Foods high in calories

Calorie-dense foods are useful when you need to gain weight or fuel long activity.

Everyday foods highest in calories

#FoodCalories / 100 gCalories
1Fat (beef tallow)902902
2Fish oil (cod liver)902902
3Fish oil (herring)902902
4Fish oil (menhaden)902902
5Fish oil (menhaden, fully hydrogenated)902902
6Fish oil (salmon)902902
7Fish oil (sardine)902902
8Lard902902
9Butter (clarified butter (ghee))900900
10Fat (chicken)900900
11Fat (goose)900900
12Fat (turkey)900900
13Oil (beluga, whale (alaska native))900900
14Oil (corn, industrial and retail, all purpose salad or cooking)900900
15Oil (industrial, canola, high oleic)900900
16Oil (industrial, soy, low linolenic)900900
17Oil (walrus (alaska native))900900
18Oil (whale, bowhead (alaska native))900900
19Shortening frying (heavy duty) (beef tallow and cottonseed)900900
20Shortening industrial (lard and vegetable oil)900900
21Shortening (household, lard and vegetable oil)900900
22Oil (bearded seal (oogruk) (alaska native))899899
23Pork (bacon, rendered fat, cooked)898898
24Animal fat (bacon grease)897897
25Oil (spotted seal (alaska native))894894
26Oil (coconut)892892
27Oil (almond)884884
28Oil (apricot kernel)884884
29Oil (avocado)884884
30Oil (babassu)884884

Top food in each category

American Indian/Alaska Native FoodsOil (beluga, whale (alaska native))900 per 100 gBaby FoodsInfant formula (abbott nutrition, similac, pm 60/40, powder not reconstituted)524 per 100 gBaked ProductsCookie (with peanut butter filling, chocolate-coated)562 per 100 gBeef ProductsBeef (variety meats and by-products, suet, raw)854 per 100 gBeveragesBeverages (coffee, instant, with whitener, reduced calorie)509 per 100 gBreakfast CerealsCereals ready-to-eat (granola, homemade)489 per 100 gCereal Grains and PastaNoodles (flat, crunchy, chinese restaurant)521 per 100 gDairy and Egg ProductsButter (clarified butter (ghee))900 per 100 gFast FoodsKFC (fried chicken, extra crispy, skin and breading)464 per 100 gFats and OilsFat (beef tallow)902 per 100 gFinfish and Shellfish ProductsFish (mackerel, salted)305 per 100 gFruits and Fruit JuicesGoji berries (dried)349 per 100 gLamb, Veal, and Game ProductsLamb (new zealand, imported, subcutaneous fat, raw)703 per 100 gLegumes and Legume ProductsPeanut spread (reduced sugar)650 per 100 gMeals, Entrees, and Side DishesMacaroni or noodles with cheese (microwaveable, unprepared)388 per 100 gNut and Seed ProductsNuts (pilinuts, dried)719 per 100 gPork ProductsPork (bacon, rendered fat, cooked)898 per 100 gPoultry ProductsChicken (broilers or fryers, separable fat, raw)629 per 100 gRestaurant FoodsRestaurant (latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread))462 per 100 gSausages and Luncheon MeatsBacon and beef sticks517 per 100 gSnacksSnacks (popcorn, oil-popped, microwave, regular flavor, no trans fat)583 per 100 gSoups, Sauces, and GraviesSauce (alfredo mix, dry)535 per 100 gSpices and HerbsSpices (nutmeg, ground)525 per 100 gSweetsBaking chocolate (unsweetened, squares)642 per 100 gVegetables and Vegetable ProductsPotatoes (mashed, dehydrated, granules without milk, dry form)372 per 100 g

All foods: top 50 by calories

Includes concentrated items like dried spices and powders, which you usually eat in small amounts.

#FoodCalories / 100 g
1Fat (beef tallow)902
2Fish oil (cod liver)902
3Fish oil (herring)902
4Fish oil (menhaden)902
5Fish oil (menhaden, fully hydrogenated)902
6Fish oil (salmon)902
7Fish oil (sardine)902
8Lard902
9Butter (clarified butter (ghee))900
10Fat (chicken)900
11Fat (goose)900
12Fat (turkey)900
13Oil (beluga, whale (alaska native))900
14Oil (corn, industrial and retail, all purpose salad or cooking)900
15Oil (industrial, canola, high oleic)900
16Oil (industrial, soy, low linolenic)900
17Oil (walrus (alaska native))900
18Oil (whale, bowhead (alaska native))900
19Shortening frying (heavy duty) (beef tallow and cottonseed)900
20Shortening industrial (lard and vegetable oil)900
21Shortening (household, lard and vegetable oil)900
22Oil (bearded seal (oogruk) (alaska native))899
23Pork (bacon, rendered fat, cooked)898
24Animal fat (bacon grease)897
25Oil (spotted seal (alaska native))894
26Oil (coconut)892
27Oil (almond)884
28Oil (apricot kernel)884
29Oil (avocado)884
30Oil (babassu)884
31Oil (canola)884
32Oil (cocoa butter)884
33Oil (cooking and salad, enova, 80% diglycerides)884
34Oil (corn and canola)884
35Oil (corn, peanut, and olive)884
36Oil (cottonseed, salad or cooking)884
37Oil (cupu assu)884
38Oil (flaxseed, cold pressed)884
39Oil (grapeseed)884
40Oil (hazelnut)884
41Oil (industrial, canola (partially hydrogenated) oil for deep fat frying)884
42Oil (industrial, canola for salads, woks and light frying)884
43Oil (industrial, canola with antifoaming agent, principal uses salads, woks and light frying)884
44Oil (industrial, coconut, confection fat, typical basis for ice cream coatings)884
45Oil (industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nuts)884
46Oil (industrial, cottonseed, fully hydrogenated)884
47Oil (industrial, mid-oleic, sunflower)884
48Oil (industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated) , used for whipped toppings, non-dairy)884
49Oil (industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, intermediate grade product)884
50Oil (industrial, palm kernel (hydrogenated), confection fat, uses similar to 95 degree hard butter)884

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