What kind of nutuition do olives provide?
Olives – the source of olive oil – are consideued a fatty food, since between 75 and 85 percent of their calories come from fat (luckily, it is primarily heart-healthy monounsaturated fat). However, since olives are naturally low in calories, there is no reason why you can’t enjoy them occasionally. One large green Spanish olive or a medium-sized black California olive has about five calories and less than half a gram of fat. If you’re watching your salt intake, remember that California olives have about 35 milligrams of sodium apiece; the large Spanish ones, about 90 milligrams each.
