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Food calories · USDA data

Calories in italian dressing

35 calories

in 1 tbsp, 14.7 g

Protein
0.1 g
Carbs
1.8 g
Fat
3.1 g
Fiber
0 g
Weigh your own portion

Italian dressing has 35 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tbsp, which weighs 14.7 g. Per 100 g, italian dressing has 240 calories.

Almost all of its calories, 79%, come from fat.

It takes 42 g of italian dressing to reach 100 calories, which is about 2.8 × 1 tbsp.

Calories by portion

PortionWeightCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 tbsp14.7 g350.1 g1.8 g3.1 g
1 cup235 g5641 g28.5 g49.6 g
1 oz28.3 g680.1 g3.4 g6 g
100 g100 g2400.4 g12.1 g21.1 g

Portion weights are USDA's own. Your italian dressing 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: 1% of calories (0.4 g per 100 g)
  • Carbohydrate: 20% (12.1 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
  • Fat: 79% (21.1 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, barbecue sauce has the fewest calories of these four (172 per 100 g) and caesar dressing the most (542).

Per 100 gCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
Italian dressing2400.4 g12.1 g21.1 g
Barbecue sauce1720.8 g40.8 g0.6 g
Ranch dressing4301.3 g5.9 g44.5 g
Caesar dressing5422.2 g3.3 g57.9 g

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Questions people ask

How many calories is in italian dressing?

Italian dressing has 35 calories. USDA weighs 1 tbsp at 14.7 g, and italian dressing has 240 calories per 100 g.

How much protein does italian dressing have?

1 tbsp (14.7 g) has 0.1 g of protein, 0% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 0.4 g.

How many carbs does italian dressing have?

1 tbsp has 1.8 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 3.1 g of fat.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Salad dressing, italian dressing, commercial, regular (FDC ID 171019). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.