Boiled Potato
per real serving, not per 100 g
What 1 medium potato carries
84kcal
1 medium potato — taken as 120 g — carries about 84 calories, with 1.8 g protein, 17.9 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat.
Per 100 g: 70 kcal and 1.5 g protein.
SOURCE·Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) — food code F006, Potato, brown skin, big (Solanum tuberosum)·verified·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Assumed: 1 medium potato ≈ 120 g — boiled, peeled, nothing added.
Boiled Potato by portion
Everything scales linearly from the 120 g serving. If your portion is bigger, so is the number.
| Portion | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 × 1 medium potato | 120 g | 84 kcal | 1.8 g | 17.9 g | 0.2 g | 2.0 g |
| 2 × 1 medium potato | 240 g | 168 kcal | 3.6 g | 35.8 g | 0.5 g | 4.1 g |
| 3 × 1 medium potato | 360 g | 251 kcal | 5.4 g | 53.6 g | 0.7 g | 6.1 g |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 70 kcal | 1.5 g | 14.9 g | 0.2 g | 1.7 g |
Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate; fibre is listed separately and is in neither the carbohydrate column nor the energy figure. Energy is reconciled against 4P + 4C + 9F on every build.
Verified: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) — food code F006, Potato, brown skin, big (Solanum tuberosum). Longvah T, Ananthan R, Bhaskarachary K, Venkaiah K. Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad. Source.
Read this with it: This row was wrong until July 2026. It carried 97 kcal and 22.6 g of carbohydrate — an overstatement of about 39% on energy — and the two numbers were self-consistent under Atwater factors, so the build's own energy check could never have caught it. Only the external table did. IFCT gives 292 kJ, which is 69.8 kcal, on 14.9 g of available carbohydrate. Potato is a core vrat food and it feeds several dishes on this site, so all of them moved with it. IFCT F007, the small brown potato, is lower again at 12.9 g; F008, red skin, is higher at 15.4 g.
How boiled potato is counted here
- The serving is the portion this food is actually eaten in — 1 medium potato, taken as 120 g — not an anonymous 100 g.
- Composition is read off a named row: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN) (food code F006, Potato, brown skin, big (Solanum tuberosum)), and the label on that row is printed above rather than hidden.
- Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate. Where a source publishes carbohydrate by difference, the fibre is subtracted here and the subtraction is stated.
- Energy is reconciled against Atwater factors on every build; a value that disagrees with its own macros does not ship.
serving kcal = 70 kcal/100 g × (120 g ÷ 100) = 84 kcal check = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (±15%, ±20% high-fibre)
Observances it appears in
Where boiled potato shows up in the food customarily associated with an observance on this site. This is a description of common practice, not a rule.
Where it sits on a fasting plate
Among the 9 entries in vrat vegetables & tubers on this site, boiled potato ranks 4 of 9 for energy density at 70 kcal per 100 g.
Protein supplies only 9% of its energy. Most of the vrat food list looks like this, which is exactly why protein during a vrat is the guide people need most.
It is light enough that the portion is forgiving, which is rare on a vrat food list.
Questions
Is boiled potato eaten during a vrat?
It is commonly eaten during a phalahar vrat in most households. Customs differ by family, region and community — this describes what is usual, not what is required. On this site it appears in the food list for Sharad Navratri, Chaitra Navratri, Ekadashi.
How many calories are in 1 medium potato of boiled potato?
About 84 kcal for 1 medium potato, taken as 120 g (boiled, peeled, nothing added). That is 1.8 g protein, 17.9 g carbohydrate and 0.2 g fat. Per 100 g it carries 70 kcal.
Is boiled potato filling, or just energy?
Protein supplies only about 9% of its energy, so treat it as fuel rather than as something that will keep you full. Fibre is low at 1.7 g per 100 g. On a vrat that matters more than usual, because so much of the permitted food list is rapidly digested starch.
Similar foods
SOURCE·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·observance accounts and food composition·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Practices are described as commonly observed; customs differ by family, region, community and sampradaya, and this site is not an authority on any of them. Food values come from the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (ICMR–NIN), the older ICMR–NIN tables, USDA FoodData Central, named composition studies and the shared ThaliFacts dataset, reconciled against Atwater factors on every build. Which source applies to which food is listed per food, and every source carries the date it was last checked. General information only — not medical or religious guidance. Fasting is not safe for everyone, particularly during pregnancy or with diabetes or other conditions. Speak to a doctor first.
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