100 g of extra virgin olive oil contains about 900 kcal (kilocalories).
It also happens to find the energy value referring to 100 ml of evoo: 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil contain about 824 kcal.
The difference between the two values ​​is due to the fact that the oil density is lower than that of water.
The density of the water is equal to 1 gram per millilitre, while the density of the oil is equal to 0.916 g per millilitre. 100 ml of oil therefore weigh 0.916 grams and contain the 824 kilocalories seen above (0.916 * 900).
The calories contained in evoo derive almost exclusively from lipids. Since 1 gram of lipids develops about 9 calories in human metabolic processes, extra virgin olive oil calories are around 900 per 100 g of product.

The fact that oil is rich in calories does not necessarily indicate that it should be excluded from the diet. In fact, there are studies that evoo, consumed in moderation, has beneficial properties for health.
In 2011, EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) published an article expressing a positive opinion regarding the replacement of saturated fats with monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats. Subsequently numerous studies were carried out concerning the possible health benefits deriving from evoo, and there are still studies in progress.
Find out more about the possible extra virgin olive oil benefits.

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If we consider a tablespoon containing about 15 ml of liquid, then a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil contains approximately 120 kcal.
In fact, if 100 ml of oil bring about 824 calories, how many calories do 15 ml make?
100 ml: 824 kcal = 15 ml: x kcal
The calories are equal to 824 * 15/100, that is 124.
A teaspoon evoo, on the other hand, contains about 5 ml and, therefore, about 41 kcal.

If you want to know precisely how many milliliters a spoon or a teaspoon you have at home, fill it and pour the contents into a graduated glass, or pour several tablespoons or teaspoons into another graduated container.

We have seen that evo oil caloriesare about 900 kcal per 100 g (often the value of 899 kcal is found).
The energy, expressed in kilocalories, made by 100 g of edible part other oils is the same. For example:

• Olive oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g
• Coconut oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g
• Peanut oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g
• Rapeseed oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g
• Palm oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g
• Soybean oil calories: 899 kcal per 100 g

If we consider other foods, in some cases used instead of evoo, we can find different values. For example:

• Butter: 758 kcal per 100 g
• Vegetable margarine: 760 kcal per 100 g

If you consider only calories in extra virgin olive oil and other foods, you should choose other foods. So why not always use butter for example, instead of oil, given that evoo contains more calories?
The answer is to be found inthe particular composition of evoo lipids, and in the presence of molecules, such as polyphenols, considered useful components of a healthy diet.

Beyond the calories in extra virgin olive oil, what are the nutritional values?
Extra virgin olive oils are not all identical. However, approximately, the composition of 100 g of evoo is as follows:

• Lipids (g): 99.9, of which:
  • total saturated (%): 14.46
  • total monounsaturated (%): 72.95
  • total polyunsaturated (%): 7.52
• Iron (mg): 0.2
• Vitamin A retinol eq. (µg): 36 *
• Vitamin E (mg) 22.4
• Water / ì (g): traces
• Zinc (mg): traces
• Copper (mg): traces
• Selenium (µg) traces

* Carotenes are about eighty and have an orange-red color. The b-carotene molecule, present in evoo, is twice the molecule of vitamin A. The enzyme carotenase present in the liver causes the beta-Carotene to split, reducing two molecules of vitamin A. For this reason the β-Carotene is called Provitamin A.

http://nut.entecra.it/646/tabelle_di_composizione_degli_alimenti.html?idalimento=009210&quant=100
https://www.youmath.it/domande-a-risposte/view/6701-un-cucchiaino-quanti-ml.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3317714/

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