About the Calorie Counter
What is the Calorie Counter?
Type what you ate, one food per line, and this calorie counter adds up calories and macros using a built-in list of common Indian foods.
Enter amounts in grams or millilitres, or as servings – "Chapati, 3" means three medium chapatis.
How to use the Calorie Counter
- Foods Eaten (one per line: food, amount) — one food per line: name, amount. For foods not in the list, add calories per 100 g (and optionally protein, carbs, fat). (sample: Chapati, 3 Dal, 1 katori Rice, 150 g Mixed veg sabzi, 1 Curd, 100 g Banana, 1 Tea, 2 cups)
- Daily Calorie Target (kcal) (sample: 2,000)
- Press Count Calories (results also refresh as you type). The result card shows the Total Calories, along with Protein, Carbohydrates, Fat and Fibre.
Formula used
Calories = Σ (grams ÷ 100 × kcal per 100 g)
- Macro calories = protein 4, carbohydrate 4, fat 9 kcal per gram
Worked example
These are the sample values already filled in the calculator above, and the result it returns for them:
| Input | Sample value |
|---|---|
| Foods Eaten (one per line: food, amount) | Chapati, 3 Dal, 1 katori Rice, 150 g Mixed veg sabzi, 1 Curd, 100 g Banana, 1 Tea, 2 cups |
| Daily Calorie Target (kcal) | 2,000 |
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Calories | 1,099 kcal |
| Protein | 39.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 198.1 g |
| Fat | 17.3 g |
| Fibre | 30.3 g |
| Macro split | Protein 14% · Carbs 72% · Fat 14% |
| Calories left today | 901 kcal |
Foods the counter recognises
The built-in list covers common Indian foods, with Hindi names understood: rice (chawal), chapati (roti, phulka), paratha, bread, oats, poha, idli, dosa, atta, dal, rajma, chole, sprouts, soya chunks, milk (doodh), curd (dahi), paneer, egg (anda), whey, ghee, butter, oil, chicken, fish, mutton, biryani, potato (aloo), sweet potato, palak, sabzi, salad, onion, tomato, banana, apple, mango, orange, watermelon, dates, peanuts, almonds, sugar, honey, samosa, gulab jamun, biscuits, tea (chai) and cola.
Values are approximate, per 100 g as eaten, based on IFCT 2017 and USDA data. Home recipes vary with oil and portion size.
Tips for using the Calorie Counter
- Count cooking oil and ghee separately – a tablespoon adds about 120 kcal.
- Weigh food for a week to learn what your usual portions really are.