Sometimes you want to treat yourself to potato pancakes with a golden crispy crust! But won't you have to pay for it with your figure? After all, their main component is potatoes, which are not loved by nutritionists, and in addition to it - vegetable oil. Let's figure out what the calorie content of potato pancakes is and how you can make them less dangerous for slimness.

Dietetics workshop: calories in a frying pan

Most diets prohibit potatoes due to their high calorie content: 100 g of this vegetable contains 83 kcal. And if you deep-fry it, it will generally go beyond the boundaries of moderate nutrition.

Potato pancakes have a calorie content of 268 kcal per 100 grams. Raw, uncooked ingredients contain 69.3 kcal. Usually 4 to 5 delicious pancakes are placed on a plate. The nutritional value of each of them depends on how much the potato pancake weighs. On average, its weight is 20 g, which means it contains from 53 to 70 kcal. That is, this dish is high in calories, which is not surprising, because it is prepared from potatoes with the addition of eggs, flour, onions and salt. All this deliciousness is fried in oil, and a significant part of it is absorbed into the pancakes, increasing their calorie content. If you put 1 tbsp on top. l. low-fat sour cream (15%), you will have to add another 40 kcal. The amount of protein in such a product is small - 3 g, fats account for 6 g, and there are much more carbohydrates in it - 14 g.

The calorie content of potato pancakes prepared according to the Belarusian recipe - without eggs and flour - is somewhat less: it does not exceed 190-200 kcal. And the cookbooks indicate that by excluding eggs from the recipe, you can reduce the calorie content to 150 kcal.

Sorcerers, or pancakes with minced meat flavored with spices and onions, are also a very tasty and satisfying dish. Its energy value is in the range of 230-280 kcal if made from pork. If you take chicken breast or lean beef, they will turn out lighter, as they will deliver from 230 to 250 kcal to the body.

And eat deliciously, and not gain weight: how to reduce the nutritional value of your favorite dish?

If you prepare potato cakes according to the classic recipe, they can ruin your figure. But there are several ways to reduce the calorie content of potato pancakes by about 20-30%. Here are a few secrets on how to make delicious vegetable pancakes so that they do not threaten your thin waist:

• add less flour;
• Don't fry them in oil, but bake them in the oven or cook them in the microwave. This will somewhat reduce their gastronomic qualities (they will be a little dry), but at the same time it will reduce the number of calories;
• if you absolutely want to fry them in a frying pan, then after cooking, place the pancakes on a paper napkin and blot the fat with another;
• after preparing the minced potatoes, squeeze out the released juice well, as it contains more calories than the pulp itself;
• partially replace potatoes with pumpkin, zucchini, cabbage;
• reduce the amount of potato mass by adding more carrots or onions;
• add finely chopped greens to the dish. It contains a lot of fiber - this will allow you to increase the weight of the serving without increasing its energy value.

Important! To radically reduce calorie content, use a non-stick frying pan: this will allow you to completely do without oil.

The calorie content of potato pancakes per 100 grams depends on the cooking recipe. This note presents the content of calories, fats, proteins and carbohydrates in dishes made from potatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, and cheese.

The calorie content of potato pancakes per 100 grams is 196 kcal. Per 100 gram serving:

• 3.1 g protein;
• 13.1 g fat;
• 17.5 g carbohydrates.

To make such a dish, you need the following products:

• 10 medium-sized potatoes;
• 1 small carrot;
• 2 – 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• half a teaspoon of soda;
• a little vegetable oil for frying;
• 4 tablespoons flour.

Cooking steps:

• grate and mix potatoes and carrots;
• Pour chicken eggs into the resulting mixture, add pepper, soda, finely chopped garlic, salt, and flour. Mix everything thoroughly;
• form and fry potato pancakes in a frying pan with heated vegetable oil.

The high calorie and fat content of potato pancakes does not allow them to be abused if you are overweight, during a diet and losing weight. Overeating such a dish can cause flatulence, bloating, heaviness in the stomach and other disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract.

Calorie content of fried potato pancakes with sour cream per 100 grams

The calorie content of potato pancakes with sour cream per 100 grams is 219 kcal. In 100 g of dish:

• 3.7 g protein;
• 15.1 g fat;
• 18 g carbohydrates.

To prepare such potato pancakes, you can use the recipe presented above. The finished dish is served with a few tablespoons of 10 percent sour cream.

Calorie content of pumpkin pancakes per 100 grams

The calorie content of pumpkin pancakes per 100 grams is 170 kcal. Per 100 gram serving:

• 3.18 g protein;
• 13.22 g fat;
• 10 g carbohydrates.

To make pumpkin pancakes, we will need:

• 900 g peeled pumpkin;
• 3 chicken eggs;
• 75 ml milk;
• approximately 150 g flour;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• ground pepper and salt to taste;
• dry herbs;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Cooking steps:

• grate the pumpkin on a medium grater, add eggs, crushed garlic, salt, pepper, dry herbs, milk. Mix everything thoroughly;
• Add flour to the resulting mixture in portions, not forgetting to stir;
• fry potato pancakes in vegetable oil;
• can be served with sour cream.

Calorie content of zucchini pancakes per 100 grams

The calorie content of squash pancakes per 100 grams is 110 kcal. In 100 g of product:

• 3.7 g protein;
• 4.8 g fat;
• 13.6 g carbohydrates.

Cooking steps:

• grate 450 g of peeled zucchini, 1 onion;
• mix zucchini, onion, 2 small chicken eggs, ground pepper and salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of flour in a bowl;
• form and fry potato pancakes in vegetable oil.

Calorie content of potato pancakes with cheese per 100 grams

Calorie content of cheese pancakes per 100 grams is 285 kcal. In 100 g of dish:

• 9.6 g protein;
• 19.7 g fat;
• 17.5 g carbohydrates.

Ingredients for potato pancakes with cheese:

• 8 potatoes;
• 1 PC. onions;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 100 g hard cheese;
• 3 tablespoons flour;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• ground pepper, salt to taste.

Recipe for potato pancakes with cheese:

• grate peeled potatoes, onions, hard cheese, mix the products;
• crush the garlic into the resulting mixture, add salt, pepper, and flour. Mix the ingredients;
• form potato pancakes from the dough and fry them in vegetable oil;
• We recommend serving potato pancakes with sour cream.

Calorie content of potato pancakes in 1 piece.

The calorie content of 1 pancake depends on the recipe and the size of the pancake itself. In our case, with a weight of 1 pc. 20 grams of product, the content of calories, fats, proteins and carbohydrates in 1 product will look like this for the recipes presented above:

• potato pancakes – 39.2 kcal, 0.62 g protein, 2.62 g fat, 3.5 g carbohydrates;
• potato pancakes with sour cream – 43.8 kcal, 0.74 g protein, 3.02 g fat, 3.6 g carbohydrates;
• potato pancakes with cheese – 57 kcal, 1.9 g protein, 3.9 g fat, 3.5 g carbohydrates;
• squash pancakes – 22 kcal, 0.74 g protein, 0.96 g fat, 2.7 g carbohydrates;
• pumpkin pancakes – 34 kcal, 0.62 g protein, 2.64 g fat, 2 g carbohydrates.

The benefits of potato pancakes

Let's look at the beneficial properties of potato pancakes using a potato dish as an example. The benefits of potato pancakes are as follows:

• the product has high caloric content, therefore it is indicated for quickly restoring the body’s strength after heavy mental and physical stress;
• such pancakes fried in a small amount of vegetable oil are a source of vitamins B6, C, minerals phosphorus, magnesium, copper, potassium;

• The main component in the recipe is potatoes, which contain flavonoids and carotenoids that are beneficial to the body;
• in small quantities, potato pancakes stimulate the functioning of the stomach and intestines.

Harm of potato pancakes

In most recipes, potato pancakes are fried in vegetable oil. With such frying, the products used lose most of their benefits, and carcinogenic substances are released that provoke disruptions in the gastrointestinal tract, oncology and other health problems.

Draniki are a fatty food, the consumption of which is limited in case of cholecystitis, gastric and intestinal ulcers, as well as pancreatitis, acute and chronic liver diseases.

Some people have an individual intolerance to such dishes. This is due to the body's reaction to pumpkin, zucchini, potatoes, eggs and other ingredients in the recipe.

Potato pancakes are called draniki. This dish belongs to Belarusian cuisine, but is loved in Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Disputes about how many calories it contains are far from uncommon, because it contains foods with high energy value.

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Draniki are a mixture of potatoes, eggs and other ingredients, fried in a frying pan. There are many recipes for this dish, and each will have its own calorie content. Pay attention to the classic cooking method. The required components and their quantities are indicated in the list:

• potatoes -2 pieces;
• garlic – 1 head;
• onion – 1 piece;
• wheat flour – 3 large spoons;
• salt – 3 gr.;
• ground black pepper – 3 gr.;
• egg - 1 piece;
• carrots – 2 pieces.

The method for preparing pancakes is simple - grate onions, potatoes, garlic and carrots, then mix with egg and seasonings, form pancakes and fry in a frying pan, after dipping them in flour.

The energy value of a serving of the finished dish (100 grams) will be 268 kcal. Calorie content of a mixture of raw, unfried ingredients (100 grams) – 69.3 kcal.

Do you think that the energy value of ready-made pancakes is too high? It is worth using a special frying pan, with which you can prepare dishes without oils and adjust the dose of some ingredients.

Energy value of each ingredient

The calorie content of potato pancakes can be varied. To do this, you just need to change the amount of some ingredients. For example, by reducing the amount of flour and increasing the dose of carrots, you will get a healthier product. The table shows the energy value of each component.

Potato pancakes are often consumed with sour cream and mayonnaise. These additives only increase the energy value, so it is worth replacing them with natural vegetable sauces or fresh herbs and vegetables.

Nutritional value and composition

Since potato pancakes consist of several ingredients, their mineral and vitamin composition is very rich, as is their nutritional value. The tables indicate all the components of a serving of the dish (100 g).

Elements	Amount (mg)
Vanadium	88.7 (µg)
Iron	0,8
Molybdenum	11 (mcg)
Cobalt	3.6 (µg)
Potassium	286,8
Sulfur	34,3
Fluorine	33.9 (mcg)
Phosphorus	60,2
Tin	0.4 (µg)
Aluminum	502.4 (mcg)
Lithium	28.8 (mcg)
Bor	115.8 (µg)
Nickel	3.9 (µg)
Chlorine	549,4
Sodium	20
Iodine	4.8 (µg)
Manganese	0,1858
Magnesium	22,4
Calcium	22,6
Zinc	0,4298
Titanium	0.8 (mcg)
Rubidium	205.1 (µg)
Copper	94 (mcg)
Silicon	0,3
Chromium	4.9 (µg)
Selenium	0.5 (mcg)

The crispy crust of potato pancakes with aromatic sunflower oil is something we have known since childhood. But you have to pay for the special taste and “delicious” smell with a slim figure. Making potato pancakes without using oil is an excellent solution in this situation.

Such a vegetable as potatoes has long occupied one of the main places in the menu of the inhabitants of our country. A large number of dishes are prepared from it, characterized by excellent taste and satiety. Draniki are one such dish that can be quickly and easily prepared. In addition, all components are available and inexpensive. It is fried flatbread made from the main ingredient, with the addition of onions and. Sometimes zucchini and fresh herbs are also added to the composition to taste.

Calorie content and BZHU

Incredibly delicious pancakes make many people turn a blind eye to how many calories they actually contain in potato pancakes. Hearty, aromatic potato pancakes serve as an independent dish and can be eaten at any time of the day. In the traditional version, the composition includes flour and egg. In addition, they are fried in vegetable oil, so their nutritional value is quite high.

Per 100 grams of product there are:
Calories: 230 Kcal
Proteins: 3 g
Fat: 6 g
Carbohydrates: 14 g

A serving consists of 4-5 pancakes, and the nutritional value depends on how much one pancake weighs. An average potato pancake weighs 20 grams, which means it contains at least 15 kcal, The minimum caloric content of a serving is 60-75 kcal.

Benefit

At the same time, the food is a source of useful substances, such as vitamin A and potassium, useful for the normal functioning of the body. In addition, pancakes also contain dietary fiber, which helps improve digestion.

Proti indications

The dish should not be consumed by those who have problems with excess weight, as well as intolerance to the components.

During the diet

The dish is quite high in calories if made according to the traditional recipe. In addition, frying in oil further increases the energy value of the product. Therefore, it is better for people on a diet to abstain from these cakes or eat them rarely in small quantities.

How to reduce calories

People watching their weight want to eat tasty and varied, and if you still want to try these flatbreads, even while following a diet, there are several ways to reduce the number of calories they contain. There is no need to refuse the dish, as these indicators can be reduced with the help of some tricks. They can be prepared in such a way that the number of callas here will decrease by at least 20-30%.

• you can add less flour

• partially replace potatoes or add more carrots or greens

• potatoes are completely replaced or partially diluted with pumpkin.

• You can cook not in oil, but by baking it in the oven or microwave. True, when cooked in the oven they turn out to be a bit dry and take a long time to bake, but in the microwave everything turns out quick and juicy, but remember that many people consider the microwave to be harmful and you cannot cook food in it.

• if you want fried ones, after cooking you can blot them with napkins to remove excess fat

Such measures will help reduce the calorie content of the product, and therefore make the food more healthy and dietary.

potato pancakes rich in vitamins and minerals such as: choline - 12.3%, vitamin B5 - 13.2%, vitamin B6 - 18.9%, vitamin C - 12.7%, vitamin PP - 14.7%, potassium - 22 .1%, phosphorus - 13%, chlorine - 25.7%, cobalt - 82.8%, copper - 18.2%, molybdenum - 16.4%, selenium - 14.7%, chromium - 24.8%

What are the benefits of potato pancakes?

• Kholin is part of lecithin, plays a role in the synthesis and metabolism of phospholipids in the liver, is a source of free methyl groups, and acts as a lipotropic factor.
• Vitamin B5 participates in protein, fat, carbohydrate metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, the synthesis of a number of hormones, hemoglobin, promotes the absorption of amino acids and sugars in the intestines, supports the function of the adrenal cortex. A lack of pantothenic acid can lead to damage to the skin and mucous membranes.
• Vitamin B6 participates in maintaining the immune response, processes of inhibition and excitation in the central nervous system, in the transformation of amino acids, the metabolism of tryptophan, lipids and nucleic acids, promotes the normal formation of red blood cells, maintaining normal levels of homocysteine ​​in the blood. Insufficient intake of vitamin B6 is accompanied by decreased appetite, impaired skin condition, and the development of homocysteinemia and anemia.
• Vitamin C participates in redox reactions, the functioning of the immune system, and promotes the absorption of iron. Deficiency leads to loose and bleeding gums, nosebleeds due to increased permeability and fragility of blood capillaries.
• Vitamin PP participates in redox reactions of energy metabolism. Insufficient vitamin intake is accompanied by disruption of the normal condition of the skin, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.
• Potassium is the main intracellular ion that takes part in the regulation of water, acid and electrolyte balance, participates in the processes of conducting nerve impulses and regulating pressure.
• Phosphorus takes part in many physiological processes, including energy metabolism, regulates acid-base balance, is part of phospholipids, nucleotides and nucleic acids, and is necessary for the mineralization of bones and teeth. Deficiency leads to anorexia, anemia, and rickets.
• Chlorine necessary for the formation and secretion of hydrochloric acid in the body.
• Cobalt is part of vitamin B12. Activates enzymes of fatty acid metabolism and folic acid metabolism.
• Copper is part of enzymes that have redox activity and are involved in iron metabolism, stimulates the absorption of proteins and carbohydrates. Participates in the processes of providing oxygen to the tissues of the human body. Deficiency is manifested by disturbances in the formation of the cardiovascular system and skeleton, and the development of connective tissue dysplasia.
• Molybdenum is a cofactor for many enzymes that ensure the metabolism of sulfur-containing amino acids, purines and pyrimidines.
• Selenium- an essential element of the antioxidant defense system of the human body, has an immunomodulatory effect, participates in the regulation of the action of thyroid hormones. Deficiency leads to Kashin-Beck disease (osteoarthritis with multiple deformities of the joints, spine and limbs), Keshan disease (endemic myocardiopathy), and hereditary thrombasthenia.
• Chromium participates in the regulation of blood glucose levels, enhancing the effect of insulin. Deficiency leads to decreased glucose tolerance.

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