Calories in 3 plates
The short answer
3 plates, weighed
1,215kcal 3 plates — 810 g in total — comes to about 1,215 calories, with 28.3 g protein, 170.1 g carbohydrate and 42.9 g fat.
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate (bhaji + 2 pav) entered at 270 g·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Serving assumed: 1 plate (bhaji + 2 pav) ≈ 270 g — roadside style with butter on the bhaji and the pav. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
From a table row to one plate
- Read the per-100 g row for pav bhaji 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 150 kcal and 3.5 g protein per 100 g.
- Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 plate (bhaji + 2 pav) at 270 g (roadside style with butter on the bhaji and the pav). 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: 150 × 270 ÷ 100 = 405 kcal per plate. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two plates 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 plate = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 Pav Bhaji = 150 kcal × 270 g ÷ 100 = 405 kcal energy check = 4P + 4C + 9F ±15% (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)
Pav Bhaji, entered by the portion
The same ledger as the main entry, with 3 plates standing on the 3rd line.
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 plate | 270 g | 405 kcal | 9.5 g | 56.7 g | 14.3 g | 3.2 g |
| 2 plates | 540 g | 810 kcal | 18.9 g | 113.4 g | 28.6 g | 6.5 g |
| 3 plates | 810 g | 1,215 kcal | 28.3 g | 170.1 g | 42.9 g | 9.7 g |
SOURCE·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 plate (bhaji + 2 pav) entered at 270 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 3 plates
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 1,215 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.
Questions
How many calories are in 3 plates?
About 1,215 kcal, taking one plate as 270 g (roadside style with butter on the bhaji and the pav). That is 28.3 g protein, 170.1 g carbohydrate and 42.9 g fat across 810 g of food.
Is 3 plates too much?
It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 1,215 kcal is roughly 61% of a 2,000 kcal day and 76% of a 1,600 kcal day. The honest answer is that 3 plates rarely makes a meal on its own — what goes with it usually decides the total.
How long does it take to burn off 3 plates?
Roughly 283 minutes of easy walking, 231 minutes of brisk walking or 101 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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