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Calories in 2 glasses

The short answer

2 glasses, weighed

248kcal 2 glasses — 400 g in total — comes to about 248 calories, with 12.8 g protein, 18.0 g carbohydrate and 13.6 g fat.

Protein 12.8 g · 20.8% of energy Carbs 18.0 g · 29.3% of energy Fat 13.6 g · 49.8% of energy

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 glass entered at 200 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026

Serving assumed: 1 glass ≈ 200 g — full-cream cow milk. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

From a table row to one glass

  1. Read the per-100 g row for cow milk (full cream) 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 62 kcal and 3.2 g protein per 100 g.
  2. Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 glass at 200 g (full-cream cow milk). That weight is the number other calorie sites decline to state, and it is where their answers stop being answers.
  3. Multiply, linearly, and print the working: 62 × 200 ÷ 100 = 124 kcal per glass. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two glasses are exactly twice one.
  4. 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 glass   =  per 100 g  ×  serving grams ÷ 100
Cow Milk (full cre =     62 kcal ×  200 g ÷ 100  =  124 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Cow Milk (full cream), entered by the portion

The same ledger as the main entry, with 2 glasses standing on the 2nd line.

Kitchen ledger — cow milk (full cream) by the glass, one glass entered at 200 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 glass200 g 124 kcal6.4 g9.0 g6.8 g0.0 g
2 glasses400 g 248 kcal12.8 g18.0 g13.6 g0.0 g
3 glasses600 g 372 kcal19.2 g27.0 g20.4 g0.0 g

SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 glass entered at 200 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 2 glasses

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 248 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.

58 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
47 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
27 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
21 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.

Questions

How many calories are in 2 glasses?

About 248 kcal, taking one glass as 200 g (full-cream cow milk). That is 12.8 g protein, 18.0 g carbohydrate and 13.6 g fat across 400 g of food.

Is 2 glasses too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 248 kcal is roughly 12% of a 2,000 kcal day and 16% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 2 glasses rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

How long does it take to burn off 2 glasses?

Roughly 58 minutes of easy walking, 47 minutes of brisk walking or 21 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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