Roasted Papad vs Fried Papad

Both sides computed from the same table, at the serving each is actually eaten in.

Roasted Papad

kcal per 1 papad (13 g) · 350 kcal/100 g

Fried Papad

kcal per 1 papad (15 g) · 480 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, fried papad is heavier — 480 kcal against 350 kcal for roasted papad, about 37% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 papad of roasted papad is 46 kcal, while 1 papad of fried papad is 72 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, roasted papad wins with 22.0 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 papad entered at 13 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

	Roasted Papad	Fried Papad
Serving assumed	1 papad · 13 g	1 papad · 15 g
Calories per serving	46	72
Calories per 100 g	350	480
Protein per 100 g	22.0 g	17.0 g
Carbs per 100 g	50.0 g	38.0 g
Fat per 100 g	2.5 g	29.0 g
Fibre per 100 g	10.0 g	8.0 g
Walking to burn one serving	11 min	17 min

SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026

How two dishes are made comparable

Both columns start from the same source — the per-100 g rows for roasted papad and fried papad in the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. Neither side is taken from a different database to win an argument.
Each dish keeps its own serving weight: 1 papad at 13 g, 1 papad at 15 g. Forcing both onto a shared 100 g is what makes most food comparisons useless.
Both rows are then scaled the same way and printed side by side, so the per-gram ranking and the per-plate ranking can visibly disagree — which, on Indian food, they routinely do.

Roasted Papad      350 kcal/100 g ×  13 g ÷ 100 = 46 kcal
Fried Papad        480 kcal/100 g ×  15 g ÷ 100 = 72 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Fried Papad is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — roasted papad arrives as 1 papad and fried papad as 1 papad, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Roasted Papad carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. Fibre also favours roasted papad here. Both figures assume home cooking with a measured amount of oil; a restaurant plate of either can run 30 to 60% higher.

Questions

Which has more calories, roasted papad or fried papad?

Which has more protein, roasted papad or fried papad?

Roasted Papad — 22.0 g per 100 g against 17.0 g. Per real serving that becomes 2.9 g in 1 papad against 2.6 g in 1 papad.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 papad of roasted papad weighs 13 g and 1 papad of fried papad weighs 15 g, so the per-gram ranking and the per-plate ranking are answering different questions. The serving row is the one that decides what you ate.

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.

SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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