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Snacks & street food · दाबेली

Dabeli calories
per dabeli, not per 100 g

318 kcal 1 dabeli — taken as 120 g — has about 318 calories, with 6.6 g protein, 40.8 g carbohydrate and 14.4 g fat. Two come to 636 kcal, three to 954 kcal.

Per 100 g, dabeli carries 265 kcal and 5.5 g protein.

Protein 6.6 g · 8.3% of energy Carbs 40.8 g · 51.1% of energy Fat 14.4 g · 40.6% of energy

Serving assumed: 1 dabeli ≈ 120 g — kutchi potato filling in a pav with masala peanuts. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

Dabeli calories by portion

The whole point of this site: an Indian portion, not a laboratory 100 g. Everything below scales linearly from the 120 g serving.

Dabeli — calories and macros by number of servings, at 120 g per dabeli.
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 dabeli120 g 318 kcal6.6 g40.8 g14.4 g2.9 g
2 dabelis240 g 636 kcal13.2 g81.6 g28.8 g5.8 g
3 dabelis360 g 954 kcal19.8 g122.4 g43.2 g8.6 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.

Full nutrition per 100 g

Dabeli — nutrition per 100 g, as eaten.
NutrientPer 100 gPer 1 dabeli (120 g)
Energy265 kcal318 kcal
Protein5.5 g6.6 g
Carbohydrate (available)34.0 g40.8 g
Fat12.0 g14.4 g
Dietary fibre2.4 g2.9 g

What it takes to burn off 1 dabeli of dabeli

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 318 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.

74 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
60 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
35 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
26 min
Running · 8 km/h

Calculated as MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200 kcal per minute. Full working on the method page, and the whole activity dataset at BurnLab.

Where dabeli sits in an Indian plate

Among the 29 snacks & street food entries on this site, dabeli ranks 17th for protein (5.5 g per 100 g) and 13th for energy density (265 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is masala peanuts at 24.0 g.

Protein supplies only 8% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. Fibre is moderate at 2.4 g per 100 g.

A realistic day matters more than any single dish. If you are building a meal, the thali builder adds several foods and their real servings together in one total.

Questions

How many calories are in 1 dabeli?

About 318 kcal for 1 dabeli, taken as 120 g (kutchi potato filling in a pav with masala peanuts). Two come to roughly 636 kcal and three to 954 kcal. Per 100 g, dabeli carries 265 kcal.

How much protein is in dabeli?

5.5 g per 100 g, which works out to 6.6 g in 1 dabeli. That is 8% of the energy in this food, and ranks 17th of 29 in the snacks & street food group on this site.

Is dabeli good for weight loss?

At 265 kcal per 100 g it is energy-dense, so the portion decides everything. Protein is low, so eat it alongside a protein source rather than on its own. No single food makes or breaks a diet; the total for the day does.

Why does this differ from other calorie sites?

Two reasons. First, most sites publish a per-100 g figure from a US database and leave you to guess what a roti or a katori weighs; this page states the serving weight up front. Second, home-cooked Indian food varies enormously with oil and ghee — the figures here assume kutchi potato filling in a pav with masala peanuts. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.

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.

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