sedentary lifestylesrecommended daily allowance how much ghee can one consume nutritionist pallavi srivastava recommends be it ghee or oil the quantity of fat consumption per day should be limited to 10 to 15 grams per person assuming that the person is not obese 1gm of oil or ghee provides 9 calories when ghee is consumed at levels above 10 total calories it can increase risk of cardiovascular disease at levels under 10 of total calories however ghee appears to help lower cardiovascular risks especially when other fats consumed during the day are exclusively from plants or plant oilspallavi lists out the healthy and unhealthy facts on ghee it is known that ghee is lower in fat as compared to butter but it still contains saturated fat therefore not advised to be consumed in large quantities the purity of ghee is uncertain also use of excessive amount of ghee increases your weight resulting in obesity causing many more diseases and specially it is harmful for elder people and those who do not exercise in india ghee is considered healthier than butter so in moderation its healthy if youre overweight then restrict your total calorie intake when comparing ghee and butter the former has 25 more medium and shortchained fats than butter and it is better as the chances of them causing cardiovascular diseases are nil ghee or clarified butter is butter heated until all the water and milk solids it contains have evaporated or floated to the surface to be skimmed off with 1 tbsp of ghee containing 121 calories and 14 g of fat it adds a substantial number of calories and fat to many traditional indian dishes as fatty foods are among the causes of heartburn ghee may be a contributory factor therefore as a thumbrule if youre cooking in ghee increase the dishs total calorie count based on the fact that one tablespoon gives you approximately 121 calories and 14grams of fat considering an average person should consume a maximum of 15grams of fat all day this one tablespoon of ghee is pretty costly indeed the use of ghee in modern times is often doubted because of the presence of saturated fatty acids this is mainly due to the confusion between ghee made from animal fats and vegetable ghee pure ghee is clarified butter whereas vegetable ghee is used in restaurants this ghee is cheaper but has high amount of transfats pure ghee on the other hand does not contain oxidized cholesterol or transfatty acids and tastes great tooconsider this if you cook in ghee every day you are alloting a large portion of your daily calorie intake to pure saturated fat even though this might be a healthy saturated fat it is still crossing your daily recommended allowance by being present in every meal or snack therefore a good recourse would be to either limit it or limit other fats to meet the daily recommended intake or simply switch to lighter calorie fats ghee does have