Calories in avocado

Raw, all commercial varieties. 160 kcal (669 kJ) per 100 g. Choose a portion below and every figure on the page updates.

Avocado is the rare fruit whose calories come mostly from fat rather than sugar. Almost 70 percent of that fat is monounsaturated, largely oleic acid, the same fatty acid that dominates olive oil.

Where the energy comes from

Share of total energy contributed by each macronutrient, using the standard 4/4/9 kcal per gram factors:

Things worth knowing

• At 160 kcal per 100 g, avocado is roughly three times as calorie-dense as most fruit. A whole medium Hass avocado yields about 200 g of flesh and around 320 kcal.
• Its 6.7 g of fibre per 100 g is unusually high for a fruit, and most of it is insoluble.
• Because fibre is subtracted differently in different systems, some labels show avocado slightly lower in calories than the USDA figure.
• Avocado is a strong source of potassium: 100 g supplies more than the same weight of banana.

Converting these figures

One 1 medium avocado, flesh only of avocado is 322 kcal, which is 1,346 kJ. To convert any other figure, divide kilojoules by 4.184 for calories, or use the converter on the home page.

It takes 149 g of avocado to reach 1,000 kJ (239 kcal). See how that compares with other foods on the 1000 kJ to calories page.