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Calories in
salad dressing, russian dressing

355 kcal per 100 g Salad dressing, russian dressing contains 355 calories per 100 grams, or about 53 calories per tbsp. Per 100 g it provides 0.7 g protein, 31.9 g carbohydrate and 26.2 g fat.

By calories that splits 35% carbohydrate, 1% protein, 64% fat — dissected below.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171005·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Energy anatomy — per 100 g Plate 1476 of 1799
35%64% 0 89 178 266 355 kcal
Protein 0.7 g × 4 kcal/g 3 kcal · 1%
Carbohydrate 31.9 g × 4 kcal/g 128 kcal · 35%
Fat 26.2 g × 9 kcal/g 236 kcal · 64%
Shorthand total Atwater 4 · 4 · 9 366 kcal
As published by USDA food-specific factors 355 kcal

The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 366 kcal; USDA publishes 355 kcal+11 kcal, 3.1% 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.

SourceUSDA FoodData Central, SR LegacyFDC 171005retrieved 2026-07

Per 100 g355kcal
Per tbsp53kcal · 15.0 g
Protein0.7g per 100 g
Walk it off11minutes walking
Proteingrams
Carbsgrams
Fatgrams
Walk it offmin at 70 kg

How this is worked out

  1. USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
  2. The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
  3. 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.
  4. A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
  5. 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)

Full data & method →

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.

ServingGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFat
1 tbsp15.0 g 53 0.1 g4.8 g3.9 g
1 cup245.0 g 870 1.7 g78.2 g64.1 g
1 serving (2 tbsp)30.0 g 107 0.2 g9.6 g7.9 g

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Full nutrition, per 100 g and per tbsp

NutrientPer 100 gPer tbsp
Energy355 kcal53 kcal
Protein0.7 g0.1 g
Total fat26.2 g3.9 g
Saturated fat2.4 g0.4 g
Carbohydrate31.9 g4.8 g
Fibre0.7 g0.1 g
Sugars17.7 g2.7 g
Sodium1,133.0 mg170.0 mg
Potassium173.0 mg26.0 mg
Calcium13.0 mg2.0 mg
Iron0.6 mg0.1 mg
Vitamin C6.0 mg0.9 mg
Vitamin A29.0 µg4.4 µg
Cholesterol0.0 mg0.0 mg
Water38.5 g5.8 g

A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171005·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How salad dressing, russian dressing compares

Among the 55 fats and oils items on this site, salad dressing, russian dressing ranks 49 of 55 by calorie density, against a category average of 762 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 53% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.

It carries 0.2 g of protein per 100 calories, so it is not a meaningful protein source.

To burn off one tbsp (53 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 11 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 salad dressing, russian dressing. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.

Questions this entry settles

How many calories are in salad dressing, russian dressing?

Salad dressing, russian dressing contains 355 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 53 calories per tbsp. It also provides 0.7 g of protein, 31.9 g of carbohydrate and 26.2 g of fat per 100 g.

What is the macro breakdown of salad dressing, russian dressing?

By calories, salad dressing, russian dressing is roughly 35% carbohydrate, 1% protein and 64% fat. That makes it a predominantly fat-based food.

How long does it take to burn off a tbsp?

About 11 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 salad dressing, russian dressing 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.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Salad dressing, russian dressing". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.

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