How many calories are in butter?

Butter has about 740 calories per 100g in USDA FoodData Central. A typical serving (1 tbsp, 14g) has about 104 calories.

How much protein does butter have?

– of protein per 100g, or about – in a typical serving (1 tbsp).

How much sugar is in butter?

0.6g of total sugars per 100g, or about 0.1g per serving (1 tbsp). On a Nutrition Facts label, sugars added during processing would also appear on the Added Sugars line.

What is a serving of butter?

A common household serving is 1 tbsp, about 14 grams. On a product label, your serving size must follow the FDA's Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed (RACC) for the product category.

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Butter nutrition facts

Per-100g nutrition for butter, from the USDA's FoodData Central database, the same free, authoritative source Panelry uses to build product labels.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, Butter, stick, salted (Foundation)

Butter nutrition per 100g and per serving

One serving is 1 tbsp, about 14g.

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving (14g)
Calories	740	104
Total Fat	82.2g	11.5g
Saturated Fat	45.6g	6.4g
Cholesterol	235mg	33mg
Sodium	524mg	73mg
Total Carbohydrate	–	–
Dietary Fiber	–	–
Total Sugars	0.6g	0.1g
Protein	–	–
Calcium	21mg	3mg
Iron	0mg	0mg
Potassium	23mg	3mg

Common questions

How many calories are in butter?: Butter has about 740 calories per 100g in USDA FoodData Central. A typical serving (1 tbsp, 14g) has about 104 calories.
How much protein does butter have?: – of protein per 100g, or about – in a typical serving (1 tbsp).
How much sugar is in butter?: 0.6g of total sugars per 100g, or about 0.1g per serving (1 tbsp). On a Nutrition Facts label, sugars added during processing would also appear on the Added Sugars line.
What is a serving of butter?: A common household serving is 1 tbsp, about 14 grams. On a product label, your serving size must follow the FDA's Reference Amounts Customarily Consumed (RACC) for the product category.

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