Food energy. The reference intake of 2,000 kcal is a labelling convention, not a personal target.
Every figure here is per 100 g of the food, not per serving. That makes foods comparable to each other, but it is not how anyone eats: 100 g of a dried spice and 100 g of a leafy green are very different portions, so a high position in this list does not tell you what a meal contributes.
Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.
% DV compares the per-100 g amount with the FDA Daily Value of 2000 kcal for adults and children aged 4 and over. It is a labelling reference, not a personal target.
24 entries with a measured calories value, highest first.
Cocos nucifera
Fat extracted from coconut flesh, solid below about 24 degrees Celsius and dominated by saturated fatty acids, principally lauric…
45% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Olea europaea
Oil pressed mechanically from olives without heat or solvents, retaining the phenolic fraction that refining removes. Phenolic…
44% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Linum usitatissimum
Cold-pressed oil from flaxseed and the most concentrated common dietary source of the plant omega-3 ALA. Pressing leaves the…
44% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Persea americana
Oil pressed from the flesh rather than the seed of the avocado, dominated by monounsaturated fat and stable at high cooking…
44% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Sesamum indicum
Oil pressed from sesame seeds, sold either as a light-coloured neutral cooking oil or as the dark, strongly flavoured oil pressed…
44% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Macadamia integrifolia
A hard-shelled Australian nut with the highest fat content of any common nut, dominated by monounsaturated fat including the…
36% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cream churned until the fat globules coalesce and separate from the buttermilk, leaving a product that is overwhelmingly fat.…
36% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Carya illinoinensis
A hickory nut native to North America, close relative of the walnut and similarly rich in unsaturated fat. The USDA reference…
35% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Bertholletia excelsa
Large seeds harvested from wild Amazonian trees, notable for concentrating selenium from the soil to a degree no other common…
33% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Juglans regia
The wrinkled kernel of the walnut tree, unusual among common nuts for being dominated by polyunsaturated rather than…
33% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Corylus avellana
The round nut of the hazel shrub, mostly grown in Turkey and Italy and largely destined for confectionery. The USDA reference…
31% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Helianthus annuus
The hulled kernels of the sunflower, one of the densest common food sources of vitamin E. The USDA reference entry is for the…
29% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Prunus dulcis
The edible seed of a stone fruit closely related to the peach, eaten raw, roasted or ground into flour and butter. The USDA…
29% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Sesamum indicum
Small oil-rich seeds used whole, toasted, or ground into tahini across the Middle East, Africa and East Asia. The USDA reference…
29% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Arachis hypogaea
Botanically a legume that ripens underground, not a tree nut, though its fat content and culinary use put it with the nuts. The…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Pistacia vera
The green seed of a small desert tree, usually sold roasted in a split shell. The USDA reference entry is for the raw kernel…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cucurbita pepo
The hulled green kernels of certain pumpkin and squash varieties, eaten raw or roasted. The USDA reference entry is for the dried…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cannabis sativa
The hulled seed of industrial hemp, a cannabis variety bred to contain negligible THC. The USDA reference entry is for the hulled…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Anacardium occidentale
The kidney-shaped seed that grows beneath the cashew apple, always sold shelled and heat-treated because the shell contains…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Linum usitatissimum
The seed of the flax plant, sold whole, ground or pressed for oil, and the densest common dietary source of plant lignans. The…
27% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Myristica fragrans
The seed kernel of Myristica fragrans; mace is the lacy red aril around the same seed. The USDA entry is per 100 g of ground…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Salvia hispanica
Tiny seeds from a Mexican member of the mint family that form a thick gel when hydrated, because of soluble mucilage in the seed…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Glycine max
The legume behind tofu, soy milk, tempeh and miso, eaten either as mature dry beans or as edamame, the immature green pod…
22% of the Daily Value per 100 g
A hard cheese aged a year or more, during which enzymes break down protein into free amino acids and the crystalline tyrosine…
20% of the Daily Value per 100 g