Tamarind paste has 331 kcal and 78.6 g sugar per 100 g. Sweet-tart fruit pulp used in sauces, candies, and chutneys. A tablespoon (15 g) is ~36 kcal. Cooking concentrates the sugar significantly compared to fresh pods. Track by recipe portion.
How should I track Tamarind?
Tamarind is a good source of magnesium. The trickiest part about tracking Tamarind is that small portions pack a lot of calories, and most people estimate sweet portions poorly. Research (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) found that calorie-dense foods are underestimated by 50–200% when portioned by eye. Weighing on a scale takes the guesswork out. And here is the mindset shift that helps: tracking sweets is not about guilt. It is about awareness. When you log a treat honestly, you can plan around it and still hit your targets for the day.