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Dishes🌱 100% Vegetarian

Paratha (plain)

Layered flatbread cooked with ghee. ~70g raw flour per 100g cooked paratha.

Protein / Serving
5.9grams
Per Layered flatbread cooked with ghee. ~70g raw flour per 100g cooked paratha.
Protein / 100g
8.47grams
Concentration
WHO EAA Score
54%
complementary profile
Limiting Amino
None
Complete protein

The 9 Essential Amino Acid Breakdown

Evaluated against the WHO/FAO (2007) Reference Amino Acid Pattern for Adults.

Histidine(His)
Rich
Serving Amount:151 mg
Concentration:26 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 15 mg/g100%
Isoleucine(Iso)
Rich
Serving Amount:223 mg
Concentration:38 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 30 mg/g100%
Leucine(Leu)
Rich
Serving Amount:362 mg
Concentration:61 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 59 mg/g100%
Lysine(Lys)
Moderate
Serving Amount:143 mg
Concentration:24 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 45 mg/g54%
Methionine(Met)
Rich
Serving Amount:104 mg
Concentration:18 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 16 mg/g100%
Phenylalanine(Phe)
Rich
Serving Amount:297 mg
Concentration:50 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 38 mg/g100%
Threonine(Thr)
Rich
Serving Amount:152 mg
Concentration:26 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 23 mg/g100%
Tryptophan(Trp)
Rich
Serving Amount:58 mg
Concentration:10 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 6 mg/g100%
Valine(Val)
Rich
Serving Amount:302 mg
Concentration:51 mg/g protein
WHO Target: 39 mg/g100%

Ingredients for Layered flatbread cooked with ghee. ~70g raw flour per 100g cooked paratha. (70g)

The exact raw ingredients and weights required to prepare a single serving of this dish.

IngredientRaw Weight (g)
Whole wheat flour (atta)42.0 g
Ghee (for layering/cooking)6.0 g

Standard Katori Portion Conversions

Quick protein estimates based on traditional Indian household bowl sizes.

Serving SizeWeight (g)Protein Yield (g)
0.5 Katori (Small bowl)35 g3.0 g
1.0 Katori (Standard bowl)70 g5.9 g
1.5 Katori (Generous bowl)105 g8.9 g
2.0 Katori (Full plate/restaurant)140 g11.9 g

Scientific Data Sourcing & Methodology

Every figure on this page is deterministic and compiled from the Indian Food Composition Tables (IFCT 2017) published by the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR). Unlike crowd-sourced apps, Katori AI does not rely on user estimates or foreign non-desi datasets.

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