VoltraMahshi and vine leaves calories: per 100 g and per plate
Vine leaves with meat have about 102 kcal per 100 g, with 4.4 g of protein; vine leaves in oil without meat have 122; stuffed cabbage 75 and stuffed zucchini 86, in Bahrain's food composition table [1]. A 250 g plate of vine leaves with meat comes to about 255 kcal and 11 g of protein (calculated).
Per 100 g, mahshi has fewer calories than most rice dishes, as long as it isn't cooked in a lot of oil.
Per 100 g
| Dish | kcal | Protein | Fat | Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine leaves with meat [1] | 102 | 4.4 g | 1.5 g | 17.7 g |
| Vine leaves in oil (no meat) [1] | 122 | 3.7 g | 2.1 g | — |
| Stuffed cabbage [1] | 75 | 3.8 g | 1.3 g | 12.1 g |
| Stuffed zucchini [1] | 86.4 | 4.9 g | 1.5 g | 14.7 g |
Per 100 g. The carbohydrate figure includes fibre. The table gives no carbohydrate figure for vine leaves in oil; its protein and fat make only about 34 of its 122 kcal, so most of the rest is carbohydrate it doesn't list (calculated). [1]
A plate
For vine leaves with meat, from a few rolls to a full plate:
| Amount | kcal | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| 100 g | ≈ 102 | ≈ 4.4 g |
| 250 g | ≈ 255 | ≈ 11 g |
| 400 g | ≈ 408 | ≈ 17.6 g |
Calculated from the per-100 g figures [1].
What changes the number
- Oil and ghee. Mahshi cooked with more oil or ghee than usual has more calories than these figures; a tablespoon of oil, about 14 g, adds about 120 kcal (calculated).
- Rice or meat. Most of the calories here are the rice in the filling [1]. More meat adds protein; more rice adds carbohydrate.
- What's served with it. Yoghurt, the cooking broth and bread all add to the plate.
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 "vine leaves with meat, about 250 g, with yoghurt".
- Add a note about anything on top or cooked in, such as oil, ghee or sauce.
- Check the grams, then tap Log. If you weighed it, use that weight.
Frequently asked
How many calories are in vine leaves?
About 102 kcal per 100 g with meat and 122 in oil without meat, in Bahrain's food composition table.
How many calories are in a plate of mahshi?
A 250 g plate of vine leaves with meat comes to about 255 kcal; the same weight of stuffed zucchini to about 216 (calculated).
Is mahshi good for losing weight?
Per 100 g it has fewer calories than most rice dishes. The oil or ghee it's cooked in, and the yoghurt and bread with it, decide most of the total.
Which mahshi has the fewest calories?
Stuffed cabbage, at about 75 kcal per 100 g, then stuffed zucchini at 86.
Sources
- Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain (2025). Bahrain Food Composition Tables, 1st edition. Items 4.10, vine leaves with meat, which the table takes from Lebanon's food composition table; 6.3, vine leaves in oil, and 6.4, stuffed cabbage, from Jordan's; and 4.11, stuffed zucchini, from Kuwait's.
Sources checked on 11 October 2026.
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