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Vada pav, samosa pav or dabeli - which is lightest?

Vada pav, samosa pav or dabeli - which is lightest?

Compare three Mumbai grab-and-go snacks and the lightest one may surprise you. One vada pav is about 160-200 kcal, while a samosa pav can hit 380 - so the smaller pick saves you nearly 200 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You are at a Mumbai stall. Three snacks wave at you - vada pav, samosa pav and dabeli. All three are tasty, fried and fast. But one is much lighter than the others. Let's see which, using real recipe calorie counts - not guesses.

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