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Black Olive

A black olive is a ripe or darkened olive commonly served whole, sliced, or used in salads, sauces, and cooked dishes.

Black Olive — illustrative ingredient image

About Black Olive

A black olive is an olive fruit sold black or very dark, either because it ripened to a dark stage or because processing altered its colour. It is normally cured before eating and is used whole or chopped in salads, sauces, breads, cooked vegetables, and other savoury dishes.

Flavour can range from mild and buttery to salty, tangy, fruity, or slightly bitter, depending on variety, maturity, curing, and packing liquid. Texture may be firm, tender, glossy, or wrinkled. Olives are sold with their pits, pitted, or sliced.

Black olives are commonly cured and packed in liquid or another preserving medium. Draining, chopping, slicing, and cooking change their texture and contribution to a dish. Colour alone does not identify one variety or processing method.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for black olive

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Black Olive

English

Black olives in oil

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

black olives oil

Search alias · Not a confirmed translation

English

Black pitted olives

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Available names only. Languages may be spoken in other countries; a name alone does not identify every ingredient in a dish.

Black Olive nutrition & diet

Black Olive nutritional value

Reference: Black olives, preserved

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
194.1538470209837kcal
Protein
1.2g
Carbs
5.5g
Fat
20.3g

Per 100 g edible portion. NEPA/UNICAMP, Brazilian Food Composition Table TACO, fourth edition (2011). Original reference data; carbohydrate is by difference. The named food form is not interchangeable with other preparations or a current brand label.

Portions & preparation

Match ripe or darkened black olives by cultivar and processing method, such as cured, brined, canned, dried, or oil-packed. The edible portion excludes pits and may include or exclude brine or oil. Sliced olives in salads, sauces, or baked foods require evaluation of the complete recipe and serving form.

Compare the right form: Match the exact olive variety and processing—whole, pitted, sliced, brined, canned, dried, or oil-packed—excluding or including liquid as specified.

Diet considerations

Black olives are plant-derived fruits. Plain olives differ from tapenades, salads, pizzas, sauces, and baked dishes containing dairy, meat, seafood, or cereal ingredients. Brine, oil, coatings, and fillings vary by product, so compatibility depends on processing, brand or recipe, and the complete dish rather than color alone.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Brazilian Food Composition Table TACO, 4th edition — 520 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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