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Foods · fat

Ghee, a measured teaspoon.

Staple cooking fat. Energy-dense. High saturated fat. Useful in small, counted spoons for flavour on a vegetarian plate. Not a superfood. Not poison. Household measure first.

A spoon of ghee in a steel katori
USDA FDC butter oil · CC0 India household estimate · not IFCT data Cooked / as eaten fat
Household measure1 tsp (~5 g)
Protein (India household estimate)0 g protein. Fat, not a protein food. Not IFCT data.
Protein (US / FDC)0 g — USDA FDC butter oil
Religious flagsHindu veg. Not vegan. Jain usually yes. Halal.

On the plate

One teaspoon on dal, khichdi, or roti is the default visible fat. NIN asks for moderate visible fat. WHO still caps saturated fat at under 10% of energy. A 2022 British Journal of Nutrition crossover (ghee vs olive oil) is a lipid-marker study, not a license to prescribe ghee — or to ban it. Pattern and frying frequency matter more than the cuisine name.

Allergens change with locale

FSSAI eight: May carry milk protein traces — treat as milk if you have a milk allergy.

Disagreement — we do not merge

This record is purity and adulteration in India, including #GheeKaSach-class raids, melting point, fatty-acid profile, branded vs loose. A US saturated-fat culture war is a different argument. We name both. We do not run either as a sermon. We do not print IFCT fatty-acid rows — we do not have that license. See ghee, purity not a culture war and how we cite.

Learn: ghee

Adulteration is the India story.

Oils you actually cook in

Mustard, groundnut, coconut — the bottle on the shelf.

 Khichdi finished with a spoon of ghee

Khichdi

Optional 1–2 tsp ghee. Milk allergen.

Not medical advice. Composition numbers are not a health claim. Report a wrong number on Trust.

MARK is a dummy wordmark. India is a locale, not the company name. Not medical advice.