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Calories in 3 naans

The short answer

3 naans, weighed

772kcal 3 naans — 270 g in total — comes to about 772 calories, with 21.9 g protein, 139.9 g carbohydrate and 13.5 g fat.

Protein 21.9 g · 11.4% of energy Carbs 139.9 g · 72.8% of energy Fat 13.5 g · 15.8% of energy

ਸਰੋਤ·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plain naan entered at 90 g·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026

Serving assumed: 1 plain naan ≈ 90 g — refined flour, tandoor-baked, no butter brushed on top. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

From a table row to one naan

Read the per-100 g row for plain naan 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 286 kcal ਅਤੇ 8.1 g protein per 100 g.
Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 plain naan at 90 g (refined flour, tandoor-baked, no butter brushed on top). 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: 286 × 90 ÷ 100 = 257 kcal per naan. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two naans 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 naan   =  per 100 g  ×  serving grams ÷ 100
Plain Naan         =    286 kcal ×   90 g ÷ 100  =  257 kcal
energy check       =  4P + 4C + 9F  ±15%  (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)

The full method, and where it is weakest →

Plain Naan, entered by the portion

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

Kitchen ledger — plain naan by the naan, one naan entered at 90 g. IFCT 2017 · JUL 2026
Portion	Grams	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Fibre
1 naan	90 g	257 kcal	7.3 g	46.6 g	4.5 g	1.7 g
2 naans	180 g	515 kcal	14.6 g	93.2 g	9.0 g	3.4 g
3 naans	270 g	772 kcal	21.9 g	139.9 g	13.5 g	5.1 g

ਸਰੋਤ·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plain naan entered at 90 g·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 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 naans

Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 772 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.

180 ਮਿੰਟ

Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h

147 ਮਿੰਟ

Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h

84 ਮਿੰਟ

Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h

64 ਮਿੰਟ

Running · 8 km/h

ਸਰੋਤ·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 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 naan257 kcal · 90 g 2 naans515 kcal · 180 g Build a full thaliAdd several foods into one total

ਸਵਾਲ

How many calories are in 3 naans?

About 772 kcal, taking one naan as 90 g (refined flour, tandoor-baked, no butter brushed on top). That is 21.9 g protein, 139.9 g carbohydrate and 13.5 g fat across 270 g of food.

Is 3 naans too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 772 kcal is roughly 39% of a 2,000 kcal day and 48% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 3 naans rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.

How long does it take to burn off 3 naans?

Roughly 180 minutes of easy walking, 147 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.

ਸਰੋਤ·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026

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