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Third-Generation Farmer Growing Mangoes in the UAE's Hottest Climate — Masfout Gardens
Abdullah Saif Albedwawi on the soil, cycles, and heat behind the mangoes Dubai pays AED 25 a glass for.
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49g Protein Garlic Chicken RoastAED 5.6849.2g protein325 kcal
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49g Protein Garlic Chicken Roast — AED 5.68 Per Plate
A whole roast built around garlic and chicken thigh, portioned into four high-protein plates.
- Cost
- AED 5.68
- Protein
- 49.2g
- Kcal
- 325
- Carb / Fat
- 13 / 9g
Recipes & Macros
50g Protein Swirl Cheesecake for AED 14.50 — No Added Sugar
A chocolate-swirled cheesecake with zero added sugar and 50 grams of protein a slice.
- Cost
- AED 14.50
- Protein
- 50g
- Kcal
- 448
- Carb / Fat
- 19 / 19g
Recipes & Macros
38g Protein Biscoff Cake for AED 8.70 — No Sugar, Biscoff Soak
A biscoff-soaked protein cake with no added sugar, built to taste like dessert and eat like a meal.
- Cost
- AED 8.70
- Protein
- 38g
- Kcal
- 425
- Carb / Fat
- 32 / 16g
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49g Protein Garlic Chicken Roast
A whole roast built around garlic and chicken thigh, portioned into four high-protein plates. The cheapest cost-per-protein figure the channel has published so far — and the receipt below is the whole pitch.
- Cost
- AED 5.68
- Protein
- 49.2g
- Kcal
- 325
- Carb / Fat
- 13 / 9g
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Third-generation farmer growing mangoes in the UAE's hottest climate
Abdullah Saif Albedwawi on the soil, cycles, and heat behind the mangoes Dubai pays AED 25 a glass for — at Masfout Gardens.
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Garlic Chicken Roast
AED 5.68
Cost to make
49g
Protein
325 kcal
Calories
AED 1.15
Cost per 10g protein
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