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Calories in 3 plates

1,590 kcal 3 plates — 600 g in total — comes to about 1,590 calories, with 27.0 g protein, 192.0 g carbohydrate and 78.0 g fat.

Protein 27.0 g · 6.8% of energy Carbs 192.0 g · 48.7% of energy Fat 78.0 g · 44.5% of energy

Serving assumed: 1 plate (3 pooris + bhaji) ≈ 200 g — the standard railway and roadside breakfast plate. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.

Puri Bhaji, portion by portion

Puri Bhaji — calories and macros by number of servings, at 200 g per plate.
PortionGramsCaloriesProteinCarbsFatFibre
1 plate200 g 530 kcal9.0 g64.0 g26.0 g4.8 g
2 plates400 g 1,060 kcal18.0 g128.0 g52.0 g9.6 g
3 plates600 g 1,590 kcal27.0 g192.0 g78.0 g14.4 g

Figures in kilocalories — the "calories" on a food label. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is included 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 1,590 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.

371 min
Walking · easy pace, 4 km/h
302 min
Brisk walking · 5.6 km/h
173 min
Cycling · moderate, 19 km/h
132 min
Running · 8 km/h

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 1,590 kcal, taking one plate as 200 g (the standard railway and roadside breakfast plate). That is 27.0 g protein, 192.0 g carbohydrate and 78.0 g fat across 600 g of food.

Is 3 plates too much?

It depends entirely on the rest of the day. 1,590 kcal is roughly 80% of a 2,000 kcal day and 99% 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 371 minutes of easy walking, 302 minutes of brisk walking or 132 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.

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