Tapsilog calories

Cured beef tapa served with garlic fried rice (sinangag) and a fried egg (itlog), a common Filipino breakfast.

Quick answer

A typical serving of Tapsilog (1 plate with beef tapa, 1 cup garlic fried rice and 1 fried egg) has about 720 kcal. Most servings fall between 600 and 950 kcal, depending on the portion and the recipe.

Calories: 720 kcal
Protein: 36 g
Carbs: 72 g
Fat: 32 g

Nutrition facts per serving

Serving: 1 plate with beef tapa, 1 cup garlic fried rice and 1 fried egg, about 340 g.

Nutrient	Amount	Share of calories
Calories	720 kcal	100%
Protein	36 g	20%
Carbohydrates	72 g	40%
Fat	32 g	40%

Calories in common versions

Version	Typical calories
With plain rice instead of garlic fried rice	620 kcal
With an extra cup of garlic fried rice	1020 kcal
Tocilog (sweet cured pork, tocino)	800 kcal
Longsilog (sweet pork sausage, longganisa)	850 kcal

What drives the calories

Garlic fried rice has about 300 kcal per cup, compared with about 200 kcal for plain rice.
Tapa is marinated with sugar and soy sauce and pan-fried in oil.
The fried egg adds about 90 to 120 kcal.

How to make it lighter

Ask for plain rice instead of garlic fried rice.
Eat one cup of rice, not unli-rice.
Add tomatoes or cucumber on the side instead of more rice.

How to log Tapsilog in Nibbs

Log the tapa, rice and egg as separate items so you can change the rice portion if you take extra. Nibbs then estimates the portion and the calories for your actual plate, and you can edit any item before you save it.

Tapsilog calorie questions

How many calories are in tapsilog?

A plate of tapsilog with beef tapa, one cup of garlic fried rice and a fried egg has about 720 kcal. Most plates fall between 600 and 950 kcal, depending on the rice portion and the oil.