Butter chicken calories and nutrition facts
Per 100 g: 208 kcal — 13.3 g protein, 15.4 g fat and 4 g carbs.
Butter chicken, or murgh makhani, comes from Delhi: tandoori chicken simmered in a mild tomato sauce enriched with butter and cream. That richness shows, with about a third more energy per 100 g than chicken tikka masala. A 300 g restaurant portion is around 625 kcal before any rice or naan.
- High in protein
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of vitamin A
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 26%
- Fat 67%
- Carbs 8%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 300 g 624 kcal
- 100 kcal is 48 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 150 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.1 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011).
Energy and macros
- Energy 208 kcal 10%
- Protein 13.3 g 27%
- Fat 15.4 g 22%
- Carbs available, without fibre 4 g 2%
- Fibre 0.95 g
- Salt 0.43 g 7%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 26%
- Fat 67%
- Carbs 8%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 139 µg 17%
- Vitamin D 0.11 µg 2%
- Vitamin E 0.987 mg 8%
- Vitamin K no data
- Vitamin C 0.46 mg <1%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.034 mg 3%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.136 mg 10%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 3.2 mg 20%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 0.694 mg 12%
- Vitamin B6 0.149 mg 11%
- Folate B9 6.8 µg 3%
- Vitamin B12 0.06 µg 2%
- Choline no data
Minerals
- Potassium 190 mg 9%
- Calcium 30.6 mg 4%
- Phosphorus 115 mg 16%
- Magnesium 16.9 mg 5%
- Iron 0.774 mg 6%
- Zinc 1 mg 10%
- Copper 0.058 mg 6%
- Manganese 0.143 mg 7%
- Selenium 8.1 µg 15%
- Iodine 8.5 µg 6%
- Sodium 171 mg 7%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of vitamin A
- Source of phosphorus
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Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 691 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 72% More calories than 72% of dishes.
- 82% More protein than 82% of dishes.
- 84% More vitamin B3 than 84% of dishes.
- 93% More vitamin A than 93% of dishes.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Tuna salad 194 kcal
- Minced meat cutlets 240 kcal
- Meatballs 190 kcal
- Fried chicken 241 kcal
- Shish kebab 230 kcal
- Meatloaf 199 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
Worked out from a recipe of 4 ingredients, with data from CoFID (United Kingdom).
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.