Ayran (salted yogurt drink): how many calories?

Ayran (salted yogurt drink) carries 37 calories per 100 grams; a typical portion (250 g) comes to 93 calories. The tables below give the same figure in cups, spoons and slices.

100 g37kcal
  • Protein1.7 g
  • Carbs2.6 g
  • Fat2.0 g
  • Fibre0.0 g
1 portion · 250 g93kcal
  • Protein4.3 g
  • Carbs6.5 g
  • Fat5.0 g
  • Fibre0.0 g

Where do the calories come from?

  • Protein 19%
  • Carbs 30%
  • Fat 51%

Each macro's grams are multiplied by its own calorie value: 4 for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fibre sits inside the carbohydrate figure and alcohol is not in the list at all, which is why the three shares add up to exactly one hundred.

What do these numbers mean on the plate?

Ayran (salted yogurt drink) carries 0.4 calories per gram: it takes 270 grams to reach 100 calories. In this band the portion is hard to misjudge by eye, because piling up calories means genuinely filling the plate.

A typical portion is 250 g. Because tables are written per 100 grams, counting the portion as 100 grams too is a common mistake; for Ayran (salted yogurt drink) that means understating the calories by 60%.

In calories, one portion (250 g · 93 kcal) comes to: 264 g Broccoli — boiled. Broccoli — boiled page

One portion every day adds up to 33,763 calories a year — roughly a 4.4 kg difference. This is a linear estimate and an upper bound: as weight changes, daily needs change with it. Build your own timeline

Calories in a drink go down without chewing, so they turn into little sense of fullness; the same calories from solid food would have covered part of a meal.

Household measure equivalents

MeasureGramCaloriesProtein
Small glass (100 ml)103 g38 kcal1.8 g
Glass (200 ml)206 g76 kcal3.5 g
US cup (240 ml)247 g91 kcal4.2 g
Can / bottle (330 ml)340 g126 kcal5.8 g
Bowl (300 ml)309 g114 kcal5.3 g
1 serving250 g93 kcal4.3 g

Cup and spoon equivalents come from the food's bulk density, not from volume: a cup holds 200 millilitres, not 200 grams. Packing and how finely something is chopped move these numbers by 10-20%. Convert your own measure

How much of the daily reference intake?

NutrientDaily reference100 g1 portion · 250 g
Calories2,000 kcal2%5%
Fat70 g3%7%
Carbs260 g1%3%
Protein50 g3%9%
Fibre25 g0%0%

The reference values are the figures EU Regulation 1169/2011 gives for an average adult — the %RI column on labels rests on the same numbers. They are not a personal target; the fibre row is not in the regulation, the 25 grams there is EFSA's adequate intake for adults. Work out your own calorie needs

Where does it sit within its group?

It is number 7 of the 13 foods in the Drinks group by calories per 100 grams. The group averages 32 kcal; Ayran (salted yogurt drink) is 16% above that average.

Lighter options at the same 250 grams

FoodCaloriesDifferenceProtein
Turkish coffee — unsweetenedGood swap5 kcal−88 kcal0.3 g
Milk — skimmedGood swap85 kcal−8 kcal8.5 g
Water0 kcal−93 kcal0.0 g

The “good swap” mark only appears when an option lowers the calories without also lowering protein and fibre per 100 calories. Unmarked rows save calories but give up nutrient density. Try it with your own portion

How long does it take to burn one portion (250 g)?

  • Walking — brisk (5.6 km/h)23 min
  • Running — 8 km/h (7:30 min/km)10 min
  • Cycling — 16-19 km/h13 min

These minutes are the NET burn for a 70 kg body: the resting calories that would have been spent sitting on the sofa anyway are already taken out of the total. A heavier body gets the same work done in less time. Calculate with your own weight

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Which claims could its label carry?

EU Regulation 1924/2006 ties every label claim to a numeric threshold. Ayran (salted yogurt drink) meets 1 of them:

  • Protein source18% of its calories come from protein · threshold: at least 12%

The thresholds apply to a product's OWN analysis; the values here come from average composition tables. So this list is not an authorisation, only an estimate of which side of the threshold a product sits on. For drinks the energy and fat thresholds are per 100 millilitres and lower. Interpret your own label

Apply these numbers to your own portion

The values are averages taken from standard composition tables; a 10-15% difference between two products with the same name is normal, and the cooking method can double that gap. This page is for information and is not medical advice.