Gajar Halwa Calories: Home-Style vs Rich

By NYUS Inc. · Published 30 October 2026

"Gajar halwa calories", with "per 100g", "1 katori", "1 bowl" and "and protein", is searched in India, and the answers online differ. No primary table has a gajar halwa record: IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no gajar halwa, halwa or other cooked sweet, no refined (granulated) sugar row, and no ghee energy row (ghee appears only in Table 12, the fatty acid profile of edible oils and fats, PDF pp. 474 and 475, which prints no energy), and USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy has no gajar halwa record. So this page does not quote a number. It works one serving out line by line: the grated carrot, whole cow milk, khoa, cashew, golden raisins and cardamom from named IFCT 2017 rows and the sugar and ghee from USDA records, with weights that are our assumptions and the sugar and ghee shown apart so you can see what they add, once as a home-style serving and once as a rich khoa-and-ghee serving. They are estimates, shown so you can change the weights to match your pot. For the kheer-type sweets whose records we could work from see our kheer and pudding records guide, for the raw carrot rows our carrot cup guide, and for the spoon values our ghee, oil and sugar guide.

The short answer

By our working, one serving of home-style gajar halwa (150 g raw grated carrot, 100 g whole cow milk, 20 g sugar, 5 g ghee, cashew 5 g and green cardamom 0.5 g) is about 275.5 kcal and 5.6 g protein, and the rich serving (150 g raw grated carrot, 150 g whole cow milk, 30 g khoa, 30 g sugar, 15 g ghee, cashew 10 g, golden raisins 5 g and green cardamom 0.5 g) is about 579.4 kcal and 13.2 g protein. Across 100 to 200 g of raw carrot the home-style runs 213.9 to 337.1 kcal with 0 to 10 g of ghee and the rich 517.8 to 641.0 kcal with 10 to 20 g, with the milk, sugar and nuts in every cell. These are estimates from the weights below, not measured values, not from a gajar halwa record and not a sweet-shop figure. Our reading: the parts of the home-style main case rank the sugar 77.4 kcal, the milk 72.9 kcal, the carrot 49.8 kcal, the ghee 45.0 kcal, the cashew and cardamom 30.4 kcal; the parts of the rich main case rank the ghee 135.0 kcal, the sugar 116.1 kcal, the milk 109.3 kcal, the khoa 94.8 kcal, the cashew, raisins and cardamom 74.4 kcal, the carrot 49.8 kcal; and the rich serving is 303.9 kcal above the home-style one at the same 150 g of carrot.

IFCT 2017 rows used, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 Table 1 prints, per 100 g edible portion, water, protein, ash, total fat, total dietary fibre, insoluble and soluble fibre, carbohydrate and energy in kJ, where the row has them (the milk and khoa rows print fewer columns). We read these 6 rows from the PDF text on 30 October 2026, as the mean of the regions shown (PDF pages in the Sources); the kcal is ours (kJ divided by 4.184, to 0.1). IFCT prints no portion weights; the carrot row is raw carrot, so we count raw weight, and the cooked weight of a gajar halwa is not printed in any table. L002 is whole cow milk and L004 is khoa; Table 1 has no granulated sugar row.

The sugar and the ghee: USDA SR Legacy, per 100 g

IFCT 2017 has no granulated sugar row and no ghee energy row (ghee appears only in its Table 12 of fatty acid percentages, which prints no energy), so these come from USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy; they are US records. Energy is USDA's kcal with the kJ beside it; water, protein, total fat and carbohydrate (by difference) are in g, then fibre (g), total sugars (g) and sodium (mg), all per 100 g.

The data-type label on each USDA field, as the records show it

USDA's record page shows a data-type label beside some fields and none beside others. This table copies what each record shows, read field by field from the nutrient table of the record page; "no label shown" means the record prints no label there, and "not printed" means the record has no row for that field. We do not interpret the labels beyond printing them. IFCT 2017 prints no such labels.

The household portions USDA prints for the sugar and the ghee

These are the entries in each record's Measures list, as printed; the other entry is 100 g. The sugar record prints a cup, a cube, a teaspoon and a packet; the ghee record prints only 100 g, so this page counts both in grams, and the gram weights used for the halwa are our assumptions, not USDA's. The kcal in the last column is ours: the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, shown to 0.1.

The portion sums: 169655 1 cup (200 g): 387 × 200 / 100 = 774.00, so 774.0 kcal; 169655 1 serving 1 cube (2.3 g): 387 × 2.3 / 100 = 8.90, so 8.9 kcal; 169655 1 tsp (4.2 g): 387 × 4.2 / 100 = 16.25, so 16.3 kcal; 169655 1 serving packet (2.8 g): 387 × 2.8 / 100 = 10.84, so 10.8 kcal. By the same arithmetic 20 g of sugar is 77.4 kcal, 30 g 116.1 kcal, and 5 g of ghee is 45.0 kcal, 15 g 135.0 kcal and 20 g 180.0 kcal.

Worked example 1: home-style gajar halwa

Every weight here is our assumption for one serving, counted raw: grated carrot, whole cow milk (all of it counted, although it cooks down), sugar, ghee, cashew and green cardamom. Each IFCT line is the kJ divided by 4.184, times the grams, divided by 100, to 0.1 kcal; each USDA line is the printed kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100; protein is the table's protein per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100. Almonds, pistachios, a khoa topping and silver leaf are not counted.

The grid varies the raw carrot (100, 150 or 200 g) and the ghee (0, 5 or 10 g); the milk, sugar, cashew and cardamom stay as above.

Worked example 2: rich khoa-and-ghee gajar halwa

Same method and the same 150 g of carrot and cardamom; the milk goes up to 150 g, 30 g of khoa is added, the sugar goes up to 30 g, the cashew to 10 g, 5 g of golden raisins is added and the ghee goes up to 15 g. This is our assumed recipe for a richer serving, not a measured sweet-shop halwa.

The grid varies the raw carrot (100, 150 or 200 g) and the ghee (10, 15 or 20 g); the milk, khoa, sugar, cashew, raisins and cardamom stay as above.

The two main cases side by side

These are the single examples used in the short answer; each follows from the tables above and from the weights in the cell.

What stands out in the numbers

• Home-style, part by part: the sugar 77.4 kcal, the milk 72.9 kcal, the carrot 49.8 kcal, the ghee 45.0 kcal, the cashew and cardamom 30.4 kcal. Raw orange carrot is 33.2 kcal per 100 g (IFCT F002) and whole cow milk 72.9 kcal (L002).
• Rich, part by part: the ghee 135.0 kcal, the sugar 116.1 kcal, the milk 109.3 kcal, the khoa 94.8 kcal, the cashew, raisins and cardamom 74.4 kcal, the carrot 49.8 kcal; against the home-style serving the extra milk adds 36.4 kcal, the khoa 94.8 kcal, the extra sugar 38.7 kcal, the extra ghee 90.0 kcal and the extra nuts and raisins 44.0 kcal.
• Carrot weight against ghee: in the home-style version the ghee (0 to 10 g) moves it more than the carrot weight (100 to 200 g): 90.0 kcal against 33.2 kcal; in the rich version the ghee (10 to 20 g) moves it more than the carrot weight (100 to 200 g): 90.0 kcal against 33.2 kcal. Each 5 g of ghee is 45.0 kcal and each 5 g of sugar 19.4 kcal.
• Protein: about 5.6 g in the home-style main case and 13.2 g in the rich one; the carrot supplies 1.4 g of it, and the sugar and ghee none.
• These are estimates: no gajar halwa record exists, the weights are ours, and more ghee, a khoa topping, extra nuts or a bigger serving will change them.

Why these are estimates, not your gajar halwa

• No record exists for the dish. IFCT 2017 prints raw foods and no cooked sweet, and USDA SR Legacy has no gajar halwa record.
• The weights are assumptions. No table prints how much carrot, milk, sugar or ghee one serving takes; ours are stated so you can replace them.
• Raw weights. The carrot and milk cook down a great deal and no table prints the cooked weight, so the page counts raw weight and cannot say how many katori or bowls the serving makes.
• Cow milk only. The milk row used is whole cow milk (L002); the buffalo milk row (L001) prints more energy per 100 g and is not used here.
• No sweet-shop figure. The rich version is a recipe we assumed; no table prints a sweet-shop weight or fat use.
• No per 100 g figure. No table prints a cooked gajar halwa weight, so a calories-per-100-g number cannot be derived from these rows.
• US data. The sugar and ghee rows are US records; IFCT has neither as an energy row.
• Labels are printed, not judged. Calculated, Analytical, Label claim and the other labels are USDA's words on the records; we print them and draw no conclusion from them.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log it by parts. Weigh the carrot raw before grating, weigh the milk and khoa, and log the sugar and ghee by their own weight (weight × figure ÷ 100); our ghee, oil and sugar guide has the spoon values.
• Say how much sugar and ghee. They are inputs this page cannot know; 5 g of sugar is 19.4 kcal and 5 g of ghee 45.0 kcal.
• Say what else went in. Almonds, pistachios, a khoa topping and any condensed milk are not counted; the extra nuts and raisins of the rich version are 44.0 kcal here.
• Log a topping separately. Rabri or ice cream served with it is not in these figures.

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What this page leaves out

• A measured calorie figure for gajar halwa as a dish: no primary record prints one, so every figure here is an estimate from stated weights.
• A calorie target, and any claim about what carrot, milk, sugar or ghee do to your body: we have not looked up any for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Almonds, pistachios, a khoa or silver-leaf topping, condensed milk, jaggery or a sugar-free version, and other versions such as suji halwa, moong dal halwa or a pressure-cooker gajar halwa with less milk: not covered here; log them from their own rows.
• Sweet-shop, canteen and packaged gajar halwa: no table prints a sweet-shop weight or fat use, so we give no such figure; read the pack for packaged ones.
• Per 100 g and per katori figures: no table prints a cooked weight, so none is given here.
• Nutrients beyond energy, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, fibre, total sugars and sodium: not covered here.

Sources

• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017), Table 1, per 100 g edible portion, mean of the regions shown (read from the PDF text 30 October 2026): F002 Carrot, orange (6 regions, 139 kJ, PDF p. 52); L002 Milk, whole, Cow (6 regions, 305 kJ, PDF p. 57); L004 Khoa (6 regions, 1322 kJ, PDF p. 57); H005 Cashew nut (6 regions, 2438 kJ, PDF p. 55); E058 Raisins, dried, golden (6 regions, 1241 kJ, PDF p. 51); G020 Cardamom, green (6 regions, 1067 kJ, PDF p. 54). IFCT 2017 prints raw foods (its few cooked rows are boiled and omelette eggs and roasted vermicelli) and no gajar halwa, halwa or other cooked sweet, no refined (granulated) sugar row, and no ghee energy row (ghee appears only in Table 12, the fatty acid profile of edible oils and fats, PDF pp. 474 and 475, which prints no energy) (PDF text searched for halwa, gajar, sugar, ghee and mithai; the rows used are F002 orange carrot, L002 whole cow milk, L004 khoa, H005 cashew, E058 golden raisins and G020 green cardamom, and Table 1 has jaggery and sugarcane juice but no granulated sugar row).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169655 (Sugars, granulated): Energy 387 kcal (1620 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 0 g, carbohydrate by difference 100 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 99.8 g, sodium 1 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Calculated, carbohydrate by difference Calculated, total sugars Analytical, kJ Calculated, water Analytical, protein Analytical, fat Analytical, sodium Analytical; portions used: 1 cup (200 g); 1 serving 1 cube (2.3 g); 1 tsp (4.2 g); 1 serving packet (2.8 g) (read 30 October 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171314 (Butter, clarified butter (ghee)): Energy 900 kcal (3770 kJ), protein 0 g, total fat 100 g, carbohydrate by difference 0 g, fibre 0 g, total sugars 0 g, sodium 0 mg per 100 g; labels as printed: kcal Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), carbohydrate by difference Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), total sugars Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), fibre Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), kJ Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), water Taken from another source--other tables of food composition, protein Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), fat Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI), sodium Label claim (back calculated from label by NDL staff; Calculated from label claim/serving (g or %RDI); portions used: none (only per 100 g listed) (read 30 October 2026).
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 30 October 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The ingredient weights, the kJ to kcal conversions, the line values, the sums, the grids, the portion kcal, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own assumptions, arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA or IFCT. The IFCT values are the means printed in IFCT 2017 Table 1; the USDA values, data-type labels and Measures-list portions are exactly as shown on the USDA record pages. The names in the first column are the tables' own names.

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