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Calories in 3 samosas

The short answer

3 samosas, weighed

768kcal 3 samosas — 240 g in total — comes to about 768 calories, with 12.0 g protein, 76.8 g carbohydrate and 45.6 g fat.

Protein 12.0 g · 6.3% of energy Carbs 76.8 g · 40.1% of energy Fat 45.6 g · 53.6% of energy

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 medium samosa entered at 80 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Serving assumed: 1 medium samosa ≈ 80 g — refined-flour pastry with potato filling, deep-fried, absorbed oil included. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

From a table row to one samosa

Read the per-100 g row for samosa out of the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 — analysed on Indian samples, so Indian wheat and Indian milk are not swapped for American ones. It gives 320 kcal and 5.0 g protein per 100 g.
Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 medium samosa at 80 g (refined-flour pastry with potato filling, deep-fried, absorbed oil included). That weight is the number other calorie sites decline to state, and it is where their answers stop being answers.
Multiply, linearly, and print the working: 320 × 80 ÷ 100 = 256 kcal per samosa. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two samosas are exactly twice one.
Reconcile the energy against its own macronutrients with Atwater factors on every build. A row more than 15% away from 4P + 4C + 9F (20% above 6 g of fibre) stops the build rather than shipping.

per samosa   =  per 100 g  ×  serving grams ÷ 100
Samosa             =    320 kcal ×   80 g ÷ 100  =  256 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Samosa, entered by the portion

The same ledger as the main entry, with 3 samosas standing on the 3rd line.

Kitchen ledger — samosa by the samosa, one samosa entered at 80 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
Portion	Grams	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fibre
1 samosa	80 g	256 kcal	4.0 g	25.6 g	15.2 g	2.0 g
2 samosas	160 g	512 kcal	8.0 g	51.2 g	30.4 g	4.0 g
3 samosas	240 g	768 kcal	12.0 g	76.8 g	45.6 g	6.0 g
1 large samosa	100 g	320 kcal	5.0 g	32.0 g	19.0 g	2.5 g
1 small samosa	50 g	160 kcal	2.5 g	16.0 g	9.5 g	1.3 g

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 medium samosa entered at 80 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Kept in kilocalories — the "calories" printed on a packet. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate. Fibre is entered on its own line and is counted in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure.

What it takes to burn off 3 samosas

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 768 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.

179 min

Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h

146 min

Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h

84 min

Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h

64 min

Running · 8 km/h

SOURCE·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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

Other quantities

1 samosa256 kcal · 80 g 2 samosas512 kcal · 160 g Build a full thaliAdd several foods into one total

Questions

How many calories are in 3 samosas?

About 768 kcal, taking one samosa as 80 g (refined-flour pastry with potato filling, deep-fried, absorbed oil included). That is 12.0 g protein, 76.8 g carbohydrate and 45.6 g fat across 240 g of food.

Is 3 samosas too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 768 kcal is roughly 38% of a 2,000 kcal day and 48% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 3 samosas rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

How long does it take to burn off 3 samosas?

Roughly 179 minutes of easy walking, 146 minutes of brisk walking or 64 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.

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

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