Gulab Jamun calories
per piece, not per 100 g
The short answer
One piece, weighed
129kcal 1 medium piece — taken as 40 g — has about 129 calories, with 1.6 g protein, 20.0 g carbohydrate and 4.8 g fat. Two come to 258 kcal, three to 388 kcal.
Per 100 g, gulab jamun carries 323 kcal మరియు 4.0 g protein.
మూలం·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 medium piece entered at 40 g·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
Serving assumed: 1 medium piece ≈ 40 g — khoya ball, fried and soaked in sugar syrup, syrup included. Change the portion and every number below changes with it.
మూలం·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 medium piece entered at 40 g·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
From a table row to one piece
- Read the per-100 g row for gulab jamun 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 323 kcal మరియు 4.0 g protein per 100 g.
- Weigh what is actually served. This site enters 1 medium piece at 40 g (khoya ball, fried and soaked in sugar syrup, syrup included). 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: 323 × 40 ÷ 100 = 129 kcal per piece. Nothing is rounded up, adjusted or smoothed — two pieces 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 piece = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 Gulab Jamun = 323 kcal × 40 g ÷ 100 = 129 kcal energy check = 4P + 4C + 9F ±15% (±20% if fibre ≥ 6 g)
Gulab Jamun, entered by the portion
The kitchen ledger: one piece at 40 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 piece | 40 g | 129 kcal | 1.6 g | 20.0 g | 4.8 g | 0.1 g |
| 2 pieces | 80 g | 258 kcal | 3.2 g | 40.0 g | 9.6 g | 0.2 g |
| 3 pieces | 120 g | 388 kcal | 4.8 g | 60.0 g | 14.4 g | 0.2 g |
| 2 pieces with extra syrup | 95 g | 307 kcal | 3.8 g | 47.5 g | 11.4 g | 0.2 g |
మూలం·ICMR–NIN dietary guidance for Indians + weighed portions·1 medium piece entered at 40 g·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
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 1 medium piece (40 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 323 kcal | 129 kcal |
| Protein | 4.0 g | 1.6 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 50.0 g | 20.0 g |
| Fat | 12.0 g | 4.8 g |
| Dietary fibre | 0.2 g | 0.1 g |
మూలం·IFCT 2017 + published recipe weights·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
What it takes to burn off 1 medium piece of gulab jamun
Minutes of activity for a 70 kg adult to spend 129 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.
మూలం·2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities·MET × 3.5 × 70 kg ÷ 200·జూలై 2026న సమీక్షించాం
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 gulab jamun sits in an Indian plate
Among the 24 sweets & mithai entries on this site, gulab jamun ranks ప్రొటీన్కు 18వ (4.0 g per 100 g) and శక్తి సాంద్రతకు 14వ (323 kcal per 100 g). The protein leader in the group is peanut chikki at 13.9 g.
Protein supplies only 5% of its energy, so treat it as an energy food rather than a protein food. There is very little fibre here — 0.2 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.
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How many calories are in 1 medium piece?
About 129 kcal for 1 medium piece, taken as 40 g (khoya ball, fried and soaked in sugar syrup, syrup included). Two come to roughly 258 kcal and three to 388 kcal. Per 100 g, gulab jamun carries 323 kcal.
How much protein is in gulab jamun?
4.0 g per 100 g, which works out to 1.6 g in 1 medium piece. That is 5% of the energy in this food, and ranks 18th of 24 in the sweets & mithai group on this site.
Is gulab jamun good for weight loss?
100 gకి 323 kcal ఉంది కాబట్టి ఇందులో శక్తి సాంద్రత ఎక్కువ, అందుకే పరిమాణమే అన్నీ నిర్ణయిస్తుంది. ప్రోటీన్ తక్కువ, కాబట్టి దీన్ని ఒక్కదాన్నే కాకుండా ఒక ప్రోటీన్ మూలంతో కలిపి తినండి. ఏ ఒక్క ఆహారమూ డైట్ను నిలబెట్టదు, పాడుచేయదు; ఆ రోజు మొత్తమే ముఖ్యం.
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 khoya ball, fried and soaked in sugar syrup, syrup included. A restaurant version can be 30 to 60% higher.
Similar foods
Four more from sweets & mithai, and three from elsewhere with a similar energy density.
Where this number comes from
కంపోజిషన్ పట్టికల నుంచి, పేరున్న ఒక వరుసతో మళ్లీ సరిపోల్చలేదు. ఈ సంఖ్యకు కార్బోహైడ్రేట్ ప్రాతిపదిక ఉందని ఈ సైట్ చెప్పడం లేదు. ఇది చేతితో నమోదు చేసిన మిశ్రమ అంశం కావచ్చు, దాని నుంచి ప్రాతిపదికను తీసుకోవడానికి పదార్థాల జాబితా భద్రపరచబడలేదు; లేదా పేరున్న ఆ పట్టిక వరుస ఇక్కడ ప్రచురించిన దానితో చాలా ఎక్కువగా విభేదిస్తోంది, కాబట్టి ఈ సంఖ్య ఏ ప్రాతిపదికపై ఉందో చెప్పలేము.
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.
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