Satay calories

Skewers of marinated meat grilled over charcoal and served with peanut sauce, cucumber, onion and often ketupat (compressed rice).

Quick answer

A typical serving of Satay (10 chicken sticks with peanut sauce) has about 560 kcal. Most servings fall between 420 and 720 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 560 kcal
Protein: 42 g
Carbs: 22 g
Fat: 34 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 10 chicken sticks with peanut sauce, about 220 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	560 kcal	100%
Protein	42 g	30%
Carbohydrates	22 g	16%
Fat	34 g	54%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
Chicken satay, 10 sticks without peanut sauce	400 kcal
Beef satay, 10 sticks with peanut sauce	550 kcal
With ketupat (5 pieces) and peanut sauce	780 kcal

What drives the calories

Each chicken stick has about 40 kcal, mostly from protein and the fat in the meat.
The peanut sauce is made from ground peanuts, oil and sugar, and a typical dipping bowl adds 150 to 200 kcal.
Fatty cuts, a sweet marinade and oil brushed on during grilling raise the count per stick.

How to make it lighter

Dip each stick lightly instead of pouring the peanut sauce over everything.
Order 5 sticks and add cucumber and onion instead of a second round.
Share the ketupat, or skip it if you are also having rice.

How to log Satay in Nibbs

Type the number of sticks and whether you had peanut sauce or ketupat, for example 10 sate ayam with kuah kacang. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Satay calorie questions

How many calories are in satay?

Ten sticks of chicken satay with peanut sauce have about 560 kcal. Most servings fall between 420 and 720 kcal. The satay alone is about 400 kcal, and the peanut sauce adds the rest.