How many calories in gulab jamun?
130–180 kcal per piece
One medium gulab jamun with its syrup is roughly 130–180 calories. It is fried milk-solid dough soaked in sugar syrup, which makes it one of the most energy-dense sweets in an Indian meal for its size.
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By serving
Serving by serving.
Ranges rather than single numbers. Home cooking has no standard serving, and the same dish made in two kitchens genuinely differs by this much, so a single figure would be false precision.
| Serving | Calories |
|---|---|
| 1 medium gulab jamun (~40 g) | 130–180 |
| 2 pieces | 260–360 |
| 1 large restaurant piece | 180–250 |
| 1 piece, syrup drained | 110–150 |
Per one medium piece: 2–3 g protein · 20–28 g carbs · 5–8 g fat
Why the range
What moves this number.
If you want a better estimate than the table gives, these are the things worth paying attention to. Everything else is noise by comparison.
- Size. Wedding and restaurant gulab jamuns are often twice the size of packaged ones.
- Syrup. Draining it removes 20–40 calories a piece, mostly sugar.
- Ice cream. The common pairing adds 120–150 per scoop.
- Kala jamun. Fried longer and darker, with very similar calories.
Logging it
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Looking a number up works once. Doing it for every item of every meal is the reason most people stop tracking within a fortnight.
BetterCal has no database to search. Say or type the meal the way you would describe it to a person ("gulab jamun and dal") and it is logged with calories and macros in one go. If your version differs from the estimate, correct it once and it remembers, so over a few weeks the numbers converge on your kitchen rather than an average of everyone else's.
Frequently asked questions
How many calories in 1 gulab jamun?
About 130–180 for a medium piece with syrup. A small packaged one is nearer 100–130; a large restaurant one can reach 250.
How many calories in 2 gulab jamun?
Roughly 260–360, the same as a light meal. Worth knowing on a day with dessert.
Why is this a range and not one number?
Because the honest answer is a range. Serving sizes are not standardised and cooking fat varies enormously between kitchens. A single confident figure would be more convenient and less true. See how accurate calorie estimates really are.
Do I need to weigh food to track it properly?
No. Weighing improves precision that you mostly do not need. Being consistently within 10% is enough to lose or gain weight predictably. The easiest way to track calories covers the method.
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