Coconut Chutney calories
per serving, not per 100 g
The short answer
One serving, weighed
48kcal 2 tablespoons — taken as 30 g — has about 48 calories, with 0.8 g protein, 2.1 g carbohydrate and 4.0 g fat. Two come to 95 kcal, three to 143 kcal.
Per 100 g, coconut chutney carries 159 kcal and 2.8 g protein.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·2 tablespoons entered at 30 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Serving assumed: 2 tablespoons ≈ 30 g — fresh coconut ground with dal and a tempering. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·2 tablespoons entered at 30 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
From a table row to one serving
- Read the per-100 g row for coconut chutney 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 159 kcal and 2.8 g protein per 100 g.
- Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 2 tablespoons at 30 g (fresh coconut ground with dal and a tempering). 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: 159 × 30 ÷ 100 = 48 kcal per serving. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two servings 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 serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 Coconut Chutney = 159 kcal × 30 g ÷ 100 = 48 kcal energy check = 4P + 4C + 9F ±15% (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)
Coconut Chutney, entered by the portion
The kitchen ledger: one serving at 30 g, then two, then three. Every row is the row above multiplied — nothing is rounded up or quietly adjusted.
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 serving | 30 g | 48 kcal | 0.8 g | 2.1 g | 4.0 g | 1.2 g |
| 2 servings | 60 g | 95 kcal | 1.7 g | 4.1 g | 8.0 g | 2.5 g |
| 3 servings | 90 g | 143 kcal | 2.5 g | 6.2 g | 12.0 g | 3.7 g |
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·2 tablespoons entered at 30 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.
The 100 g column, kept for the record
Because every other site quotes it, and because you should be able to check our arithmetic against theirs.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 2 tablespoons (30 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 159 kcal | 48 kcal |
| Protein | 2.8 g | 0.8 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 6.9 g | 2.1 g |
| Fat | 13.3 g | 4.0 g |
| Dietary fibre | 4.1 g | 1.2 g |
SOURCE·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·REVIEWED JUL 2026
What it takes to burn off 2 tablespoons of coconut chutney
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 48 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.
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.
Where coconut chutney sits in an Indian plate
Among the 23 south indian entries on this site, coconut chutney ranks 16th for protein (2.8 g per 100 g) and 13th for energy density (159 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is medu vada at 8.0 g.
Protein supplies only 7% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. Fibre is moderate at 4.1 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 2 tablespoons?
About 48 kcal for 2 tablespoons, taken as 30 g (fresh coconut ground with dal and a tempering). Two come to roughly 95 kcal and three to 143 kcal. Per 100 g, coconut chutney carries 159 kcal.
How much protein is in coconut chutney?
2.8 g per 100 g, which works out to 0.8 g in 2 tablespoons. That is 7% of the energy in this food, and ranks 16th of 23 in the south indian group on this site.
Is coconut chutney good for weight loss?
At 159 kcal per 100 g it is mid-range — it fits a deficit if the portion is measured rather than eyeballed. 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 fresh coconut ground with dal and a tempering. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.
Similar foods
Four more from south indian, and three from elsewhere with a similar energy density.
Where this number comes from
ഉറവിടം വ്യക്തമാക്കിയ ചേരുവകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള പാചകക്കുറിപ്പ് വിശകലനം. കാർബോഹൈഡ്രേറ്റ് എന്നത് ലഭ്യമായ കാർബോഹൈഡ്രേറ്റ് ആണ് — ഭക്ഷ്യനാരുകൾ ഒഴിവാക്കി പ്രത്യേകം നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു.
പാചകക്കുറിപ്പും പാകം ചെയ്ത ശേഷമുള്ള ഭാരവും: 32 g fresh coconut ground with 8 g roasted chana dal (taken at IFCT B001, the same row besan is milled from) and water, with a 2 g tempering. Finished weight 100 g.
Confidence in the quantities: medium. There is a real assumption here about how much of something went in, but it sits inside a narrow normal range.
സ്രോതസ്സ് വരി: IFCT 2017 H007, Coconut, kernel, fresh; IFCT 2017 B001, Bengal gram, dal. Energy on this row is the Atwater sum of the ingredients above, not an independent measurement, so it reconciles by construction — that is a property of the method and not evidence that the quantities are right. The ingredient weights are this site's assumption; the table rows behind each ingredient are not. Cooking fat is the largest single assumption here and is stated in the recipe rather than buried in the total. How much water goes into the grinder decides this number. A thick hotel chutney with half again as much coconut runs near 230 kcal per 100 g.
Every food on this site carries this label. What each one means, and how many foods sit behind each, is set out on the method page.
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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