Calories and protein in one roti, with and without ghee
Also called chapati, phulka.
The short answer
1 roti, about 40 g, no ghee
100 kcal
4 g protein
Fat 1 g · carbs 22 g · fibre 3 g · Vegetarian
Portion: a medium roti, about 15 cm across. Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
A phulka with no ghee is the lowest line in the table. Counting roti is easier than guessing a plate, which is why the app asks for a number.
With and without ghee
The same 1 roti, changing only ghee brushed on top. Normal is about 2 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.
| Ghee | Added | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | 0 g | 100 kcal | 4 g |
| A little | 1 g | 110 kcal | 4 g |
| Normal | 2 g | 110 kcal | 4 g |
| A lot | 3.5 g | 120 kcal | 3.5 g |
What moves the number
- Attaabout 100 kcal
- Ghee (ghee brushed on top, at the normal level)about 15 kcal
- Waterabout 0 kcal
The recipe behind these numbers
Raw ingredient weights in one 1 roti, scaled from the batch recipe in the Homekcal app’s dish table, with no ghee. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AttaUSDA: Wheat flour, whole-grain (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | 30 g | 100 | 4 g |
| WaterUSDA: Beverages, water, tap, drinking | 19 g | 0 | 0 g |
| SaltUSDA: Salt, table | 0 g | 0 | 0 g |
What we could not match
Stand ins and assumptions in this recipe that a person still has to check.
- A plain roti is logged with no ghee; "normal" adds about 2 g of ghee per roti.
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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