1 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your butter may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 0% of calories (0.9 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 0% (0.1 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 100% (81.1 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, parmesan cheese has the fewest calories of these four (420 per 100 g) and coconut oil the most (892).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 717 | 0.9 g | 0.1 g | 81.1 g |
| Olive oil | 884 | 0 g | 0 g | 100 g |
| Coconut oil | 892 | 0 g | 0 g | 99.1 g |
| Parmesan cheese | 420 | 28.4 g | 13.9 g | 27.8 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in butter?
Butter has 102 calories. USDA weighs 1 tbsp at 14.2 g, and butter has 717 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does butter have?
1 tbsp (14.2 g) has 0.1 g of protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 0.9 g.
How many carbs does butter have?
1 tbsp has 0 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 11.5 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Butter, salted (FDC ID 173410). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.