Calories and protein in a small bowl of hummus, with and without olive oil
Also called hummus bi tahini.
The short answer
1 serving, about 60 g, normal olive oil
130 kcal
4 g protein
Fat 8 g · carbs 11 g · fibre 3.5 g · Vegan
Portion: about four tablespoons. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Tahini and the olive oil on top carry most of the fat. The bread you scoop it with is a separate item.
With and without olive oil
The same 1 serving, changing only the olive oil drizzled on top. Normal is about 3 g in this portion. A little halves the recipe’s fat and a lot doubles it, so in a portion of the same weight a lot comes out a little under double. These are the four levels the app asks about, with the same numbers.
| Olive oil | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 110 kcal | 4.5 g |
| A little | 1.5 g | 120 kcal | 4.5 g |
| Normal | 3 g | 130 kcal | 4 g |
| A lot | 6 g | 150 kcal | 4 g |
What moves the number
- Chickpeas cannedabout 60 kcal
- Tahiniabout 40 kcal
- Olive oil (the olive oil drizzled on top)about 30 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 serving, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with normal olive oil. Water, salt and spices add almost no energy but are listed so the recipe is complete. If your version has more of something, the numbers move with it.
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickpeas cannedUSDA: Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, drained solids | 43 g | 60 | 3 g |
| TahiniUSDA: Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type) | 6.5 g | 40 | 1 g |
| Lemon juiceUSDA: Lemon juice, raw | 3 g | 0 | 0 g |
| GarlicUSDA: Garlic, raw | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 4.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| Olive oilUSDA: Oil, olive, salad or cookingThe olive oil drizzled on top | 3 g | 30 | 0 g |
How this was worked out
This is the same dish the Homekcal app logs, from the same table. Each raw ingredient’s weight is multiplied by its per-100 g values in USDA FoodData Central, the batch is added up and divided by the cooked weight it makes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 10 and grams to the nearest gram, because a standard recipe is not your recipe. These are calculated values, not weighed or lab tested meals, and home versions vary a lot.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026. fdc.nal.usda.gov. Public domain (CC0).
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