Falafel Patty Question?

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gudiiya
gudiiya Posts: 116 Member
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I had a long discussion about how many calories a Falafel patty was yesterday and with much research, I found that it could be as much as 250 calories and as low as 57 calories...Does anyone know really how many calories it really is? Just a patty not the whole sandwich...TIA

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  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
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    It is too dependent on size, as I have seen huge and small falafels. I usually scan through the database and take what seems to be the average calorie count. 57 calories is WAAAAY too low...let's be honest, falafel is deep fried. No way it is only 57 calories.
  • SweetSammie
    SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
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    Probably those low 57 calorie ones are from light baked recipes. Cooking LIght has a really great one that I have made before.
  • komal_27
    komal_27 Posts: 2
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    nice topic i want to try backing them instead of deep frying felafel.
  • cmayfield3
    cmayfield3 Posts: 176 Member
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    I think 60 calories is within the realm of possibility for a small patty. A donut hole is also deep-fried, and 60 calories. I usually count restaurant falafel at 75 calories each FWIW.

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