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Calories · Indian

Calories in naan

A typical restaurant serving of naan (one whole 10-inch restaurant naan, about 177 g) is about 550 calories, usually 260–750.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called naan bread, garlic naan, butter naan.

~550
Naan

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein20 g
  • Carbs89 g
  • Fat13 g

One serving

Serving
one whole 10-inch restaurant naan
Weight
~177 g
Per 100 g
~311

The dish

About naan

Naan is leavened white-flour bread baked against the side of a tandoor, often brushed with butter or ghee. It is mostly carbs, and a whole one is a large serving; garlic butter or cheese adds more.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Naan · rough numbers

  • A quarter piece (about 44 g)~140

What moves the number

Why one plate is 260 and another 750

  • Size: a whole tandoor naan is large
  • Ghee or butter brushed on top
  • Garlic butter, cheese or peshwari fillings

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share one naan between two
  • Have rice or naan, not both
  • Pick plain over butter or cheese naan

Side by side

Next to other Indian dishes

Indian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indian food →

  • Samosa~310one large restaurant samosa · usually 200–400
  • Dal~350one restaurant bowl, about a cup · usually 250–600
  • Chicken korma~440one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Lamb rogan josh~520one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 400–900
  • Tandoori chicken~540half a tandoori chicken, meat off the bone · usually 250–800
  • Naan~550one whole 10-inch restaurant naan · usually 260–750
  • Chicken vindaloo~670one restaurant curry, no rice · usually 450–1,000
  • Chicken biryani~730one takeaway or restaurant portion · usually 500–1,100
  • Butter chicken with rice~790one serving of butter chicken with one cup of rice · usually 600–1,100
  • Chicken tikka masala~800one curry with about 200 g of plain rice · usually 600–1,300

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Bread, naan, FDC 2707613 (1 naan, 10-inch, 177 g)
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Bread, naan, retail, code 11-973
  3. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Bread, naan, peshwari naan, takeaway and retail, code 11-910
  4. Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australian Food Composition Database Release 3 — Bread, Naan, commercial, F001647

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in naan?

A typical restaurant serving of naan (one whole 10-inch restaurant naan, about 177 g) is about 550 calories, usually 260–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a piece of naan?

About 140 for a quarter piece; a whole 10-inch naan is about 550.

Is garlic or butter naan higher?

Yes: garlic butter, ghee or cheese all add on top of plain naan.

Is naan higher than rice?

A whole naan (about 550) is well over a level cup of rice (about 210); sharing one between two keeps it close.

What changes the calories in naan?

Size: a whole tandoor naan is large. Ghee or butter brushed on top.

How can I order naan lighter?

Share one naan between two. Have rice or naan, not both.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.