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Nimbu paani - sweet or salted, which is lighter?

Nimbu paani - sweet or salted, which is lighter?

Sweet nimbu paani is really sugar water with lemon - a homemade glass runs about 100 kcal, almost all from the sugar. Salted nimbu paani keeps the lemon and drops the sugar, so a whole glass is nearly free.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
nimbu-paani summer-drinks sugar hydration

On a hot afternoon, a glass of nimbu paani feels like the lightest thing you could drink. And the salted kind genuinely is. The sweet kind, though, is quietly a glass of sugar water with lemon in it. Once you see where the calories actually come from, the smart summer pick is easy.

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