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Calories in Indian sweets: a sane festival guide

Calories in Indian sweets: a sane festival guide

Indian mithai is dense because it is built from sugar (about 3.9 kcal per gram) and ghee (about 876 kcal per 100g), then soaked in sugar syrup. One gulab jamun is about 150 kcal, a jalebi piece about 150-180 kcal, and a rasgulla about 120-150 kcal. This guide gives honest per-piece estimates and a festival plan that does not break your deficit.

13 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Diwali, Eid, a wedding, a visit to nani's house. Indian festivals are built around mithai, and most of it is a calorie bomb. A single gulab jamun can hold as many calories as a small meal. This is not a reason to feel guilty. It is a reason to know the numbers, so you can pick one favourite, enjoy it, and keep your deficit on track. This guide gives honest per-piece calorie estimates for the most common Indian sweets, explains why they are so dense, and ends with a simple festival plan that does not ask you to skip meals.

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