How many calories in samboosa?
Last updated: · Prepared by: QuickCalo Team
Short answer
One piece of samboosa (about 30 g) has about 105 kcal and 3 g of protein; 100 g has about 350 kcal. What changes the calories most is the oil absorbed and the number of pieces. One meat-filled, deep-fried samboosa was calculated.
Samboosa is a fixture of the Ramadan table in the Gulf, Yemen and Sudan: thin pastry sheets folded into triangles around minced meat, cheese or vegetables, then fried until crisp.
Each piece is small, but deep-frying makes it energy-dense, and it is easy to eat several with soup. Oven-baked samboosa is clearly lighter.
| Serving | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 piece | 30 | 105 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 100 g | 100 | 350 | 10.4 | 24 | 23.4 |
What changes the calories in Samboosa?
- Frying: the pastry absorbs oil.
- Number: easy to eat many.
- Filling: meat and cheese are heavier than vegetables.
How to enjoy Samboosa a little lighter
- Bake them, brushed with a little oil.
- Decide on the number in advance.
How were these values calculated?
No official record matches this dish directly, so the values come from a recipe calculation: the nutrients of each ingredient were taken from USDA FoodData Central, added up and divided by the cooked weight. Raw total 570 g, cooked weight 480 g.
Sixteen meat-filled pastries, deep-fried; about 60 g of oil absorbed. Phyllo values stand in for samboosa pastry sheets.
| Ingredient | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| phyllo dough | 200 | 598 | 14.2 | USDA FDC 172791 |
| ground beef (20% fat, raw) | 200 | 508 | 34.3 | USDA FDC 174036 |
| onion | 100 | 40 | 1.1 | USDA FDC 170000 |
| sunflower oil | 60 | 530 | 0 | USDA FDC 171025 |
| parsley | 10 | under 5 | 0.3 | USDA FDC 170416 |
Spices (under 5 g in total per recipe) are not counted.
Serving weights:
- 1 piece: one of 16 equal portions of the recipe
Calories per 100 g are rounded to a whole number and macros to one decimal; serving calories to the nearest 5 and protein to a whole gram.
Can you count the calories in Samboosa from a photo?
Yes: in QuickCalo, snap a photo of your plate or type what you ate, and get the calories and protein in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
How much does one piece of samboosa weigh?
On this page, one piece of samboosa is taken as about 30 g (one of 16 equal portions of the recipe). The real weight depends on the recipe, the size and how it is served.
How much protein is in samboosa?
One piece of samboosa has about 3 g of protein; 100 g has 10.4 g.
Is baked samboosa lighter?
Yes, because it does not absorb frying oil.
Similar foods
- Arabic bread (pita)
- Manakish za’atar
- Lahmacun
- Pide with minced meat (kiymali pide)
- Simit (Turkish sesame bread ring)
- Sigara boregi (cheese rolls)
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (2018) and FNDDS 2021–2023 datasets; accessed 16 October 2026
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