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Air-fry or deep-fry: how many calories do you really save?

Air-fry or deep-fry: how many calories do you really save?

Deep-frying soaks your samosa and fries in hot oil, and that oil adds real calories you can taste. Air-fry uses just a light oil brush, so the same snack lands far lighter, with a small honest trade-off in crunch.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
air-fry deep-fry oil samosa

You love the golden crunch of a fried samosa. But that crunch comes soaked in oil. Oil is the most calorie-dense food on your plate - a little of it packs a lot of calories. Air-fryers promise the same crunch with far less oil. So how much do you really save? Let's add up the oil, honestly.

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