VoltraCalories in jareesh: per 100 g and per bowl
Jareesh has about 76 to 163 kcal per 100 g in lab analyses from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia [1][2][3]. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority's jareesh, cooked with laban, vegetable oil and ghee, is at the top [3]; a Kuwaiti jareesh with meat and a Saudi one with laban and butter came to 80 and 76 [1][2].
For example, a 300 g bowl comes to about 230–490 kcal (calculated), depending mostly on the fat in it.
Calories per 100 g
| Jareesh | kcal | Protein | Fat | Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jareesh with meat, Kuwait (bought from a local market) [1] | 80 | 4.4 g | 3.1 g | 8.7 g |
| Jareesh with laban and butter, Saudi Arabia (home-made in Riyadh) [2] | 76 | 3.6 g | 0.5 g | 14.4 g |
| Jareesh with laban, oil and ghee, Saudi Arabia (Saudi Food and Drug Authority) [3] | 163 | 8.4 g | 7.4 g | 14.0 g |
Per 100 g of cooked jareesh as served. The Kuwaiti recipe had meat, coarsely crushed wheat, tomato, onion and dried lime [1]. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority's recipe is 500 g of cracked wheat, 1.5 litres of laban, 100 ml of vegetable oil and 60 g of ghee, with onion and cumin, and more ghee on top to serve [3]; its carbohydrate is available carbohydrate, with 3.7 g of fibre on top.
A bowl of jareesh
None of these sources gives a standard serving, so weigh your bowl, or use these examples:
| Amount | Jareesh |
|---|---|
| 200 g | 150–330 kcal |
| 300 g | 230–490 kcal |
| 400 g | 300–650 kcal |
Calculated from the lowest and highest figures per 100 g above [2][3].
What changes the number
- Oil and ghee. The two Saudi jareesh samples were both made with laban, yet one had 0.5 g of fat per 100 g [2] and the other 7.4 g [3]. That is most of the difference between 76 and 163 kcal.
- How thick it is. The thicker Saudi Food and Drug Authority sample held 66 g of water per 100 g [3], against about 80 g in the others [1][2]. Less water means more wheat, and more calories, in every spoonful.
- Meat or laban. The Kuwaiti jareesh with meat sat in between, at 80 kcal per 100 g [1].
How to log it in Voltra
- On the Eat tab, tap Scan a meal and photograph it, or tap Describe and type it, for example "jareesh with laban, one bowl, ghee on top".
- Add a note about anything on top or cooked in, such as ghee, sugar or date syrup.
- Check the grams, then tap Log. If you weighed it, use that weight.
Frequently asked
How many calories are in a bowl of jareesh?
About 230–490 kcal for a 300 g bowl, calculated from lab analyses that put jareesh at 76 to 163 kcal per 100 g. The oil and ghee in the pot decide where yours falls.
Is jareesh with laban lighter than jareesh with meat?
Not necessarily. Two Saudi jareesh with laban came to 76 and 163 kcal per 100 g, and a Kuwaiti one with meat to 80. The fat added while cooking matters more than meat or laban.
Is jareesh the same as harees?
They're both wheat cooked soft, but jareesh uses coarsely crushed wheat and harees whole wheat beaten smooth. In our harees guide, lab analyses put harees at 76 to 97 kcal per 100 g.
Sources
- Eid N, Al-Awadi F, et al. (1989). National Food Composition Table, I: Kuwaiti Composite Dishes (report 3267). Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. Table 3, code M5.
- Al-Faris NA (2017). Nutritional evaluation of selected traditional foods commonly consumed in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 5(3):168–175. Tables 2 and 3, No. 1 (gerish).
- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority (2025). Saudi Food Composition Tables, 1st edition. Al-Jareesh, pp. 16–17.
Sources checked on 30 September 2026. Values are rounded to one decimal place.
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