Is butter or olive oil higher in calories?

Olive oil has slightly more per gram, but a tablespoon of each is similar, about 100 to 120 kcal.

Calories in butter

Butter has about 744 kcal per 100 g, so a teaspoon is about 37 kcal and a tablespoon about 100.

By the Calori team · Updated 21 October 2026 · 3 min read

Butter calories by portion

Portion	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Teaspoon (5 g)	37 kcal	0 g	0 g	4.1 g
Thin spread on toast (7 g)	52 kcal	0 g	0 g	5.8 g
Tablespoon (14 g)	104 kcal	0.1 g	0.1 g	11.5 g

Butter nutrition per 100 g

Energy	744 kcal (3113 kJ)
Protein	0.6 g
Carbohydrate	0.6 g
of which sugars	0.6 g
Fat	82.2 g
Fibre	0 g

Typical values. Carbohydrate excludes fibre, as on UK food labels. Brands and varieties differ, so check the label where there is one.

Butter in cooking

A knob of butter in a pan or melted over vegetables is often 10 to 20 g, which is 75 to 150 kcal that is easy to forget to log.

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Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in a teaspoon of butter?: About 37 kcal.
Is butter or olive oil higher in calories?: Olive oil has slightly more per gram, but a tablespoon of each is similar, about 100 to 120 kcal.