Curd (Dahi) vs Cow Milk (full cream)

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

Curd (Dahi)

kcal per 1 katori (150 g) · 60 kcal/100 g

Cow Milk (full cream)

124

kcal per 1 glass (200 g) · 62 kcal/100 g

More energy-dense

The short answer

Which one is heavier

Per 100 g, cow milk (full cream) is heavier — 62 kcal against 60 kcal for curd (dahi), about 3% more. Per real serving the picture changes: 1 katori of curd (dahi) is 90 kcal, while 1 glass of cow milk (full cream) is 124 kcal, because the portions are not the same size. On protein, cow milk (full cream) wins with 3.2 g per 100 g.

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 katori entered at 150 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Side by side

	Curd (Dahi)	Cow Milk (full cream)
Serving assumed	1 katori · 150 g	1 glass · 200 g
Calories per serving	90	124
Calories per 100 g	60	62
Protein per 100 g	3.1 g	3.2 g
Carbs per 100 g	3.0 g	4.5 g
Fat per 100 g	4.0 g	3.4 g
Fibre per 100 g	0.0 g	0.0 g
Walking to burn one serving	21 min	29 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 curd (dahi) and cow milk (full cream) 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 katori at 150 g, 1 glass at 200 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.

Curd (Dahi)         60 kcal/100 g × 150 g ÷ 100 = 90 kcal
Cow Milk (full c    62 kcal/100 g × 200 g ÷ 100 = 124 kcal

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How to read this

Per-100 g comparisons flatter whatever is eaten in small portions. Cow Milk (full cream) is denser per gram, but people do not eat by the gram — curd (dahi) arrives as 1 katori and cow milk (full cream) as 1 glass, and that is where the real difference shows up.

Cow Milk (full cream) carries more protein, which matters more than the calorie gap if you are trying to stay full. 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, curd (dahi) or cow milk (full cream)?

Which has more protein, curd (dahi) or cow milk (full cream)?

Cow Milk (full cream) — 3.2 g per 100 g against 3.1 g. Per real serving that becomes 6.4 g in 1 glass against 4.7 g in 1 katori.

Why do the two comparisons disagree?

Because a per-100 g comparison flatters whatever is eaten in small portions. 1 katori of curd (dahi) weighs 150 g and 1 glass of cow milk (full cream) weighs 200 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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