Gudeg calories

Young jackfruit slow-cooked with palm sugar, coconut milk and teak leaves until sweet and brown, served with rice, spicy cow skin stew (krecek), a braised egg and thick coconut sauce (areh).

Quick answer

A typical serving of Gudeg (1 plate: rice, jackfruit gudeg, krecek, egg and areh) has about 630 kcal. Most servings fall between 450 and 850 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 630 kcal
Protein: 18 g
Carbs: 81 g
Fat: 25 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 plate: rice, jackfruit gudeg, krecek, egg and areh, about 370 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	630 kcal	100%
Protein	18 g	12%
Carbohydrates	81 g	52%
Fat	25 g	36%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Nasi gudeg komplit with chicken (opor ayam)	780 kcal
With egg only, no krecek	550 kcal
Gudeg and sides without rice	360 kcal

What drives the calories

Gudeg is cooked with palm sugar, so it is sweet and has more carbs than most vegetable dishes.
Coconut milk in the gudeg, krecek and areh adds fat.
A plate of rice adds about 270 kcal.

How to make it lighter

Ask for less areh (the thick coconut sauce).
Ask for half rice (nasi setengah).
Choose the egg or chicken breast instead of extra krecek.

How to log Gudeg in Nibbs

Take the photo from above so Nibbs can see the rice, the gudeg and each side, then check each item before you save. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Gudeg calorie questions

How many calories are in gudeg?

A plate of nasi gudeg with krecek, egg and areh has about 630 kcal. Most plates fall between 450 and 850 kcal. With chicken (opor ayam), the plate has about 780 kcal.