The Thrive Nutrition App compares green and black (ripe) olives per 100 g from two USDA SR Legacy rows: pickled, canned or bottled green olives (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169096, Olives, pickled, canned or bottled, green) and ripe, canned olives (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169094, Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large)).
Live variety cards for Castelvetrano olives, Manzanilla olives, Arbequina olives and Cerignola olives use the green row as a Closest match. Live cards for Kalamata olives and Niçoise olives use the ripe row as a Closest match. Olive is the preferred representative for the ripe row; Black olives uses that same ripe row (Measured).
The varieties differ in taste, size and how they are eaten; they do not have separate recorded nutrient values on the Thrive Nutrition App. The table shows each USDA row once, so the page does not look as if the varieties were measured separately. A blank cell means Missing: that row does not report the nutrient; it is not a zero. Figures are for the drained canned fruit as in the USDA row, never described as raw.
Two source rows, not six variety analyses
Green olives is Measured: it is the green pickled row itself. Castelvetrano, Manzanilla, Arbequina and Cerignola are Closest match cards that share it.
Olive is Measured: it is the ripe canned row itself. Kalamata and Niçoise are Closest match cards that share it. Black olives sits on the same ripe row (the USDA name is “Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large)”).
Within each group the recorded figures are the same, because they are the same source row. This page does not treat taste notes as nutrient differences, and it does not invent a Castelvetrano-specific or Kalamata-specific row.
“Black” here follows the Thrive Nutrition App’s Black olives label for the ripe canned row. Green versus ripe/black is the comparison the two USDA rows support.
Per 100 g comparison
| Food (source row) | Energy kcal | Fat g | Fibre g | Sodium mg | Vitamin E mg | Iron mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green olives, pickled, canned or bottled (USDA 169096) Measured Representative: Green olives Also on this row: Castelvetrano Closest match; Manzanilla Closest match; Arbequina Closest match; Cerignola Closest match Figures are for the drained pickled canned or bottled fruit, as in the USDA row — never raw. |
145 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 1556 | 3.81 (32% NRV UK) | 0.49 (3% NRV UK) |
| Ripe (black) olives, drained canned (USDA 169094) Measured Representative: Olive Also on this row: Black olives Measured; Kalamata Closest match; Niçoise Closest match Figures are for the drained canned ripe fruit, as in the USDA row — never raw. |
116 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 735 | 1.65 (14% NRV UK) | 6.28 (45% NRV UK) |
Share list
- Green row (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169096): Green olives (Measured); Castelvetrano olives, Manzanilla olives, Arbequina olives and Cerignola olives (Closest match to the green row).
- Ripe row (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169094): Olive (Measured); Black olives (same ripe row); Kalamata olives and Niçoise olives (Closest match to the ripe row).
Named varieties on the Thrive Nutrition App
- Castelvetrano — Sicilian / Nocellara. A named variety card; the recorded data is the green pickled row.
- Manzanilla — a named variety card on the same green row. The figures are the olive, not a pimento stuffing.
- Kalamata — a named variety card on the ripe canned row.
- Niçoise — a named variety card on the ripe canned row.
- Arbequina and Cerignola are further green cards on the same green row.
Taste, colour, size and culinary use differ. The recorded nutrient data within each group does not.
See also Extra-virgin olive oil, a different food. That card is a closest match to generic olive salad or cooking oil, not a distinct extra-virgin analysis.
What these cards do not cover
The named variety cards already exist. What is missing is variety-specific source data, not the pages themselves.
- A USDA or CoFID row actually analysed as Castelvetrano / Nocellara, Manzanilla, Kalamata or Niçoise. Until one is verified, the closest-match disclosure stays.
- Oil-cured olives — no live card today.
- Stuffed olives (olive plus pimento or another filling) as their own row. Do not read the Manzanilla card as stuffed fruit.
- A distinct Greek Kalamata composition row — only if a verified record exists; this page does not reuse the ripe canned row under a new claim.
How to read the numbers
- Values are per 100 g of drained canned fruit, as in the USDA row. They are never described as raw.
- A dash is Missing: the live card does not report that nutrient. Blank is not zero.
- Measured means the representative card is the source row itself. Closest match means a variety card shares that row.
- % NRV (UK) is shown only for vitamin E and iron. Sodium has no UK NRV (the legal figure is a salt reference intake). Energy and fibre have no NRV on this page.
- Sodium is on the cards and so it appears as a column; this page does not turn it into a warning or a dosing claim.
- See About our data. Browse the food catalogue.
FAQ
What is the nutrition of Castelvetrano olives?
The Thrive Nutrition App uses the generic green pickled USDA row (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169096) as a Closest match on Castelvetrano olives. The figures are the same as Green olives and Manzanilla olives. Taste is not in the table.
How do green and black olives compare per 100 g?
See the two-row table. Those are the two USDA records, as drained canned fruit.
Do Kalamata olives have different numbers from other black olives on the Thrive Nutrition App?
No. Kalamata olives and Niçoise olives use the ripe canned row (USDA FDC SR Legacy 169094) as a Closest match, the same row as Olive and Black olives.
Why are Castelvetrano and Manzanilla the same in the table?
They share one source row. The page is comparing recorded data, not tasting notes.
Where do the nutrient numbers come from?
Each card’s USDA FoodData Central record per 100 g, taken from the built card. Variety cards that share a row show the same figures. See About our data.