Abstract Objectives To assess the prevalence of MetS and its specific components among apparently healthy vegetarian urban adults in Delhi. Methods The study was conducted on 400 apparently healthy Indian urban adults, with equal number of subjects who followed the vegetarian (n = 200) and non-vegetarian (n = 200) diets at least a year prior to enrolment in the study. Purposive sampling was used to recruit eligible subjects by holding health camps at different locations in Delhi. Data pertaining to anthropometric measures, indices, blood pressure profile were gathered using standard protocols. Fasting blood samples were taken to assess the blood glucose and lipid profile of the subjects. MetS was assessed using NCEP –ATP III criteria for Asians. Results The prevalence of MetS in the study subjects was observed to be 47.25% viz. was almost similar among both vegetarians and non-vegetarian subjects (47.5% vs. 47%, P = 1). There were no significant differences observed between VM (31.2%) and NVM (27.8%) and also between VF (54.8) and NVF (53.4%). There were no significant differences observed among VS and NVS as far as the aberrations related to the five metabolic components to detect MetS in the subjects were concerned. An almost equal number of VS and NVS had anomalies related to abdominal obesity (61% vs. 65.5%) high blood pressure (44.5% vs. 54%) fasting blood glucose levels (16% vs. 24%) low HDL (55% vs. 54%) and elevated triglycerides (52.5% vs. 52.5%). Conclusions The much predictive benefits of the VD on the metabolic profile of the subjects were not evident in the present study participants as both VS and NVS had equally distorted metabolic profiles which highlight the importance of considering the variations and quality of the VD that negatively affects the body composition and contributes to the development of subsequent risk of developing MetS. Funding Sources The financial assistance for the study was provided by University Grants Commission, Government of India as Junior Research Fellow scheme.