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The Ministry of Health's table has the calories of 2,131 foods, and this page finds any of them.

Each food has a page with its calories per 100 grams and per common portion, its protein, fat and carbohydrates, and a box that works out any weight.

These are 30 common foods, with their calories per 100 grams.

These are all 2,131 foods, by group.

In the group Bread and pastries there are 67 foods.

All 67 foods in this group

In the group Meat and poultry there are 74 foods.

All 74 foods in this group

In the group Fish there are 101 foods.

All 101 foods in this group

In the group Dairy and eggs there are 210 foods.

All 210 foods in this group

In the group Fruit there are 100 foods.

All 100 foods in this group

In the group Vegetables there are 344 foods.

All 344 foods in this group

In the group Grains, rice and pasta there are 78 foods.

All 78 foods in this group

In the group Legumes, nuts and seeds there are 121 foods.

All 121 foods in this group

In the group Sweets, cakes and snacks there are 443 foods.

All 443 foods in this group

In the group Drinks there are 98 foods.

All 98 foods in this group

In the group Dishes and soups there are 266 foods.

All 266 foods in this group

In the group Spices and other there are 180 foods.

All 180 foods in this group

143 of the pages bring several entries of the table together, and the rest are one entry each.

These are the questions people ask about the calories in food.

Where do these calories come from?

They come from the national nutrition table of the Ministry of Health, which has 4,624 entries. Similar entries, such as the brands of one bread, share a page, and each of the others has a page of its own, 2,131 pages in all.

Are the calories per 100 grams?

Yes. Every number is for 100 grams of the food as the table lists it. The box on each page works out any other weight, and many foods list the weight of a slice, a cup or a unit.

Why does a food show a range of calories?

Where the table has several entries for one food, such as brands, ways of cooking or sizes, the page shows the entry that stands for the food and lists the others, so the calories can differ from entry to entry.

Can the calories differ from the label on a package?

Yes. The figures are averages for a kind of food in the Ministry's table, and the label on a package is for that product.

The foods, their nutrients and their unit weights are the national nutrition table of the Ministry of Health, read on 5 November 2026. The figures are averages per 100 grams of the food as the table lists it.

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