Besan Ladoo vs Motichoor Ladoo

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

Besan Ladoo

191

kcal per 1 ladoo (40 g) · 478 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

Motichoor Ladoo

191

kcal per 1 ladoo (45 g) · 425 kcal/100 g

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, besan ladoo is heavier — 478 kcal against 425 kcal for motichoor ladoo, about 12% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 ladoo of besan ladoo is 191 kcal, while 1 ladoo of motichoor ladoo is 191 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, besan ladoo wins with 9.1 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 ladoo entered at 40 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

	Besan Ladoo	Motichoor Ladoo
Serving assumed	1 ladoo · 40 g	1 ladoo · 45 g
Calories per serving	191	191
Calories per 100 g	478	425
Protein per 100 g	9.1 g	5.5 g
Carbs per 100 g	51.5 g	58.0 g
Fat per 100 g	26.2 g	19.5 g
Fibre per 100 g	6.4 g	1.2 g
Walking to burn one serving	45 min	45 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 besan ladoo and motichoor ladoo 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 ladoo at 40 g, 1 ladoo at 45 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.

Besan Ladoo        478 kcal/100 g ×  40 g ÷ 100 = 191 kcal
Motichoor Ladoo    425 kcal/100 g ×  45 g ÷ 100 = 191 kcal

The full method, and where it is weakest →

How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Besan Ladoo is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — besan ladoo arrives as 1 ladoo and motichoor ladoo as 1 ladoo, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Besan Ladoo carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. Fibre also favours besan ladoo 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, besan ladoo or motichoor ladoo?

Which has more protein, besan ladoo or motichoor ladoo?

Besan Ladoo — 9.1 g per 100 g against 5.5 g. Per real serving that becomes 3.6 g in 1 ladoo against 2.5 g in 1 ladoo.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 ladoo of besan ladoo weighs 40 g and 1 ladoo of motichoor ladoo weighs 45 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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