Black Olives
Black olives are ripe or darkened olives commonly served whole, sliced, or used in salads, sauces, and cooked dishes.
About Black Olives
Black olives are olive fruits sold in a black or very dark form, commonly after curing and packing. Their colour may reflect ripeness, oxidation, or another treatment, so it does not by itself identify the variety or method. They are used in salads, pasta, sauces, breads, cooked vegetables, and as a table ingredient.
Taste and texture vary with variety, maturity, curing, and packing medium. They may be salty, tangy, fruity, buttery, or mildly bitter, with a firm or tender texture. The fruits may be whole, pitted, halved, sliced, wrinkled, or smooth.
Black olives are commonly sold cured and packed. Draining, chopping, slicing, or cooking changes their texture and contribution to a recipe. The broad description covers several varieties and processing styles, so the shape, colour, packing liquid, and label help identify the form being used.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for black olives
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
aceitunas negras
olives noires
Black Olives
black olives
olive nere
azeitonas pretas
schwarze Oliven
zwarte olijven
μαύρες ελιές
mávres eliés
siyah zeytinler
زيتون أسود
zaytūn aswad
זיתים שחורים
zeitim shehorim
чёрные оливки
chyornye olivki
黒オリーブ
kuro orību
黑橄榄
hēi gǎnlǎn
검은 올리브
geomeun ollibeu
mávres eliés
Romanised form
kuro orību
Romanised form
zaytūn aswad
Romanised form
geomeun ollibeu
Romanised form
hēi gǎnlǎn
Romanised form
chyornye olivki
Romanised form
zeitim shehorim
Romanised form
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Black Olives nutrition & diet
Black Olives 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 the reference to ripe or deliberately darkened olives, including whether they are whole, sliced, pitted, brined, or cooked. Drain brined olives before portioning when comparing the edible fruit. Preparation with oil, fillings, or sauces can materially change the food being assessed.
Compare the right form: Reference should match the olive variety and ripeness, whole or sliced edible fruit, and drained or undrained brined form.
Diet considerations
Black olives are plant-derived fruit. Compatibility changes with brine ingredients, stuffed fillings, oil-based preparations, and dishes containing animal products or cereal ingredients. Whole olives generally contribute a small, portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern, while processed olive products require their complete recipe and serving context.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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.
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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