Calories in Parwal, Tinda, Kathal, Kaddu, Kundru
हिंदी में पढ़ें: परवल, टिंडा, कटहल, कद्दू में कितनी कैलोरी (IFCT 2017 के आँकड़ों के साथ)
Parwal, tinda, kundru, kathal and kaddu are everyday sabzis in much of India, but they are missing from most calorie lists. The Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017, ICMR-NIN) give each one its own row. To keep every figure solid, this page uses only the rows IFCT averaged over 2 or more regions, and says how many regions each row has. The kJ to kcal conversion, the protein per 100 kcal and the serving sums are our arithmetic, shown below.
The short answer
Raw edible weight of these sabzis runs from 12 kcal (snake gourd, long, pale green) to 80 kcal (kaccha kela) per 100 g. Parwal has 24 kcal and 1.40 g of protein, tinda 14 kcal and 1.02 g, kundru 17 kcal and 1.39 g, raw kathal 26 kcal and 1.98 g, and kaddu 23 kcal and 0.84 g. Most of the weight is water, 91.57 to 94.81 g per 100 g in the gourds. The oil and masala in a sabzi are not in these figures.
How the rows were chosen
IFCT 2017 has 78 vegetable rows (D001 to D078), and 64 of them are averages of 2 or more regions. This page uses 18 of those, sampled in 4 to 6 regions: 7 gourds and squashes, 6 raw-fruit and banana-plant sabzis, and 5 others. Bhindi, lauki, karela, brinjal, cauliflower, capsicum, cucumber, turai (ridge gourd) and tomato are on our calories in common vegetables page, and drumstick and peas are on our vegetables with the most protein page. The 21 numbered brinjal variety rows (D010 to D030) are not used here; brinjal is covered by its all-varieties row (D031) on the common vegetables page. IFCT 2017 says all its data except poultry and egg is for raw food (PDF p. 27), so these are raw vegetables, edible portion only.
Gourds and squashes, per 100 g
IFCT 2017, Table 1 (Proximate Principles), per 100 g edible portion, sorted from the most energy to the least. IFCT prints energy in kilojoules (kJ); we converted with 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ. "Protein per 100 kcal" is the protein divided by the unrounded kcal, times 100. "Regions" is how many regions the average comes from.
| Sabzi (IFCT row) | Protein per 100 g | Energy per 100 g | Protein per 100 kcal | Regions | IFCT code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parwar (parwal) | 1.40 g | 24 kcal (101 kJ) | 5.8 g | 6 | D060 |
| Pumpkin, orange, round (kaddu) | 0.84 g | 23 kcal (97 kJ) | 3.6 g | 6 | D066 |
| Cho-cho-marrow (chow chow) | 0.66 g | 19 kcal (79 kJ) | 3.5 g | 4 | D038 |
| Ash gourd (petha) | 0.79 g | 17 kcal (73 kJ) | 4.5 g | 6 | D001 |
| Kovai, big (kundru) | 1.39 g | 17 kcal (73 kJ) | 8.0 g | 6 | D054 |
| Tinda, tender | 1.02 g | 14 kcal (58 kJ) | 7.4 g | 6 | D073 |
| Snake gourd, long, pale green | 0.98 g | 12 kcal (52 kJ) | 7.9 g | 6 | D070 |
Parwal has the most energy of the gourds (24 kcal) and snake gourd the least (12 kcal). Kaddu has 23 kcal, tinda 14 kcal, kundru 17 kcal and ash gourd (petha) 17 kcal. Cho-cho-marrow comes from 4 regions, the others from 6.
Raw kathal, kaccha kela and other raw-fruit sabzis, per 100 g
The 6 raw-fruit and banana-plant rows, sorted the same way.
| Sabzi (IFCT row) | Protein per 100 g | Energy per 100 g | Protein per 100 kcal | Regions | IFCT code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plantain, green (kaccha kela) | 1.18 g | 80 kcal (334 kJ) | 1.5 g | 6 | D063 |
| Mango, green, raw (kaccha aam) | 0.69 g | 49 kcal (205 kJ) | 1.4 g | 6 | D057 |
| Plantain, stem (kele ka tana) | 0.35 g | 39 kcal (165 kJ) | 0.9 g | 6 | D064 |
| Jack fruit, raw (kathal) | 1.98 g | 26 kcal (110 kJ) | 7.5 g | 5 | D051 |
| Papaya, raw (kaccha papita) | 0.50 g | 24 kcal (100 kJ) | 2.1 g | 6 | D059 |
| Plantain, flower (kele ka phool) | 1.47 g | 21 kcal (89 kJ) | 6.9 g | 6 | D062 |
Green plantain (kaccha kela) has 80 kcal, the most of these rows, against 39 kcal for the stem and 21 kcal for the flower. Raw kathal has 26 kcal, while ripe jackfruit, the fruit, is a separate IFCT row at 72 kcal per 100 g, so the raw and ripe figures are not interchangeable.
Arbi stem, knol-khol, baby corn and others, per 100 g
The 5 remaining rows, sorted the same way.
| Sabzi (IFCT row) | Protein per 100 g | Energy per 100 g | Protein per 100 kcal | Regions | IFCT code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corn, baby | 2.69 g | 73 kcal (306 kJ) | 3.7 g | 6 | D042 |
| Onion, stalk (hara pyaaz) | 2.07 g | 26 kcal (107 kJ) | 8.1 g | 6 | D058 |
| Tomato, green | 1.12 g | 21 kcal (87 kJ) | 5.4 g | 6 | D074 |
| Colocasia, stem, green (arbi stem) | 0.91 g | 19 kcal (81 kJ) | 4.7 g | 5 | D041 |
| Knol-khol (ganth gobhi) | 1.58 g | 16 kcal (67 kJ) | 9.9 g | 6 | D053 |
Baby corn is the densest of these (73 kcal) and also has the most protein of all 18 rows (2.69 g). Knol-khol gives the most protein per 100 kcal on this page (9.9 g), because it has just 16 kcal per 100 g.
100, 150, 250 g of five sabzis
Each cell is the IFCT value times the grams, divided by 100, as protein and kcal. The weights are ours and they are raw edible vegetable.
| Raw sabzi | parwal (D060) | tinda, tender (D073) | kundru (D054) | kathal (D051) | kaddu (D066) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | ~1.4 g protein, ~24 kcal | ~1.0 g protein, ~14 kcal | ~1.4 g protein, ~17 kcal | ~2.0 g protein, ~26 kcal | ~0.8 g protein, ~23 kcal |
| 150 g | ~2.1 g protein, ~36 kcal | ~1.5 g protein, ~21 kcal | ~2.1 g protein, ~26 kcal | ~3.0 g protein, ~39 kcal | ~1.3 g protein, ~35 kcal |
| 250 g | ~3.5 g protein, ~60 kcal | ~2.6 g protein, ~35 kcal | ~3.5 g protein, ~44 kcal | ~5.0 g protein, ~66 kcal | ~2.1 g protein, ~58 kcal |
The amounts scale in a straight line, so 250 g has two and a half times the 100 g figure.
Raw vegetable is not a cooked sabzi
IFCT 2017 figures are for the raw edible portion. Peel, seeds and ends are not counted, and a sabzi cooked with oil, masala or besan has more energy than the vegetable alone. IFCT 2017 has no cooked-sabzi row, so this page gives no cooked figure; weigh the raw vegetable and the oil separately.
Three common mistakes
- Counting the vegetable and forgetting the oil. A gourd has 12 to 24 kcal per 100 g raw, and the tadka adds more than the vegetable does.
- Using raw jackfruit numbers for ripe jackfruit. Raw kathal has 26 kcal per 100 g and ripe jackfruit 72.
- Counting these sabzis as protein. No row here reaches 3 g of protein per 100 g.
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How many calories are in 100 g of parwal?
By IFCT 2017, 100 g of raw parwal (parwar, D060, 6 regions) has 24 kcal and 1.40 g of protein. By our arithmetic, 150 g of raw parwal is about 36 kcal. The oil in the sabzi is not included.
How many calories are in tinda?
IFCT 2017 lists raw tender tinda (D073, 6 regions) at 14 kcal and 1.02 g of protein per 100 g. By our arithmetic, 250 g of raw tinda is about 35 kcal and 2.6 g of protein.
How many calories are in raw kathal?
IFCT 2017 lists raw jackfruit used as a vegetable (D051, 5 regions) at 26 kcal and 1.98 g of protein per 100 g. Ripe jackfruit, the fruit (E030, PDF p. 50), is a separate row at 72 kcal per 100 g.
Which of these sabzis has the most protein?
Among the 18 rows, baby corn (D042) has the most, 2.69 g per 100 g, then onion stalk at 2.07 g and raw kathal at 1.98 g. Plantain stem has the least, 0.35 g. No row reaches 3 g, so none of these is a protein source.
Why are bhindi, lauki and baingan not on this page?
Bhindi, lauki, karela, brinjal, cauliflower, capsicum, cucumber, turai (ridge gourd) and tomato are on our calories in common vegetables page. IFCT 2017 has 78 vegetable rows (D001 to D078), 64 of them sampled in 2 or more regions. This page uses 18 of those. The 21 numbered brinjal variety rows (D010 to D030) are not used here; brinjal is covered by its all-varieties row (D031) on that page.
Sources (read 26 October 2026)
- Longvah T. et al., Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), ICMR-NIN, Table 1, per 100 g edible portion, group D rows with 2 or more regions: D001 on PDF p. 45; D054, D038, D051, D041, D053, D042 on PDF p. 47; D073, D060, D070, D066, D063, D062, D064, D057, D059, D058, D074 on PDF p. 48. Ripe jackfruit comparison row: E030 on PDF p. 50. The statement that all data except poultry and egg is for raw food: p. 27.
- Energy kcal = kJ ÷ 4.184, rounded half-up; protein per 100 kcal and the 100, 150 and 250 g amounts are NYUS arithmetic on those rows.