One litchi is 7 calories. Ten litchis: 66 calories. The problem with litchi is not calories per piece. It is that nobody eats 10. Most people eat 20-30 in a sitting because they are addictively sweet and easy to peel. 30 litchis: 200 calories. That is a full meal’s worth of sugar consumed as a … Read more
One strawberry is 4 calories. Eight strawberries: 32 calories. An entire 100g punnet: 32 calories. That is less than a single biscuit (20 cal for Parle-G). Strawberry is the lowest-calorie fruit commonly available in India. The problem: strawberry-flavoured things (shake, ice cream, jam) are 5-10x the calories of actual strawberries. Strawberry is genuinely one of … Read more
One kiwi is 42 calories. That is less than half a banana (90 cal) in a fruit that packs more vitamin C than an orange (47 cal). Kiwi is the most nutrient-dense fruit per calorie you can buy in India. The only thing stopping most Indians from eating it regularly: the ₹20-30 per piece price … Read more
Pineapple is 50 calories per 100g. A thick slice is about 60 calories. It is one of the lighter tropical fruits, sitting between watermelon (30 cal) and mango (60 cal). The bromelain enzyme aids digestion, the tanginess curbs sugar cravings, and the tropical taste makes dieting feel less like punishment. Pineapple is genuinely one of … Read more
Chikoo (sapota) is one of the sweetest fruits in India, and it feels heavier than it actually is. At 83 calories per 100g, it is in the same range as grapes and pomegranate. One medium chikoo (~75g edible) is just 62 calories. The sweetness fools people into thinking it must be calorie-dense. It is not. … Read more
Pomegranate is 83 calories per 100g of seeds. A medium pomegranate gives you about 150g of edible seeds, so one fruit is roughly 125 calories. The seeds are crunchy, sweet-tart, and have 4g fibre per 100g. The effort of extracting the seeds also means you eat slowly, which is a natural portion-control mechanism. This is … Read more
Guava has 5.4g fibre per 100g. That is more fibre than any other common fruit, and more than most vegetables. At 68 calories per 100g with 2.6g protein (unusually high for a fruit), guava is quietly one of the most nutritionally dense foods you can eat. And during Indian winter, it costs ₹20-30 per kg. … Read more
One medium orange is about 62 calories. A glass of orange juice is 110. The orange has 2.4g fibre and takes 5 minutes to eat. The juice has zero fibre and disappears in 10 seconds. Same fruit, completely different nutritional experiences. If you drink orange juice for ‘health,’ you are drinking sugar water with vitamin … Read more
Grapes are one of those fruits people eat mindlessly by the handful, and each handful is about 50-70 calories. A small bowl (200g) is 138 calories. Not heavy, but the speed at which grapes disappear means you can eat 300g (207 cal) in 10 minutes without realising. They are the peanuts of the fruit world: … Read more
Papaya is 43 calories per 100g with excellent digestive enzymes (papain) and high vitamin A content. A bowl of papaya (200g) is just 86 calories. It is one of the best fruits for digestion and weight loss, and during Indian summers, it is cheap, available everywhere, and refreshingly light. Papaya is genuinely one of the … Read more