60 %
Thiamin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to the normal function of the heart and to normal psychological function.
How many calories are in sambar?
147kcal
in a 300 g serving
49 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 12-467, 6 analysed samples. Checked 5 October 2026.
2.7 gFat
9.3 gProtein
7.2 gFibre
60 %Daily thiamin
What’s in a 300 g serving
More than half of a serving is water. The rest is 23.1 g carbohydrate and 9.3 g protein.
- 2.7 gFat
- 9.3 gProtein
- 23.1 gCarbohydrate
- 7.2 gFibre
- 245 gWater
- 12.3 gMinerals and the rest
Below average for dishes
Sambar is 49 kcal per 100 g. The 603 dishes in this database average 180.
Sambar49
Dishes average180
Low in sugar
1.9 g of sugars per 100 g; the UK “low sugars” line is 5 g.
Sugars, per serving5.7 g
Salt, per serving3.3 g
Vitamins and minerals in sambar
Nothing reaches the “high in” level, but one of the 15 count as a source, led by thiamin.
Only a trace
- Vitamin C
None recorded
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin B12
Show all 15 with amounts
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.66 mg, 60 %
Copper0.42 mg, 42 %
Potassium753 mg, 38 %
Phosphorus171 mg, 24 %
Magnesium66 mg, 18 %
Iron2.4 mg, 17 %
Folate0.033 mg, 17 %
Zinc1.2 mg, 12 %
Biotin0.0051 mg, 10 %
Calcium81 mg, 10 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.48 mg, 8 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.09 mg, 6.4 %
Vitamin A0.051 mg, 6.4 %
Vitamin Dnone recorded
Vitamin B12none recorded
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.
What sambar doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin D or vitamin C, and only 4 % of the zinc reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin D
0mgin sambar
Find it inBloater, grilled500 % per 100 g
Vitamin C
Tracein sambar
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Zinc
4%in sambar, per 100 g
Find it inOysters, raw592 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Sambar against other dishes
Per 100 g, sambar has the most thiamin of the 6 here, ahead of kofta (lamb, coated with breadcrumbs).
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All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against sambar.
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Questions about sambar
What the numbers say to the questions people actually search.
How many calories are in a portion of sambar?
A typical portion (300 g, one serving) gives 147 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 49 kcal.
Is sambar a source of thiamin?
It is a source of thiamin: 0.22 mg per 100 g, 20 % of the NRV, which passes the 15 % threshold for “source of” but not the 30 % needed for “high in”.
Which vitamins and minerals does sambar have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: thiamin (0.22 mg, 20 %), copper (0.14 mg, 14 %) and potassium (251 mg, 13 %) per 100 g.
Is sambar a good source of protein?
Sambar, homemade has 3.1 g protein per 100 g, 23 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “high protein”.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 12-467, Sambar, homemade, 6 analysed samples, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: University of Leeds, Nutritional analysis of commonly consumed South Asian foods in the UK, 2007. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a serving is 300 g, one serving, the usual UK portion for dishes. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 603 dishes kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Pasta). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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