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Calories in tabbouleh

A typical restaurant serving of tabbouleh (one side portion, about a cup, about 160 g) is about 200 calories, usually 120–350.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called tabouli, tabouleh, tabbouli salad.

~200
Tabbouleh

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein3 g
  • Carbs15 g
  • Fat15 g

One serving

Serving
one side portion, about a cup
Weight
~160 g
Per 100 g
~127

The dish

About tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is mostly chopped parsley, tomato and mint with a little bulgur, dressed in lemon and olive oil. The olive oil gives most of its energy, so it's light for a mezze plate.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 120 and another 350

  • Olive oil in the dressing
  • Bulgur share vs parsley
  • Portion size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Use it as your side instead of fries
  • Pair it with grilled meat
  • Ask for the dressing light

Side by side

Next to other Middle Eastern dishes

Middle Eastern · typical restaurant servingAll about Middle Eastern food →

  • Tabbouleh~200one side portion, about a cup · usually 120–350
  • Baklava~350one large restaurant piece · usually 120–450
  • Shish kebab in pitta~450one shish kebab in pitta with salad, no sauce · usually 350–800
  • Gyro or doner kebab~520one gyro or doner in pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Falafel wrap~660one falafel wrap or pita with salad and sauce · usually 450–900
  • Hummus with pita~680one starter of about 150 g of hummus with two pitas · usually 400–1,000

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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) — Tabbouleh, FDC 2709131

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in tabbouleh?

A typical restaurant serving of tabbouleh (one side portion, about a cup, about 160 g) is about 200 calories, usually 120–350. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is tabbouleh light?

About 200 for a cup. Most of it is parsley, tomato and mint; the olive oil gives most of the energy.

Does more bulgur change it?

Yes: a parsley-heavy tabbouleh stays lighter, and more bulgur adds carbs.

What changes the calories in tabbouleh?

Olive oil in the dressing. Bulgur share vs parsley.

How can I order tabbouleh lighter?

Use it as your side instead of fries. Pair it with grilled meat.

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.