coconut oil calories

vickikreisson
vickikreisson Posts: 15 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I know coconut oil is best for cooking with as it has the highest smoke point meaning it trans much later than other oils. The difficulty is the whopping calorie content! I was taught that fat (as in the micro) is roughly 9kcal per gram but the coconut oils listed on this database are much higher and it is taking me over my calorie target. What would you suggest on a low calorie diet? I really don't want to go down the trans route. Any ideas?

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
    Oils have the same calories. Maybe the data base entries you saw were incorrect.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    coconut oil- 120 calories for 1 TBS. Is that the data you're getting?
  • vickikreisson
    vickikreisson Posts: 15 Member
    Yes 120 kcal for 1tbs. If that data is correct maybe my grams/TBS equation is wrong?
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
    I keep it in the fridge so its solid and then chisel out a 4g chunk at a time. I weigh it. I think a tablespoon is quite a lot of fat to use at one time.
  • vickikreisson
    vickikreisson Posts: 15 Member
    Thanks Whitezombiegirl. I will defiantly give that a go :)
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    vickikreisson wrote: »
    Yes 120 kcal for 1tbs. If that data is correct maybe my grams/TBS equation is wrong?

    15 ml * 0.9 * 9 = 121.5 kcal

  • vickikreisson
    vickikreisson Posts: 15 Member
    Great. Thanks yarwell :)

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