Keto Egyptian foods

Egyptian Green Salad

Egyptian fish stew

Egyptian Green Salad

The food in Egypt can get very starchy, especially with the common use of sweets and other starchy foods. However, there are ways to modify it to make it more keto-friendly.

Legumes and Vegetables

Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of legumes, which tend to have carbohydrates. Egyptian food is also heavy on vegetables and fruit from Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta. However, most legumes, some vegetables, and most fruits are very starchy and not keto-friendly. For a list of low-carb, keto-friendly vegetables, please visit the ketogenic diet page. Meats, fish, poultry, eggs, mushrooms, cauliflower rice, salads, and green vegetables are generally low-carb.

Similarities to Mediterranean Diet

Egyptian cuisine shares similarities with the food of the Eastern Mediterranean region, such as rice-stuffed vegetables and grape leaves, hummus, falafel, shawarma, kebab, and kofta.

Egyptian Olives

Meats

Common meats in Egyptian cuisine are squab, chicken, and lamb. Lamb and beef are frequently used for grilling. Offal is a popular fast food in cities, and foie gras is a delicacy that has been prepared in the region since at least 2500 BCE.

Fish

Fish and seafood are common in Egypt's coastal regions.

Kebab

Vegetarianism

A significant amount of Egyptian cuisine is vegetarian, due to both the historically high price of meat and the needs of the Coptic Christian community, whose religious restrictions require essentially vegan diets for much of the year.

Tea

Tea is the national drink of Egypt, and beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage.

List of Egyptian foods

Name	Food group	Keto friendliness	Calories	Fat	Protein	Carbohydrate	Fiber	Net carbohydrates	Sugars	Saturated fats	Serving weight	Country
Zabado		Keto friendly	74.09090909	1.5	2.727272727	10	5.454545455	4.545454545		1.045454545		Egypt
Youhurt and blackberry		Medium carb	119	4.9	6.6	12.6		12.6		4.1		Egypt
Yogurt el marai		High carb	126	2.8	2.97	22.2	0	22.2		0		Egypt
Yellow lentils		Medium carb	116		9	20		20				Egypt
Wonderville vanilla icecream cone		High carb	213.92	12.24	2.248	23.84		23.84				Egypt
Wimzy		Medium carb	133	6.6	2.2	10.8	0.2	10.6		3		Egypt
Whole wheat toast bread	Cereals and potatoes, Bread	High carb	267	3	11	49	4	45		1		Egypt
White chocolate & cranberry cookie	Sugary snacks, Biscuits and cakes	High carb	489	22.8	4.6	65.3		65.3	43.3	11.6	100g	Egypt
Vkusnashka		High carb	419	14.2	5.9	67		67		7.9		Egypt
Vitrac apricot	Sugary snacks, Sweets	High carb	240	0	0	60	0	60		0	450	Egypt
Tuc cheese flavor		High carb	477	20	8.2	66		66	4.8	8.7		Egypt
Trego		High carb	150	4	4	24	2	22				Egypt
Treats banana flavored milk		Medium carb	65	1.2	2.2	11.4		11.4			200ml	Egypt
Tots popcorn		High carb	485	23	9.3	60.3	7.8	52.5		0		Egypt
Tortella		High carb	180	3.5	5	31	1	30		1		Egypt
Top value coca spread cream with hazelnut		High carb	541	31	4	60		60		0		Egypt
Todo brownie chocolate brownie cake		High carb	387.4	22.75	3.7	45.67	0	45.67		0		Egypt
Todo bomb		High carb	432	16	4.7	67	0	67		6		Egypt
Tik tik koshary		High carb	376	4.2	10.8	73.7	1.5	72.2		0		Egypt
The secret tales magic of the flavor		Medium carb	181	10.1	3	19.4	0	19.4		0		Egypt
Texas burger sauce		Low carb	500	38.46153846	7.692307692	7.692307692	0.769230769	6.923076923		23.07692308		Egypt
Temmy's choco scoops		High carb	357	1	8	80		80		0.5		Egypt
Taw taw		High carb	452	19.6	4.1	64.8	1.1	63.7		5.5		Egypt
Tastey peach		Medium carb	90	1.25	3	16.38333333	4.166666667	12.21666667		0.916666667		Egypt
Sweetal sweetner		Low carb	0	0	0	9		9		0		Egypt
Sütaş labne 400	Milk and dairy products, Cheese	Low carb	203	18	4.4	6.5	0	6.5	0	0	400 g	Egypt
Super moist strawberry cake		High carb	379	2.7	3.4	85.2	0.2	85		1.9		Egypt
Suntop	Beverages, Sweetened beverages	Medium carb	58	0	3.2	14		14		0	250 ml	Egypt
Sugar free peant butter		High carb	546.875	43.75	25	9.375	75	65.625		6.25		Egypt
St dalfour strawberry jam		Medium carb	208	0.1	0.5	12	0.3	11.7		0.1	284 g	Egypt
Squizz up mango		High carb	122	0.1	0.2	30	0.45	29.55		0.02		Egypt
Spiro spathis grape soda		Medium carb	51	0	0	13		13		0		Egypt
Sobya		High carb	97	0	0	23.5	0.1	23.4		0		Egypt
Snickers miniatures		Keto friendly	33.3	1.6	0.533	0	0	0		0.6		Egypt
Scrunch		High carb	582.5	42.5	17.5	30		30		5		Egypt
Schokolade weisse crisp	Sugary snacks, Chocolate products	High carb	577	37.5	9.6	49.5		49.5		18.9	200g	Egypt
Santé active flakes		High carb	370	6.5	11	60		60		3	225 g	Egypt
S-26 promil gold 2		High carb	489	24	9.600000381	58		58		0	800 g	Egypt
Roasted salted watermilon seeds		Low carb	184	15	6	8	2	6				Egypt
Rillettes saumon ciboulette		Low carb	165.3333333	13.33333333	8.666666667	8.666666667		8.666666667	0.400000016	3	100.0g	Egypt
Rich bake		High carb	270	1.5	11	53	1	52		0		Egypt
Rich bake traditional bread		Keto friendly	226		7			0				Egypt
Rbake	Cereals and potatoes, Bread	Keto friendly	66					0				Egypt
Raisin cereal		High carb	322.0338983	1.694915254	10.16949153	72.88135593	10.16949153	62.71186441				Egypt
Purée de cacahouète		Keto friendly	610	49	25.89999962	11.19999981	7.599999905	3.599999905		7.900000095		Egypt
Pure mango peach juice		Medium carb	56	0.1	0.4	14		14		0		Egypt
Pure life water		Keto friendly	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Egypt
Pure guava cocktail		Medium carb	52	0.1	0.4	12.5		12.5		0		Egypt
Protein puff		Keto friendly	120	4	12	10	8	2		0.9	60 غرام	Egypt
Proteen - whey protein bar		Low carb	224	7	30	10		10		2.3		Egypt
Pretzo pretzels mixy		High carb	396.6666667	4	12	78.33333333	2.666666667	75.66666667		1.666666667		Egypt
Premuim fava beans		Medium carb	92.30769231	0	6.153846154	16.92307692	6.153846154	10.76923077	0.769230769	0	400g	Egypt
Popcorn curnels		Keto friendly	382		12			0				Egypt
Ponky		Low carb	42.8	1.2	0.06	7.2	0.4	6.8		0.05		Egypt
Poêlée de légumes et riz		Medium carb	109	4.199999809	2.799999952	14	3.099999905	10.9000001		0.699999988		Egypt
Plant based 6 sausages		Keto friendly	234	15.9	14.4	6.8	3.2	3.6		5		Egypt
Pick ronesca		High carb	295	14	4.9	34.9	0	34.9		0		Egypt
Phill		High carb	200	10	6	22	1	21		1.5		Egypt
Peanut butter (a.M.R)		Low carb	649.81	17.02	25.41	5.54		5.54		4.98		Egypt
Pan tostada		High carb	261	3.5	12.7	44.6	2.5	42.1		1.3		Egypt
Ovomaltine drink		Low carb	80	1.100000024	7.400000095	9.199999809	1.799999952	7.399999857	8	0.699999988		Egypt
Oreo icecream		High carb	267	10	4.3	39	2.3	36.7		7.6		Egypt
Oats pankake bluebarry		Keto friendly	396.2264151	5.660377358	47.16981132	47.16981132	47.16981132	0		3.773584906		Egypt
Oats drink		High carb	379	7.199999809	12	62	6.900000095	55.0999999				Egypt
Oatcake		High carb	398	13	7.2	62		62		5.3		Egypt
Oat rice cakes		Keto friendly	26		3.119999886			0				Egypt
Not beer burgers		Keto friendly	250	19	12	3.9	7.7	3.8		2.3	2 x 113 g	Egypt
Normal toast bread	Cereals and potatoes, Bread	High carb	284	4	11	51	1	50		1.5		Egypt
Noodles beef flavor	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	High carb	432	21.3	8.4	52.2	0.1	52.1		10.5	70g	Egypt
Noix de saint-jacques tomate romarins		Keto friendly	108	4	16	2.5	0.5	2		0.600000024		Egypt
Nino oats	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	Medium carb	391	7	11	17		17		1.1		Egypt
Nescafe sugar free 2 in 1		High carb	480	29	20	47	20	27		20		Egypt
Nescafé gold cappuccino caramel		Medium carb	72	1.5	1.7	12.9		12.9		1.3		Egypt
Nescafé gold cappuccino caramel single pack		Medium carb	72	1.5	1.7	12.9		12.9		1.3	1	Egypt
Nescafé caramel		High carb	388.8889	13.3333	1.1111	73.8889		73.8889		12.7778		Egypt
Nawaem		High carb	485.9999847	8.899999857	6.949999928	47.75000095	0.799999982	46.95000097		22.24999905		Egypt
Multigrain fino bread		High carb	310	3	30	41	2	39				Egypt
Mozerella		Keto friendly	294	22.5	21.39999962	1.5		1.5				Egypt
Mother raw organic ranch		Low carb	344.8275862	44.82758621	3.448275862	10.34482759	3.448275862	6.896551724		5.172413793		Egypt
Mom’s food tomato pasta sauce	Fats and sauces, Dressings and sauces	Keto friendly	287	5.43		0		0		0	375 gm	Egypt
Molto strawberry		High carb	405	18	7.2	54	5	49		11		Egypt
Molto crosaint		High carb	143	18	13	53	0.9	52.1		6		Egypt
Molten cake mix	Sugary snacks, Biscuits and cakes	High carb	419	7	6.6	82.4	0	82.4		0		Egypt
Mojito lemon and mint soda		Low carb	40	0	0	10		10		0		Egypt
Mix milk		Medium carb	72	1.5	3	11.5		11.5				Egypt
Mint crunch dark chocolate		High carb	546	37	8.8	44		44		18		Egypt
Mini katakito		Keto friendly	52.5	2.99	0.98	5.78	1	4.78		1.34		Egypt
Milk almarai	Milk and dairy products, Milk and yogurt	Keto friendly	43	1.5	2.8	4.7		4.7			1 L	Egypt
Mega		High carb	234	15.39999962	1.899999976	22		22		9.100000381		Egypt
Mc vitie’s		High carb	477	23	6.8	59	5.9	53.1		0.1		Egypt
Max melloo		High carb	312	0.2	1.8	81.3	0.1	81.2		0.06		Egypt
Mango premium drink		Medium carb	47.91666667	0	0	12	0	12		0		Egypt
Lino muesli		High carb	283	6	11	53	6	47				Egypt
Less calories chocolate		High carb	1.4	26	7.6	42		42		16		Egypt
Légumes egyptien		Keto friendly	28	3	2.099999905	5.800000191	2.799999952	3.000000238				Egypt
Kitkat icecream		High carb	200.9090909	9.090909091	2	23.63636364	0.727272727	22.90909091				Egypt
Kayy		High carb	240		30	100	20	80				Egypt
Kayy vegan protein mixed berries and cream		High carb	372	1	30	60.5	8	52.5			300G	Egypt
Karak tea		Medium carb	101	2.2	1	18.7	0	18.7		2		Egypt
Just fruits	Fruits and vegetables, Fruits	High carb	108	0.1	0.8	26	0.8	25.2	26	0		Egypt
Juhayna strawberry milk mix		Medium carb	144	3	6	10.5	0	10.5		0		Egypt
Juhayna skimmed yoghurt		Low carb	51.04761759	1.523809547	3.238095329	5.047619229		5.047619229				Egypt
Jammies crazy carrot		High carb	240	0	0	60	0.6	59.4		0		Egypt
Istanboil cheese	Milk and dairy products, Cheese	Keto friendly	253	21	4	5	3	2	2	15		Egypt
Iso whey protien bar		Keto friendly	232.8571429	4.285714286	42.85714286	5.714285714	5.714285714	0		0.714285714		Egypt
Isis		Keto friendly	0	0	0	0		0		0		Egypt
Instant pasta mac&cheese		High carb	388	5.7	11.3	72.9	0.3	72.6		2.4		Egypt
Indomie supermi	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	High carb	450	17.5	10.83333333	62.5	3.333333333	59.16666667		8.333333333	120 g	Egypt
Indomie instant noodles balady chicken	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	High carb	447	16	10	67	36	31		7		Egypt
Hummus tahini dip traditional		Medium carb	216	12	7	18	2	16		1.5		Egypt
Hummus bio		Medium carb	233.3333333	13.33333333	10	16.66666667	6.666666667	10				Egypt
Hohos jumbo	Sugary snacks, Biscuits and cakes	High carb	400.32	11	4.18	71.15	0	71.15		0	40 g	Egypt
Hero baby rice & corn		High carb	382	9	6.7	87		87	0	0	150 g	Egypt
Hero baby biscuits 6+		High carb	424	10.5	11.39999962	71		71	25.5	5.099999905		Egypt
Herbs pretzels		High carb	400	4	12	80	3.8	76.2		0		Egypt
Heinz yellow mustard	Fats and sauces, Dressings and sauces	Medium carb	100	7	5.2	8	25	17		0.3		Egypt
Heinz hot ketchup		High carb	107	0.1	1	24.7	0.6	24.1		0		Egypt
Healthy spread		Low carb	346.6666667	30.66666667	6.666666667	10	0	10		15.13333333		Egypt
Healthy snack		High carb	179.3333266	3.777777884	5.777777566	30.44444402		30.44444402				Egypt
Hayat		Keto friendly	0	0	0	0		0		0		Egypt
Haribo chamallows party		High carb	337	0.1	5.8	78.4		78.4	68.9	0.1		Egypt
Harbio happy cola: fizz		High carb	336.6666667	0.1	6.8	78	0	78	52.1	0.1		Egypt
Hannibal mammouth		Medium carb	524	50.8	2.1	14.7		14.7		4		Egypt
Hambúrguer picanha		keto friendly	207	13.5	17	4.099999905		4.099999905	0.5	7.400000095		Egypt
Halo protein puffs		Keto friendly	160	7	8	5	1.2	3.8		0		Egypt
Greek zabado		Medium carb	80	1.2	6	12		12				Egypt
Greek chewing gum		High carb	168	0	0	70		70		0		Egypt
Granola bar fruits		High carb	345	7.5	6.25	80	6.25	73.75				Egypt
Gourmet chicken pie		Medium carb	190	11	7	15	1	14		4.5		Egypt
Golden oat	Sugary snacks, Biscuits and cakes	High carb	471	20.3	7.3	61.4	6.1	55.3		8.9		Egypt
Fruit chews candy	Sugary snacks, Sweets	High carb	379.3103448	5.172413793	0	86.20689655	0	86.20689655	65.51724138	2.586206897	9 PIECES (41 g)	Egypt
Frozen taro		High carb	49	0.200000003	1.5	26	4.099999905	21.9000001				Egypt
Frooti		Medium carb	56	1	1	14	0	14		0		Egypt
Fresca waffer biscuits covered with chocolate		High carb	173	30.87999916	2.829999924	58.04999924		58.04999924		0	35 g	Egypt
French coffee		Keto friendly	39	2.3	1.5	2.9		2.9		1	100gm	Egypt
French coffee light		High carb	401.68	5.32	1.95	86.5	3.9	82.6	0.56	2.38	100.0g	Egypt
Found tortillas		High carb	290.3225806	5.64516129	8.064516129	50	1.612903226	48.38709677		1.612903226		Egypt
Forno		High carb	427	12	6	71.6	3.9	67.7		5.2		Egypt
Flour tortila		High carb	150	2.5	4	30	1	29		1		Egypt
Flaminco		High carb	199.2	10.8	7.3	23	2.1	20.9				Egypt
Fitness toasties		High carb	369	9	9	58.6	8.7	49.9		1.1	36g	Egypt
Finger biscuits		High carb	330.7143	12.1429	4.9286	49.9286		49.9286		5.7857		Egypt
Filled sandwich		High carb	288	4	9	54	1	53		2		Egypt
Feine waffel mischung		High carb	549	33.1	3.9	57.6		57.6		24.2		Egypt
Fayrouz pineapple carbonated beverage		Low carb	112			9		9				Egypt
Fayrouz apple		Keto friendly	49.2	2.8	1.2	5	0.3	4.7		0.3		Egypt
Fava beans peeled with chili	Cereals and potatoes, Legumes	Low carb	107.7	5	7	11	5	6	1	1		Egypt
Faine foods	Fats and sauces, Dressings and sauces	Medium carb	0.74	0.3	4.9	14.35		14.35			310 g	Egypt
En-cas de date au sesame		High carb	296	7.8	4.6	59.8	7.8	52		1		Egypt
Emco oat flakes (small leaves)	Cereals and potatoes, Breakfast cereals	High carb	402	6.9	13.2	68.1	7.3	60.8	1.3	1.1	500 g	Egypt
El bawadi molasses		High carb	288	0.2	0.1	72	0.1	71.9		0		Egypt
Dulce de leche tipo arsenal		Medium carb	71	1.5	1.4	13	0	13	0	0.9		Egypt
Donut protein bar		Low carb	238.5714286	4.285714286	42.85714286	7.142857143		7.142857143				Egypt
Domty kiwi lemon mint juice		Medium carb	46	0	11	11		11		0		Egypt
Dolphin tuna		Keto friendly	200	11	24	2	3	1		2		Egypt
Dina farms chocolate milk	Milk and dairy products, Milk and yogurt	High carb	166	3	5.4	25		25			850 ml	Egypt
Digestive minis dark chocolate		High carb	495	24	6	61	4.2	56.8		13		Egypt
Danone greek yoghurt		Medium carb	160	6.8	10	14.2		14.2				Egypt
Crunchy flaming hot		High carb	500	29	7.7	50	7.2	42.8		13		Egypt
Crispy temders		Low carb	180	10	15	13	4	9				Egypt
Couverture chocolate		High carb	562	34	2	62	2.8	59.2		27		Egypt
Corona lite chocolate king size		Low carb	330	26.8	4.7	16.5	7.1	9.4		10		Egypt
Confiture fraises hero (340g)	Sugary snacks, Sweets	High carb	240	0	0	60	0	60		0	350g	Egypt
Cocoa lovers biscuits fruits and nuts		High carb	491	23	6	66	1.8	64.2		18		Egypt
Coco pops roll		High carb	436	19	4.2	62	1.7	60.3		12		Egypt
Cocktails premium quality		Medium carb	48	0	1	12		12		0	1 L	Egypt
Coca shells		Medium carb	110	0.5	3	24	5	19				Egypt
Citracal calcium cupplement		keto friendly	250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		Egypt
Chocolate taw taw crunch		High carb	551.7	30.5	4.1	65.2	0.52	64.68		24.4	30g	Egypt
Chocolate flavoref candy		Keto friendly	22	15	0.23	1.5	0.21	1.29		1.7		Egypt
Choco scoops		High carb	357	1.2	8	80		80		0.5		Egypt
Chips lays saveur chili et citron	Salty snacks, Appetizers	High carb	206	29	7.9	51	0.53	50.47		13		Egypt
Chicken shawarma frozen		Keto friendly	180	8	23	4	1	3				Egypt
Cheetos puffs dangerously cheesy	Salty snacks, Appetizers	High carb	540	30	6	53	2	51		15		Egypt
Cargo brown rice	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	High carb	112	1.03	2.56	23.6	2.05	21.55		0	750g	Egypt
Cacahouète et caramel		High carb	546	33	9.100000381	51	2.299999952	48.70000005	47	16		Egypt
Bubbly		Medium carb	1	8.2	2.5	16	0.5	15.5	16	4.5	28 جرام	Egypt
Brochettes aux pépites de chocolat		High carb	393	17	9	50	1.9	48.1		10		Egypt
British white oats	Cereals and potatoes, Cereals	High carb	368	7	12	58.7		58.7		1.2	500	Egypt
Brie ermitage		keto friendly	376	33	1	1		1	1	23		Egypt
Bredawy brown bread		High carb	240	2	12	44	8	36				Egypt
Breadway seven seeds		High carb	360	10	12	52	4	48		6		Egypt
Bran tortilla		High carb	282	40	8	52.2		52.2		2		Egypt
Bostany tuna - light meat	Fish‚ Meat‚ Eggs, Fish and seafood, Fatty fish	Keto friendly	145	5.1	24.7	0	0	0		0.8	140g	Egypt
Boost protein bar		Medium carb	218	5	21	20	1	19		6		Egypt
Biskrem duo		High carb	520	20	5	60	2.5	57.5		11		Egypt
Biscuit - biscuits		High carb	433.9	11.4	5.3	79.6	1.6	78		5.32		Egypt
Beutna		Medium carb	123	0.400000006	7.599999905	19.70000076		19.70000076				Egypt
Barre de cereales coco pops	Sugary snacks, Biscuits and cakes	High carb	400	12.5	5	70		70		7.5		Egypt
Bake rollz nacho cheese		High carb	449.71	12	11.6	73.7	0	73.7		6		Egypt
Almond, cashew and cranberry		High carb	537.5	32.5	20	27.5		27.5		2.5		Egypt
Almarai		Keto friendly	103	10	1.6			0		6	500gm	Egypt
Alkabous tea		Keto friendly	0	0	0	2.5		2.5		0		Egypt
Al marai 0% fat milk		Keto friendly	37		2.799999952			0				Egypt
Al ameed broad beans		Low carb	92.30769231		6.153846154	6.923076923		6.923076923				Egypt
Abu auf		High carb	300.8	5	22	26	1	25		2		Egypt
8 cereals		High carb	399	8.899999619	14	65.69999695		65.69999695	0	3.769999981	150 g	Egypt
8 cereals & vegetables		High carb	415	9	15.5	68		68	0	0	150 g	Egypt

Keto Egyptian foods - recipes

▼ Egyptian

  Cousin pete's yummiest dukkah nut dip (recipe)

  Dukkah (recipe)

  Egyptian spiced prawns (recipe)

List of low carb / keto friendly Egyptian foods

• List of keto Egyptian foods