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Garlic naan calories and macros

Real numbers for 1 naan (90 g), calculated from a stated recipe. We show our work below.

By Shivam Verma Updated

One garlic naan (about 90 g) has roughly 300 calories, with about 8.6 g protein, 46 g carbohydrate, and 9.5 g fat. Garlic naan is a plain naan topped with chopped garlic and coriander and brushed with butter or oil, so its calories sit just above a butter naan: the garlic itself adds almost nothing, but the butter or oil it is brushed with, usually a bit more than plain butter naan to carry the garlic, is what lifts the number. Underneath it is the same refined-flour naan enriched with yogurt and milk, already richer and more than double a home roti. A lighter garlic naan is near 285, while a generously buttered one crosses 330. It is one of the most popular restaurant naans precisely because the garlic and butter make it flavourful, but that also makes it a treat bread rather than an everyday one. For tracking, count it a touch above butter naan, and remember that two garlic naans are around 600 calories from bread alone.

Related guide: Naan vs Roti: Calories, Protein, and Which to Eat

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300calories

Protein

8.6 g

Carbs

46 g

Fat

9.5 g

How we calculated this

One restaurant garlic naan. The garlic adds flavour but no calories; the butter or oil brush is the calorie driver.

Ingredient values from USDA FoodData Central, cross checked against packaged naan labels. Cross referenced against IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN).

Confidence: high

How the preparation changes it

Butter amountCaloriesProtein (g)Carbs (g)Fat (g)
Lightly brushedA thin brush of butter or oil.2858.6457.5
Standard garlic naanThe standard restaurant piece. Headline number.3008.6469.5
Generous butterA heavy butter finish.3308.84613

Common questions

How many calories in 1 garlic naan?

About 300 for a standard restaurant piece, just above a butter naan. A lightly brushed one is near 285, a generously buttered one about 330. The garlic is free; the butter carries the calories.

Is garlic naan higher in calories than butter naan?

Slightly, about 300 versus 290, because garlic naan is usually brushed with a bit more butter or oil to carry the garlic. The difference is small; both are treat breads.

How many calories in 2 garlic naan?

About 600 for two. That is a meal's worth of calories from bread alone, so it is easy to underestimate. A whole wheat roti at around 110 is the lighter everyday option.

Related dishes

Cheese naan1 naan (100 g)380 caloriesNaan1 naan (90 g)260 caloriesButter naan1 naan (90 g)290 caloriesButter chicken1 katori (150 g)320 calories

These figures are estimates from stated recipes, for general information. They are not medical or dietary advice. If you manage a health condition, check with a registered dietitian or your doctor.

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