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Sweets & mithai · कलाकंद

Kalakand calories
per piece, not per 100 g

140 kcal 1 piece — taken as 40 g — has about 140 calories, with 4.0 g protein, 15.2 g carbohydrate and 7.0 g fat. Two come to 280 kcal, three to 420 kcal.

Per 100 g, kalakand carries 350 kcal and 10.0 g protein.

Protein 4.0 g · 11.4% of energy Carbs 15.2 g · 43.5% of energy Fat 7.0 g · 45.1% of energy

Serving assumed: 1 piece ≈ 40 g — grainy milk sweet. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

Kalakand calories by portion

The whole point of this site: an Indian portion, not a laboratory 100 g. Everything below scales linearly from the 40 g serving.

Kalakand — calories and macros by number of servings, at 40 g per piece.
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 piece40 g 140 kcal4.0 g15.2 g7.0 g0.1 g
2 pieces80 g 280 kcal8.0 g30.4 g14.0 g0.2 g
3 pieces120 g 420 kcal12.0 g45.6 g21.0 g0.2 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

Kalakand — nutrition per 100 g, as eaten.
NutrientPer 100 gPer 1 piece (40 g)
Energy350 kcal140 kcal
Protein10.0 g4.0 g
Carbohydrate (available)38.0 g15.2 g
Fat17.5 g7.0 g
Dietary fibre0.2 g0.1 g

What it takes to burn off 1 piece of kalakand

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 140 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.

33 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
27 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
15 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
12 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 kalakand sits in an Indian plate

Among the 24 sweets & mithai entries on this site, kalakand ranks 3rd for protein (10.0 g per 100 g) and 11th for energy density (350 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is peanut chikki at 14.0 g.

Protein supplies only 11% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. There is very little fibre here — 0.2 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 piece?

About 140 kcal for 1 piece, taken as 40 g (grainy milk sweet). Two come to roughly 280 kcal and three to 420 kcal. Per 100 g, kalakand carries 350 kcal.

How much protein is in kalakand?

10.0 g per 100 g, which works out to 4.0 g in 1 piece. That is 11% of the energy in this food, and ranks 3rd of 24 in the sweets & mithai group on this site.

Is kalakand good for weight loss?

At 350 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 grainy milk sweet. 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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