Calories in palak paneer by serving
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 200 g | 202 kcal | 10.8 g | 8.6 g | 14 g |
| 150 g (a small bowl) | 150 g* | 152 kcal | 8.1 g | 6.4 g | 10.5 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 101 kcal | 5.4 g | 4.3 g | 7 g |
* Calculated from USDA's per-100 g values. Other weights are USDA's own portion sizes.
What's in USDA's palak paneer
USDA's palak paneer is spinach with full-fat cottage cheese standing in for paneer, plus onion, tomato, ginger and garlic, cooked in vegetable oil and a little ghee.
Per 100 g it also has 0.9 g of fiber.
What changes the number at home
- Real paneer is denser and richer than the cottage cheese in USDA's recipe, so a bowl with plenty of paneer will be higher in both fat and protein.
- Restaurant palak paneer often has cream or butter stirred in.
- More spinach and less paneer brings the number down. Each teaspoon of oil or ghee adds about 41 kcal.
How NutriPixel logs palak paneer
Photograph your plate and NutriPixel lists palak paneer as its own item, counted by the bowl, with fractions for a half bowl. Adjust the portion before you log it, or type it, like 1 bowl palak paneer
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See how NutriPixel handles a whole plate on the Indian food calorie counter page, or browse calories in other Indian foods.
Sources
Values from USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023, published October 2024), which is in the public domain. Weights marked * are calculated by NutriPixel from USDA's per-100 g values; the rest are USDA's own portion weights. Numbers are rounded.