Most people think calories are bad. They are not. A calorie is simply the amount of energy a food contains, and your body needs energy to move, think, and maintain itself. The question is not whether to eat calories, but how many, and which foods deliver them alongside nutrients your body actually uses.
Calorie density varies wildly across foods. Fats pack nine calories per gram; proteins and carbohydrates pack four. A ranking by calories per 100 g shows you which foods are energy-dense and which are sparse. This is useful when you need to know whether a serving will satisfy hunger or slip past it unnoticed. Bear in mind that calorie counts on labels assume standard moisture content, so the actual density of fresh produce can shift with season and storage.
FDA daily value: 2000 kcal
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| # | Food | Category | Per 100 g | % DV | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal fat, native, bowhead, oil | Fats and Oils | 901.00 kcal | 45% | CNF |
| 2 | Animal fat, native, walrus, oil | Fats and Oils | 901.00 kcal | 45% | CNF |
| 3 | Oil, industrial, soy, low linolenic | Fats and Oils | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 4 | Oil, industrial, canola, high oleic | Fats and Oils | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 5 | Oil, corn, industrial and retail, all purpose salad or cooking | Fats and Oils | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 6 | Oil, beluga, whale (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 7 | Oil, walrus (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 8 | Oil, whale, bowhead (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 900.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 9 | Vegetable oil, corn | Fats and Oils | 900.00 kcal | 45% | CNF |
| 10 | Oil, bearded seal (Oogruk) (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 899.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 11 | Animal fat, native, bearded seal, oil (oogruk oil) | Fats and Oils | 899.00 kcal | 45% | CNF |
| 12 | Oil, spotted seal (Alaska Native) | American Indian/Alaska Native Foods | 894.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 13 | Oil, coconut | Fats and Oils | 892.00 kcal | 45% | USDA_SR |
| 14 | Animal fat, native, moose, fat, dried | Fats and Oils | 892.00 kcal | 45% | CNF |
| 15 | Animal fat, native, beluga oil | Fats and Oils | 890.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 16 | Vegetable oil, corn, peanut and olive | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 17 | Vegetable oil, corn and canola | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 18 | Vegetable oil, flaxseed (linseed), cold pressed | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 19 | Shortening, multipurpose, hydrogenated soybean and palm | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 20 | Vegetable oil, oat | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 21 | Shortening, special purpose, baking | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 22 | Shortening, special purpose, cake and icing (frosting) | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 23 | Vegetable oil, sunflower, oleic (70% and over) | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 24 | Vegetable oil, mustard | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 25 | Vegetable oil, canola | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 26 | Vegetable oil, avocado | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 27 | Shortening, household, soybean (hydrogenated) and palm | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 28 | Vegetable oil, babassu | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 29 | Vegetable oil, hazelnut | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 30 | Vegetable oil, apricot kernel | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 31 | Vegetable oil, almond | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 32 | Vegetable oil, walnut | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 33 | Vegetable oil, grapeseed | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 34 | Vegetable oil, poppyseed | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 35 | Vegetable oil, safflower, oleic (70% and over) | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 36 | Vegetable oil, safflower, linoleic (70% and over) | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 37 | Vegetable oil, cottonseed | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 38 | Vegetable oil, sesame | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 39 | Vegetable oil, palm | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 40 | Vegetable oil, olive | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 41 | Vegetable oil, soybean | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 42 | Vegetable oil, peanut | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 43 | Vegetable oil, wheat germ | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 44 | Vegetable oil, rice bran | Fats and Oils | 885.00 kcal | 44% | CNF |
| 45 | Shortening, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ) for baking and confections | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
| 46 | Shortening, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ) and corn for frying | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
| 47 | Oil, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated ), palm, principal uses icings and fillings | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
| 48 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), filling fat | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
| 49 | Oil, industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
| 50 | Oil, industrial, soy, refined, for woks and light frying | Fats and Oils | 884.00 kcal | 44% | USDA_SR |
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