Calories in drinks don't fill you up the way food does, so they are easy to add on top of a full day without noticing.
Drinks from lightest to heaviest, per normal serving
Zobo (unsweetened)
Serving
1 glass (250ml)
kcal per serving
12
Carbs
3g
Chapman
Serving
1 glass (300ml)
kcal per serving
135
Carbs
33g
Kunu
Serving
1 glass (250ml)
kcal per serving
155
Carbs
32.5g
Garri Soakings
Serving
1 cup (60g dry)
kcal per serving
214
Carbs
50.4g
Malt Drink
Serving
1 bottle (330ml)
kcal per serving
224
Carbs
54.4g
Zobo (unsweetened) is by far the lightest at 12 kcal a glass. Malt Drink is the heaviest at 224 kcal, more than a wrap of eba (189 kcal).
- •Zobo here is unsweetened. Sugar added at home or in a bottled version will raise it a lot.
- •Water, unsweetened zobo and plain tea or coffee are the drinks that won't move your calories.
Every food here has its own page in our calorie guide, with protein, carbs, fat and values per 100g. There are 91 foods in it.
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Figures are estimates for typical home-cooked portions, from measured Nigerian portion studies, USDA FoodData Central and the FAO/INFOODS West African food tables. Not medical advice.
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