Peshwari naan calories: 1 naan, 2 naans and 100 g
By Shivam Verma Updated 12 sources linked below
One UK takeaway style peshwari naan, 208 g, has about 741 calories, with 15.7 g of protein and 29.8 g of fat: 356 calories per 100 g. A smaller home peshwari naan of 155 g is about 528. Its filling of coconut, raisins, almonds and sugar is 34 percent of the calories.
741calories
Protein
15.7 g
Carbs
105.4 g
Fat
29.8 g
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About peshwari naan
Also called peshawari naan, peshwari nan and sweet naan.
Peshwari naan is the sweet naan of British Indian takeaways: naan dough rolled around a filling of desiccated coconut, raisins, ground almonds and sugar, baked and brushed with butter. Our takeaway version is the dough for a plain naan scaled to 150 g, with 20 g of coconut, 15 g of raisins, 10 g of almonds, 5 g of sugar and 8 g of butter on top.
Home vs restaurant
The takeaway row is the headline. The home row uses a smaller naan with less of everything; the last row is the takeaway naan without its butter brush, so the filling and the butter can be read apart.
| Version | Weight | Calories | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK takeaway styleHeadlineHeadline. 8 g of butter on top. | 208 g | 741 | 15.7 g | 29.8 g |
| Home peshwari naanA smaller naan, less filling and butter. | 155 g | 528 | 11.7 g | 18.3 g |
| Takeaway style, no butterThe same filling, no butter brush. | 200 g | 684 | 15.6 g | 23.3 g |
The sweet filling
Of the takeaway naan's 741 calories, the bread brings 58 percent, the filling 34 percent, 254 calories, and the butter 8 percent. Within the filling, the coconut is 52 percent, the almonds 23, the raisins 18 and the sugar 7. Desiccated coconut is the dense part: 65 percent fat by weight, 89 percent of that fat saturated, which is why 20 g of it carries 11.4 g of saturated fat.
The naan carries 7.5 g of added sugar, about 1.8 teaspoons, from the filling and the dough, and 21.1 g of sugars in all once the raisins and coconut are counted.
Against safefood's takeaway peshwari naan
safefood measured takeaway peshwari naans in a laboratory at 226 g and 748 calories on average, with 27.3 g of fat, 14.7 g of it saturated: 244 calories more than the 173 g plain naan they measured at 504. Our takeaway recipe at the same 226 g is 805 calories, 8 percent above their figure.[12]
safefood's laboratory analysis of Indian takeaways in Ireland and Northern Ireland measured the average peshwari naan portion at 226 g and 748 calories, with 27.3 g of fat. Our recipe scaled to the same weight comes to 805 calories and 32.4 g of fat.
| Peshwari naan, 226 g | Calories | Fat |
|---|---|---|
| Our recipe (uk takeaway style), scaled to the same weight | 805 | 32.4 g |
| safefood laboratory analysis, mean takeaway portion | 748 | 27.3 g |
safefood's figure is an outside measurement of real takeaways, not built from our recipe.
Peshwari against plain naan
A plain takeaway naan of 172.99999999999997 g is 495 calories on our recipe, so the peshwari is 246 more. Per 100 g it is 356 against 286 for a plain naan, because the filling is denser in energy than bread. Half a peshwari naan, shared at the table, is 371. A home peshwari naan, at 528 for 155 g, is 340 per 100 g.
Is peshwari naan healthy?
It is a sweet bread: 7.5 g of added sugar and 17.3 g of saturated fat in the takeaway naan, against 10.2 g in the smaller home one. The coconut, almonds and raisins add fibre, 7.9 g in all, and the dough brings 11.6 g of the 15.7 g of protein. Without the butter brush the takeaway naan is 684.
Every bread, one piece each
| Bread, one piece | Weight | Calories | Protein | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloo paratha | 119 g | 242 | 6.5 g | 8.0 g | 5.5 g |
| Roti | 40 g | 102 | 4.0 g | 0.8 g | 3.2 g |
| Naan | 90 g | 258 | 7.0 g | 3.2 g | 1.6 g |
| Paratha | 60 g | 189 | 5.3 g | 7.0 g | 4.3 g |
| Gobi paratha | 109 g | 212 | 6.3 g | 8.1 g | 5.4 g |
| Paneer paratha | 103 g | 319 | 14.6 g | 17.0 g | 4.4 g |
| Mooli paratha | 96 g | 208 | 5.7 g | 8.0 g | 5.2 g |
| Mix veg paratha | 115 g | 224 | 6.2 g | 8.1 g | 5.6 g |
| Butter naan | 96 g | 301 | 7.0 g | 8.1 g | 1.6 g |
| Garlic naan | 100 g | 307 | 7.3 g | 8.1 g | 1.7 g |
| Cheese naan | 120 g | 347 | 13.6 g | 9.9 g | 1.6 g |
| Peshwari naan | 208 g | 741 | 15.7 g | 29.8 g | 7.9 g |
Related guide: Indian Takeaway Calories: The UK Lab Figures
How we calculated this
Every number on this page is for 1 peshwari naan (208 g), worked out from the recipe below. A version with its own weight in the table above is worked out at that weight, and the 100 g figures are scaled from the finished naan.
- Naan: maida101.7 g
- Naan: curd16.7 g
- Naan: milk16.7 g
- Naan: Oil in the dough3.3 g
- Naan: sugar2.5 g
- Naan: water33.3 g
- Naan: Water lost in baking24.2 g lost
- Naan: Salt, yeast or baking powdertrace
- Filling: desiccated coconut20 g
- Filling: raisins15 g
- Filling: almonds10 g
- Filling: sugar5 g
- Butter brushed on8 g
Our plain naan dough scaled to 150 g, with the filling and the butter brush as their own lines. No water is assumed lost from the filling in baking.
Ingredient values from USDA FoodData Central, with safefood's laboratory analysis of takeaway peshwari naan as an outside figure and USDA's commercial naan record behind the dough.
Confidence: medium
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 168894: Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached
- USDA FoodData Central 171284: Yogurt, plain, whole milk
- USDA FoodData Central 171265: Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D
- USDA FoodData Central 171411: Oil, soybean, salad or cooking
- USDA FoodData Central 169655: Sugars, granulated
- USDA FoodData Central 170923: Spices, cumin seed
- USDA FoodData Central 170170: Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened
- USDA FoodData Central 168165: Raisins, dark, seedless (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
- USDA FoodData Central 170567: Nuts, almonds
- USDA FoodData Central 173410: Butter, salted
- USDA FoodData Central 171845: Bread, naan, plain, commercially prepared, refrigerated
- safefood. What's in your Indian takeaway? Laboratory analysis of 280 takeaway samples from 36 outlets, September 2015.
Common questions
How many calories in a peshwari naan?
About 741 for a UK takeaway style peshwari naan of 208 g, and 528 for a smaller home one. safefood measured an average takeaway one at 748.
Is peshwari naan healthy?
It is a sweet, rich bread: 7.5 g of added sugar and 17.3 g of saturated fat in the takeaway naan, with 7.9 g of fibre.
What is in a peshwari naan?
Naan dough filled with desiccated coconut, raisins, almonds and sugar, brushed with butter. Our takeaway naan uses 20 g of coconut, 15 g of raisins and 10 g of almonds.
How many more calories than a plain naan?
About 246 more than a plain takeaway naan of 172.99999999999997 g on our recipes.
How much sugar is in a peshwari naan?
7.5 g of added sugar in the takeaway naan, about 1.8 teaspoons, and 5.0 g in the home one.
How many calories in half a peshwari naan?
About 371, half of the takeaway naan.
Peshwari or garlic naan: which has more calories?
The peshwari, by a long way: 741 for our takeaway peshwari naan against 335 for a restaurant garlic naan with its butter brush.
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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