Thai green curry calories

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Chicken simmered in coconut milk with green curry paste, Thai eggplant and sweet basil, served over steamed rice.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Thai green curry (1 plate of rice with chicken green curry) has about 480 kcal. Most servings fall between 400 and 700 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 480 kcal
Protein: 22 g
Carbs: 65 g
Fat: 15 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 plate of rice with chicken green curry, about 340 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	480 kcal	100%
Protein	22 g	18%
Carbohydrates	65 g	54%
Fat	15 g	28%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Curry only, 1 bowl (no rice)	240 kcal
Restaurant bowl of curry with a separate plate of rice	650 kcal
With khanom jeen rice noodles instead of rice	450 kcal

What drives the calories

Coconut milk is the main source of fat in the curry.
Many cooks fry the curry paste in coconut cream or oil first.
The rice provides more than half of the calories on the plate.

How to make it lighter

Take more chicken and vegetables and less of the curry sauce.
Ask for less rice.
Spoon the curry onto your rice instead of pouring all of the sauce.

How to log Thai green curry in Nibbs

If the curry comes in a separate bowl, log the curry and the rice as two items so each portion is counted. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Thai green curry calorie questions

How many calories are in Thai green curry?

A plate of rice with chicken green curry has about 480 kcal. Most plates fall between 400 and 700 kcal. One bowl of the curry without rice has about 240 kcal.