The Calorie Content of Mawlid Sweets: A Warning from the National Institute of Nutrition

Aya Dabas wrote Thursday, September 28, 2023 05:31 PM

Eating Mawlid sweets is one of the aspects of celebrating the Prophet’s birthday, as Egyptians buy and eat it every year on this occasion. The forms of Mawlid sweets vary between fava beans, chickpeas, almonds, pistachios, ladida, sesame, malban of all kinds, and others.

He said National Institute of NutritionMawlid candy is characterized by its high calorie content, which excessive consumption can cause some health problems. The calorie value of some types of Mawlid candy has been published, “per 100 grams,” according to the institute’s food analysis tables, which are as follows:

1- Beans: 444 calories.

2- Hummus: 387 calories.

3- Sesame: 619 calories.

4- Pistachios: 630 calories.

5- Almonds: 650 calories.

6- Venice: 571 calories.

7- Milk: 382 calories.

8- Nougat: 398 calories.

9- Al-Ladida: 526 calories.

2023-09-28 14:31:00

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