Makhana (Fox Nuts), raw
per real serving, not per 100 g
What 1 katori carries
87kcal
1 katori — taken as 25 g — carries about 87 calories, with 2.4 g protein, 19.2 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat.
Per 100 g: 347 kcal மற்றும் 9.7 g protein.
ஆதாரம்·Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (ICMR–NIN) — Table 4, Proximate Principles: Less Familiar Foods, item 463, Makhana (Euryale ferox), page 74·verified·மறுபரிசீலனை ஜூலை 2026
Assumed: 1 கடோரி ≈ 25 g — plain puffed lotus seed, nothing added — very light by volume.
Makhana (Fox Nuts), raw by portion
Everything scales linearly from the 25 g serving. If your portion is bigger, so is the number.
| பங்கு | கிராம் | கலோரிகள் | புரதம் | கார்ப்ஸ் | கொழுப்பு | நார்ச்சத்து |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 × 1 katori | 25 g | 87 kcal | 2.4 g | 19.2 g | 0.0 g | — |
| 2 × 1 katori | 50 g | 174 kcal | 4.9 g | 38.5 g | 0.1 g | — |
| 3 × 1 katori | 75 g | 260 kcal | 7.3 g | 57.7 g | 0.1 g | — |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 347 kcal | 9.7 g | 76.9 g | 0.1 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. An em dash in this table means the source never determined that nutrient. It is not a zero, and makhana (fox nuts), raw is left out of any ranking or comparison for it rather than being sorted as though it carried none.
Verified: Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (ICMR–NIN) — Table 4, Proximate Principles: Less Familiar Foods, item 463, Makhana (Euryale ferox), page 74. Gopalan C, Rama Sastri BV, Balasubramanian SC. Nutritive Value of Indian Foods, revised by Narasinga Rao BS, Deosthale YG and Pant KC. National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad. Values are per 100 g of edible portion; energy is calculated with Atwater factors and fibre is crude fibre. Source.
Read this with it: Read the fibre figure carefully: the ICMR–NIN table prints a dash for makhana's crude fibre, meaning it was never determined. This site shows an em dash rather than a number, and makhana is left out of any fibre ranking rather than being sorted as though it had none — until July 2026 the value shipped as a hard zero, which compared as 'no fibre' in every table it appeared in. Makhana does contain some fibre. The table also does not say whether the sample was raw or popped, and the papers that recycle these figures contradict each other on that point, so this site does not claim either.
How makhana (fox nuts), raw is counted here
- The serving is the portion this food is actually eaten in — 1 katori, taken as 25 g — not an anonymous 100 g.
- Composition is read off a named row: Nutritive Value of Indian Foods (ICMR–NIN) (Table 4, Proximate Principles: Less Familiar Foods, item 463, Makhana (Euryale ferox), page 74), 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 = 347 kcal/100 g × (25 g ÷ 100) = 87 kcal check = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (±15%, ±20% high-fibre)
Observances it appears in
Where makhana (fox nuts), raw 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 11 entries in vrat flours & grains on this site, makhana (fox nuts), raw ranks 6 of 11 for energy density at 347 kcal per 100 g.
Protein supplies 11% of its energy. That is respectable for the permitted list, but a whole day built on foods like this will still run short — see protein during a vrat.
It is energy-dense enough that a small portion carries a lot, which is easy to miss when it is eaten by the handful through a fasting day.
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Is makhana (fox nuts), raw 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 katori of makhana (fox nuts), raw?
About 87 kcal for 1 katori, taken as 25 g (plain puffed lotus seed, nothing added — very light by volume). That is 2.4 g protein, 19.2 g carbohydrate and 0.0 g fat. Per 100 g it carries 347 kcal.
Is makhana (fox nuts), raw filling, or just energy?
Protein supplies about 11% of its energy, which is moderate. Pair it with curd, milk or nuts where your observance permits. Its fibre has never been determined — the table it comes from prints a dash, and this site shows an em dash rather than a zero, because the two mean completely different things. It is left out of fibre comparisons rather than ranked last in them. On a vrat that matters more than usual, because so much of the permitted food list is rapidly digested starch.
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ஆதாரம்·Published vrat traditions + IFCT 2017·observance accounts and food composition·மறுபரிசீலனை ஜூலை 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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