Kare-kare calories

Oxtail and beef tripe stewed in a thick peanut sauce coloured with annatto, with eggplant, string beans, banana blossom and pechay, served with shrimp paste (bagoong) and rice.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Kare-kare (1 bowl of oxtail kare-kare with bagoong, plus 1 cup of rice) has about 630 kcal. Most servings fall between 500 and 850 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 630 kcal
Protein: 36 g
Carbs: 60 g
Fat: 28 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 bowl of oxtail kare-kare with bagoong, plus 1 cup of rice, about 410 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	630 kcal	100%
Protein	36 g	23%
Carbohydrates	60 g	38%
Fat	28 g	40%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Kare-kare only, no rice	420 kcal
Crispy pork kare-kare with rice	820 kcal
Seafood kare-kare with rice	540 kcal

What drives the calories

The peanut sauce gives a large part of the fat.
Oxtail is a fatty cut, and the fat around the bone adds calories.
Bagoong adds sodium and some fat, about 30 kcal per tablespoon.

How to make it lighter

Take more vegetables and less sauce.
Use a small amount of bagoong.
Leave the fat around the oxtail on the plate.

How to log Kare-kare in Nibbs

Log the kare-kare, the rice and the bagoong as separate items so you can change each portion. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Kare-kare calorie questions

How many calories are in kare-kare?

A bowl of oxtail kare-kare with bagoong and 1 cup of rice has about 630 kcal. Without rice, the kare-kare has about 420 kcal. Crispy pork kare-kare with rice has about 820 kcal.