Calories in
butter, salted
717 kcal per 100 g Butter, salted contains 717 calories per 100 grams, or about 102 calories per tbsp. Per 100 g it provides 0.9 g protein, 0.1 g carbohydrate and 81.1 g fat.
By calories that splits 0% carbohydrate, 0% protein, 100% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173410·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 734 kcal; USDA publishes 717 kcal — +17 kcal, 2.4% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 173410—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Calories in a typical serving
Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pat (1" sq, 1/3" high) | 5.0 g | 36 | 0.0 g | 0.0 g | 4.1 g |
| 1 tbsp | 14.2 g | 102 | 0.1 g | 0.0 g | 11.5 g |
| 1 cup | 227.0 g | 1,628 | 1.9 g | 0.1 g | 184.1 g |
| 1 stick | 113.0 g | 810 | 1.0 g | 0.1 g | 91.7 g |
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Full nutrition, per 100 g and per tbsp
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per tbsp |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 717 kcal | 102 kcal |
| Protein | 0.9 g | 0.1 g |
| Total fat | 81.1 g | 11.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 51.4 g | 7.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g | 0.0 g |
| Fibre | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Sugars | 0.1 g | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 643.0 mg | 91.3 mg |
| Potassium | 24.0 mg | 3.4 mg |
| Calcium | 24.0 mg | 3.4 mg |
| Iron | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.0 mg | 0.0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 684.0 µg | 97.1 µg |
| Cholesterol | 215.0 mg | 30.5 mg |
| Water | 16.2 g | 2.3 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 173410·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How butter, salted compares
Among the 72 dairy and egg products items on this site, butter, salted ranks 3 of 72 by calorie density, against a category average of 309 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 132% more calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 0.1 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.
To burn off one tbsp (102 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 21 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average butter, salted. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in butter, salted?
Butter, salted contains 717 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 102 calories per tbsp. It also provides 0.9 g of protein, 0.1 g of carbohydrate and 81.1 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of butter, salted?
By calories, butter, salted is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 0% protein and 100% fat. That makes it a predominantly fat-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a tbsp?
About 21 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.
Is this figure exact for the butter, salted I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to butter, salted on the calorie-density shelf, all within dairy and egg products.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Butter, salted". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
