Char siu rice calories

叉燒飯

Steamed white rice topped with sliced Cantonese barbecue pork (char siu), a sweet soy-based sauce and a few greens.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Char siu rice (1 plate with char siu, sauce and greens) has about 700 kcal. Most servings fall between 550 and 900 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 700 kcal
Protein: 26 g
Carbs: 91 g
Fat: 25 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 plate with char siu, sauce and greens, about 350 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	700 kcal	100%
Protein	26 g	15%
Carbohydrates	91 g	53%
Fat	25 g	32%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
With a fried egg (char siu egg rice)	790 kcal
Two-meat plate with roast pork (char siu and siu yuk)	850 kcal
With half the rice	550 kcal

What drives the calories

A shop plate often holds 1.5 to 2 bowls of rice.
Char siu is glazed with honey or maltose, so the meat adds sugar as well as fat.
Half-fat cuts and extra sauce over the rice add more fat and sodium.

How to make it lighter

Ask for lean char siu (瘦叉) instead of half-fat.
Ask for less rice (少飯) and add a plate of boiled greens.
Ask for no sauce on the rice (走汁).

How to log Char siu rice in Nibbs

Take the photo from above so Nibbs can see the amount of rice and the number of char siu slices. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Char siu rice calorie questions

How many calories are in char siu rice?

A typical plate of char siu rice has about 700 kcal. Most plates fall between 550 and 900 kcal. The amount of rice and the fat on the pork make the biggest difference.

Is char siu rice high in sodium?

Yes, it can be. Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety data puts char siu rice at about 250 mg of sodium per 100 g, or close to 900 mg for a 350 g plate. Ask for less sauce to lower it.