Basics, nuts & fruit

Calories in 2 चमचे

The short answer

2 teaspoons, weighed

40kcal 2 teaspoons — 10 g in total — comes to about 40 calories, with 0.0 g protein, 10.0 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat.

Protein 0.0 g · 0% of energy Carbs 10.0 g · 100% of energy Fat 0.0 g · 0% of energy

स्रोत·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 चमचा 5 ग्रॅम असा नोंदवला·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026

Serving assumed: 1 teaspoon ≈ 5 g — one level teaspoon in your chai is 20 kcal. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

From a table row to one teaspoon

Read the per-100 g row for sugar (cheeni) 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 398 kcal आणि 0.0 g protein per 100 g.
Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 teaspoon at 5 g (one level teaspoon in your chai is 20 kcal). 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: 398 × 5 ÷ 100 = 20 kcal per teaspoon. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two teaspoons 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 teaspoon   =  per 100 g  ×  serving grams ÷ 100
Sugar (Cheeni)     =    398 kcal ×    5 g ÷ 100  =  20 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Sugar (Cheeni), entered by the portion

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

Kitchen ledger — sugar (cheeni) by the teaspoon, one teaspoon entered at 5 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
Portion	Grams	Calories	Carbs
1 teaspoon	5 g	20 kcal	5.0 g
2 चमचे	10 g	40 kcal	10.0 g
3 चमचे	15 g	60 kcal	14.9 g
1 tablespoon	15 g	60 kcal	14.9 g

स्रोत·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 चमचा 5 ग्रॅम असा नोंदवला·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 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 teaspoons

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 40 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.

9 मिनिटे

Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h

8 मिनिटे

Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h

4 मिनिटे

Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h

3 मिनिटे

Running · 8 km/h

स्रोत·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 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 teaspoon20 kcal · 5 g 3 चमचे60 kcal · 15 g Build a full thaliAdd several foods into one total

प्रश्न

How many calories are in 2 teaspoons?

About 40 kcal, taking one teaspoon as 5 g (one level teaspoon in your chai is 20 kcal). That is 0.0 g protein, 10.0 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat across 10 g of food.

Is 2 teaspoons too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 40 kcal is roughly 2% of a 2,000 kcal day and 2% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 2 teaspoons rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

How long does it take to burn off 2 teaspoons?

Roughly 9 minutes of easy walking, 8 minutes of brisk walking or 3 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.

स्रोत·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·पुनरावलोकन जुलै 2026

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