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Samosa

A samosa is a filled pastry, usually folded into a triangular shape and fried or baked.

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About Samosa

A samosa is a filled pastry made by enclosing a savory or, less commonly, sweet filling in a thin dough wrapper. Common fillings include seasoned vegetables, pulses, or meat, and the pastry is most often folded into a triangular or pyramid-like shape, although regional forms may differ.

The wrapper is flaky or blistered and crunchy when freshly fried, surrounding a soft, moist, strongly seasoned filling. Samosas are typically deep-fried until crisp but may also be baked, producing a different crust and surface texture.

Samosas are sold freshly prepared, chilled, or frozen, either uncooked for later cooking or ready to eat. Frying, baking, chilling, freezing, and reheating alter the wrapper's crispness and the filling's temperature and firmness; shape, size, dough, and filling vary.

Ingredient type
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Samosa nutrition & diet

Samosa nutritional value

Reference: Samosa, deep-fried

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the named reference form.

Calories
382kcal
Protein
6.4g
Carbs
30.6g
Fat
25.3g

Per 100 g edible portion. Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office, Food Composition Database version 7.1 (2026). Reused with source acknowledgment as required by the published reuse terms. Energy is the source-calculated energy; carbohydrate is available carbohydrate. Original reference values, not a current product label or a universal recipe.

Portions & preparation

A samosa needs recipe-level matching because wrapper thickness, filling, oil absorption, and cooking method vary. Identify the edible fried or baked item and include the filling, wrapper, and attached sauces if served together. Portion size and filling composition are important for interpretation.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to the complete fried or baked samosa, specifying wrapper, filling, size, cooking method, and any included chutney or sauce.

Diet considerations

Samosas are commonly plant-based when filled with vegetables, pulses, or potatoes, but recipes may contain meat, dairy, or egg. Wheat wrapper ingredients affect compatibility, while frying, coatings, and sweet or thickened chutneys alter carbohydrate patterns. The filling and accompanying sauces must be checked rather than assumed.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Minced meat. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Minced meat. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Minced meat. The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition. Recipes and products can differ.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Wheat flour. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Swiss Food Composition Database 7.1 — 10562 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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