# How to Log Cooking Oil and Sauces (The Calories Photo Apps Miss)

> A tablespoon of olive oil is about 120 calories. Photo AI often skips it. Add the oil, tahini, and butter as their own line, or the deficit is fiction.

Log cooking oil and sauces as their own line. A tablespoon of olive oil is about 120 calories. Tahini, butter, mayo, and garlic sauce do the same job quietly. 1-star reviews of photo apps keep saying the same thing: "it missed the oil," "same plate, different calories from two angles," "restaurant butter is invisible." Photograph the plate, then add the fat you know went in. If you cooked a pot with two tablespoons and ate a third of it, log about two teaspoons on your serving.

Khatwa starts from the photo, then you correct. Search or type the oil. Favorites remember the family tray you make every Thursday. The coach uses the honest leftover number, not the undercount.

![Correcting a photographed meal in Khatwa so oil is included](https://www.khatwa.se/today-meal.jpg)

Photo first. Then add the oil the camera cannot see.

### The drizzle is the deficit

Khatwa logs the plate, then you add the oil in seconds. Free on iOS and Android.

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## Do not wait for the camera to invent tahini

No consumer photo model sees inside a mixed grill. Treat the estimate as a start. Homemade method: [track homemade meals without a scale](https://www.khatwa.se/en/blog/how-to-track-homemade-meals-without-a-food-scale.md). Scanner accuracy in general: [how accurate AI food scanners are](https://www.khatwa.se/en/blog/how-accurate-ai-food-scanner-calorie-apps-2026.md).

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