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Soan papdi feels light but hides sugar and ghee

Soan papdi feels light but hides sugar and ghee

Soan papdi looks airy and light, but one small cube is about 110 kcal, mostly sugar and ghee. Eat four cubes at a festival and you have had over 440 kcal before the main meal even starts.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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Soan papdi looks like a cloud. It is flaky, golden, and melts in your mouth. That airy feel tricks you. Hidden inside those thin strands are two heavy things - sugar and ghee. A small cube can carry more calories than you guess. Let us open the box and see what is really there.

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