Calories and protein in a plate of dodo, with and without oil
Also called fried plantain, plantain.
The short answer
1 side plate, about 120 g, normal oil
270 kcal
1.5 g protein
Fat 13 g · carbs 41 g · fibre 2 g · Vegan
Portion: a side serving of fried ripe plantain slices. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
Plantain cooked without oil sits on the 'none' row. Frying is where the energy goes up.
With and without oil
The same 1 side plate, changing only oil absorbed while frying. Normal is about 13 g in this portion. A little halves the recipe’s fat and a lot doubles it, so in a portion of the same weight a lot comes out a little under double. These are the four levels the app asks about, with the same numbers.
| Oil | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 170 kcal | 2 g |
| A little | 6.5 g | 220 kcal | 2 g |
| Normal | 13 g | 270 kcal | 1.5 g |
| A lot | 23 g | 340 kcal | 1.5 g |
What moves the number
- Ripe plantainabout 160 kcal
- Oil (oil absorbed while frying)about 110 kcal
- Saltabout 0 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 side plate, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with normal oil. Water, salt and spices add almost no energy but are listed so the recipe is complete. If your version has more of something, the numbers move with it.
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripe plantainUSDA: Plantains, yellow, raw | 128 g | 160 | 1.5 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0.5 g | 0 | 0 g |
| OilUSDA: Oil, canolaOil absorbed while frying | 13 g | 110 | 0 g |
What we could not match
Stand ins and assumptions in this recipe that a person still has to check.
- Oil absorbed in deep frying is estimated (about 10 to 15% of the fried weight); it varies widely with temperature and batter.
How this was worked out
This is the same dish the Homekcal app logs, from the same table. Each raw ingredient’s weight is multiplied by its per-100 g values in USDA FoodData Central, the batch is added up and divided by the cooked weight it makes. Calories are rounded to the nearest 10 and grams to the nearest gram, because a standard recipe is not your recipe. These are calculated values, not weighed or lab tested meals, and home versions vary a lot.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026. fdc.nal.usda.gov. Public domain (CC0).
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