Penang assam laksa calories

Thick rice noodles in a sour fish and tamarind soup, topped with pineapple, cucumber, onion, mint, chilli and sweet prawn paste (hae ko).

Quick answer

A typical serving of Penang assam laksa (1 bowl with prawn paste) has about 380 kcal. Most servings fall between 300 and 480 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 380 kcal
Protein: 18 g
Carbs: 70 g
Fat: 3 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 bowl with prawn paste, about 550 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	380 kcal	100%
Protein	18 g	19%
Carbohydrates	70 g	74%
Fat	3 g	7%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Small bowl	300 kcal
With extra prawn paste (hae ko)	430 kcal
Laksa siam (Penang laksa with coconut milk)	500 kcal

What drives the calories

Most of the calories come from the thick rice noodles.
The soup is made from fish and tamarind, so it has little fat.
Prawn paste (hae ko) is sweet and adds about 30 to 50 kcal per spoon.

How to make it lighter

Ask for fewer noodles and more cucumber and onion.
Ask for less prawn paste (hae ko sikit).
Leave some of the soup if you are watching sodium.

How to log Penang assam laksa in Nibbs

Take the photo from above with the prawn paste in view, or type assam laksa with extra hae ko so Nibbs counts it. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Penang assam laksa calorie questions

How many calories are in Penang assam laksa?

A bowl of Penang assam laksa has about 380 kcal. Most bowls fall between 300 and 480 kcal. It is one of the lower-calorie noodle soups at a hawker stall because the soup has almost no fat.