Goan-Style Pork Balchão Curry With Basmati Rice
The word ‘balchão’ in this dish refers to the use of vinegar as a way of preserving fish and meat, and it's what gives this curry its fiery sour flavour. Serve as they would in Goa, over hot basmati rice.
You supply: salt, sugar, vegetable oil, water. The figures below are for the dish cooked as instructed, so they count these rather than what arrives in the box.
How it compares
More than 62% of the 576 meals we track.
62th percentileHigher than 85% of the 576 meals we track.
85th percentileThis brand doesn’t publish it, so the meal sits outside this comparison.
Worth knowing
- Salt 0.37g — 6% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 12.22g — 61% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 5.25g — 18% of the 30g daily recommendation.
- Gousto declares none of the 14 UK allergens for this meal.
Reference intakes are published UK adult figures — a 6g daily maximum for salt, 20g for saturates and a 30g recommendation for fibre. We divide; we don’t score.
Full nutrition — as published by Gousto, per 394g portion and per 100g
| Nutrient | Per Serving (394g) | Per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | 725 kcal | 184 kcal |
| Protein | 37.3 g | 9.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 71.71 g | 18.2 g |
| of which sugars | 10.8 g | 2.7 g |
| Fat | 34.13 g | 8.7 g |
| of which saturates | 12.22 g | 3.1 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 5.25 g | 1.3 g |
| Salt | 0.37 g | 0.1 g |
| Sodium equivalent | Not published | — |
A blank means Gousto doesn’t publish it — we never fill the gap with a zero or an estimate.
Ingredients and allergens — 19 listed, in order
Pork loin steak (150g) x0, Pork loin steaks (300g), White basmati rice (130g), White basmati rice (65g) x0, Dried chilli flakes (0.5tsp), Cayenne pepper (0.5tsp), Dried chilli flakes (1tsp) x0, Ground coriander (1tsp), Ground coriander (2tsp) x0, Tomato paste (32g), Ground cumin (1tsp), Ground cumin (2tsp) x0, Garlic clove x3, Fresh root ginger (15g), Tomato paste (16g) x0, Cider vinegar (15ml) x2, Spinach (80g), Red onion x2, Tamarind paste (15g)
Contains (brand-declared)
Gousto declares none of the 14 UK allergens for this mealMay contain traces
No separate trace allergens publishedSuitable for
The maths — protein density, cost per 100 calories and six more
Worked out from the figures the brand publishes. Click any of them to see the sum and the inputs used.
Where each number came from — 10 fields, traced to Gousto
Where each number came from
Every figure on this page was read from Gousto's own published pages. Below is the text we read, and where on their site we read it.
| Field | What their page said | What we stored | How we read it | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calories_kcal | 725kcal | 725 kcal | public api | Read as published |
| protein_g | 37300mg | 37.3 mg | public api | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 71713mg | 71.71 mg | public api | Read as published |
| fat_g | 34129mg | 34.13 mg | public api | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 12219mg | 12.22 mg | public api | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 10801mg | 10.8 mg | public api | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 5249mg | 5.25 mg | public api | Read as published |
| salt_g | 365mg | 0.37 mg | public api | Read as published |
| serving_weight_g | 394000mg | 394 mg | public api | Read as published |
| ingredient_list_text | Pork loin steak (150g) x0, Pork loin steaks (300g), White basmati rice (130g), White basmati rice (65g) x0, Dried chilli flakes (0.5tsp), Cayenne pepper (0.5tsp), Dried chilli flakes (1tsp) x0, Ground coriander (1tsp), Ground coriander (2tsp) x0, Tomato paste (32g), Ground cumin (1tsp), Ground cumin (2tsp) x0, Garlic clove x3, Fresh root ginger (15g), Tomato paste (16g) x0, Cider vinegar (15ml) x2, Spinach (80g), Red onion x2, Tamarind paste (15g) | Pork loin steak (150g) x0, Pork loin steaks (300g), White basmati rice (130g), White basmati rice (65g) x0, Dried chilli flakes (0.5tsp), Cayenne pepper (0.5tsp), Dried chilli flakes (1tsp) x0, Ground coriander (1tsp), Ground coriander (2tsp) x0, Tomato paste (32g), Ground cumin (1tsp), Ground cumin (2tsp) x0, Garlic clove x3, Fresh root ginger (15g), Tomato paste (16g) x0, Cider vinegar (15ml) x2, Spinach (80g), Red onion x2, Tamarind paste (15g) | public api | Read as published |
Tell me when Goan-Style Pork Balchão Curry With Basmati Rice changes
Recipes get reformulated and portions shrink without an announcement. We read this page every week anyway.
Every figure above is read from what the brand publishes, and brands change their pages without telling us. If something here does not match this meal as it is sold today, we would rather hear it than print it.