Palm oil Calories and nutrition facts · Oils

120 kcal per tbsp (13.6 g)
Carbs
0 g
Fibre
0 g
Sugars
0 g
Protein
0 g
Fat
13.6 g
884 kcal per 100 g
Carbs
0 g
Fibre
0 g
Sugars
0 g
Protein
0 g
Fat
100 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 0% Carbs 0% Fat 100%

Palm oil has 120 kcal per tbsp (13.6 g), with 0 g carbs, 0 g fibre, 0 g protein and 13.6 g fat. 100 g has 884 kcal.

How much is too much

About 45.3 g of palm oil a day uses up the EU daily limit for saturated fatty acids, 22.2 g for a healthy adult. That's 3.3 × tbsp (13.6 g).

Diet tags

Egg free Gluten free Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lactose free Lacto vegetarian Low salt Milk free Low gluten No added salt Soy free Unsweetened Vegan

Last updated November 10, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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How it compares with other oils

Per 100 g, against the 25 oils in our catalog.

  • Calories 884 kcal · typical 884 kcal
  • Fat 100 g · typical 100 g
  • Saturated fat 48.9 g · typical 12.6 g

    More saturated fat than 84% of oils.

  • Vitamin E 6.1 mg · typical 13.8 mg

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Nutrients in palm oil

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Palm oil in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g Nutriely BLS Ciqual Fineli Swiss USDA
Energy (kcal) 884 884 884 884 884 884
Protein (g) 0 0 0 0 0* (from BLS) 0
Fat (g) 100 100 100 100 100* (from NEVO) 100
Carbohydrates (g) 0 0 0 0 0* (from BDA (Italy)) 0
Sugars (g) 0 0 0 0 0* (from BDA (Italy)) 0
Fibre (g) 0 0 0 0 0 0

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BLS: “Palm fat/palm oil, refined” · Ciqual: “Palm oil, refined” · Fineli: “Palm oil” · Swiss: “Palm oil, palm fat” · USDA: “Oil, palm”. Databases measure different samples, so some spread is normal. Nutriely's values are what the app uses. * Value taken from another database (BDA (Italy), BLS, NEVO), not measured separately. Sources and licences.

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