Calories in 3 naans
864 kcal 3 naans — 270 g in total — comes to about 864 calories, with 20.5 g protein, 132.3 g carbohydrate and 27.0 g fat.
Serving assumed: 1 butter naan ≈ 90 g — restaurant naan with butter brushed over it. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
Butter Naan, portion by portion
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 naan | 90 g | 288 kcal | 6.8 g | 44.1 g | 9.0 g | 1.8 g |
| 2 naans | 180 g | 576 kcal | 13.7 g | 88.2 g | 18.0 g | 3.6 g |
| 3 naans | 270 g | 864 kcal | 20.5 g | 132.3 g | 27.0 g | 5.4 g |
Figures in kilocalories — the "calories" on a food label. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is included in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.
What it takes to burn off 3 naans
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 864 kcal, using MET values from the 2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities. This is a scale check, not a licence — appetite rises with activity and the two do not cancel neatly.
Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.
Questions
How many calories are in 3 naans?
About 864 kcal, taking one naan as 90 g (restaurant naan with butter brushed over it). That is 20.5 g protein, 132.3 g carbohydrate and 27.0 g fat across 270 g of food.
Is 3 naans too much?
It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 864 kcal is roughly 43% of a 2,000 kcal day and 54% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 3 naans rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.
How long does it take to burn off 3 naans?
Roughly 202 minutes of easy walking, 164 minutes of brisk walking or 72 minutes of running for a 70 kg adult. Useful for scale — not a licence, since appetite rises with activity.
Nutrient values are averages for the stated preparation, based on the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) and standard recipe analysis. Energy is reconciled against the macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil, ghee and portion size; every value here is an average for a stated serving, with the assumption shown.