How many calories are in Natural Shortening?

100 g of Natural Shortening has 929 kcal. 1 Tbsp (14 g): about 130 kcal.

How much protein is in Natural Shortening?

Natural Shortening contains 0 g of protein per 100 g (0% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 0 g in 1 Tbsp (14 g). About 0% of its calories come from protein.

How many carbs are in Natural Shortening?

Natural Shortening has 0 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g.

How much fat is in Natural Shortening?

Natural Shortening contains 100 g of fat per 100 g, of which 35.7 g is saturated (179% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Natural Shortening?

100 g contains 0 mg of sodium, 0% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated April 27, 2018. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Natural Shortening

Packaged product Sweets and Desserts GFA BRANDS

Natural Shortening contains 929 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 Tbsp (14 g) provides about 130 kcal.

Roughly 100% of its calories come from fat, with 0% from protein and 0% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in sweets and desserts on FoodFactly, where the median is 714 kcal per 100 g across 447 products.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

929kcal per 100 g

0 gprotein

0 gcarbohydrates

100 gfat

130kcal in 1 Tbsp (14 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

The source reports no household measures (such as cups or pieces) for this food, so only weights are offered.

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	929 kcal
Total fat L	100 g	128%
Saturated fat L	35.7 g	179%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	0 mg	0%
Sodium L	0 mg	0%
Total carbohydrates L	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars	not reported
Protein L	0 g	0%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Fat 100%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Fat100 gin the top quarter of sweets and desserts (median 78.6 g)
Saturated fat35.7 gabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 32.1 g)
Sodium0 mgin the lowest quarter of sweets and desserts (median 600 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal0 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat L	42.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat L	21.4 g

Product details

Brand: GFA BRANDS
Barcode: 0033116077796
Label serving: 1 Tbsp
Category: Butter and spreads

Ingredients

NATURAL OIL BLEND (PALM FRUIT, CANOLA, SOYBEAN, FLAX, AND OLIVE OILS).

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 358829. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 27, 2018. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Source description: "NATURAL SHORTENING". Data quality score: 75/100 (how it is calculated).

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