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Animal Fat: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Animal Fat, centered on Animal Fat — standard reference state. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATEAnimal fat, bacon grease
PER 100 G897kcal

concentrated calorie density

CPF

QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in animal fat?

Animal Fat provides 897 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Animal fat, bacon grease.” The same weight contains 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 99.5 g fat and 0 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, fat is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Animal Fat nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 172345. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories897kcal
Protein0g
Carbohydrate0g
Fat99.5g
Fibre0g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 897-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g448.5 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g897 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g1345.5 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g2242.5 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

0 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected animal fat, bacon grease record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

0 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

99.5 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

0 g fibre

The selected record reports no measurable fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Food records can change with preparation, water content, recipe, brand and the edible portion that was weighed. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Animal fat, bacon grease

Best complete common-state record; the spreadsheet primary is complete and remains the representative record.

SR Legacy · FDC 172345

BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Animal fat, bacon grease” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 9 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 172345: “Animal fat, bacon grease.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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