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Calories · Filipino

Calories in arroz caldo

A typical restaurant serving of arroz caldo (one bowl of chicken rice porridge, about 400 g) is about 250 calories, usually 200–450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chicken arroz caldo, lugaw with chicken, Filipino rice porridge.

~250
Arroz caldo

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein8 g
  • Carbs51 g
  • Fat2 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of chicken rice porridge
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~63

The dish

About arroz caldo

Arroz caldo is rice simmered with chicken, ginger and garlic into a thick porridge. The bowl is mostly water and rice, so it stays fairly light until toppings like egg, fried garlic and chicharon go on.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 200 and another 450

  • Rice cooked down into the porridge
  • Chicken pieces with skin
  • Toppings: boiled egg, fried garlic, chicharon

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Add a boiled egg instead of chicharon
  • Go easy on the fried garlic oil
  • Add calamansi and spring onion for flavor

Side by side

Next to other Filipino dishes

Filipino · typical restaurant servingAll about Filipino food →

  • Cup of rice~210one level restaurant cup of steamed white rice · usually 150–300
  • Leche flan~230one restaurant slice · usually 180–400
  • Turon~230one large piece · usually 150–350
  • Ensaymada~240one bakery ensaymada · usually 200–450
  • Arroz caldo~250one bowl of chicken rice porridge · usually 200–450
  • Jollibee Peach Mango Pie~270one fried pie, US serving · usually 250–310
  • Bibingka~290one rice cake with cheese and coconut · usually 230–450
  • Garlic rice (sinangag)~300one level restaurant cup · usually 220–380
  • Halo-halo~330one restaurant glass · usually 250–550
  • Lumpia shanghai~340six pieces · usually 230–500
  • Jollibee Yumburger~360one Yumburger, Jollibee USA standard size · usually 330–410
  • Siopao~380one regular steamed pork bun · usually 250–520

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Rice gruel w/ chicken / arroz caldo (R011)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Congee, with meat, poultry, and/or seafood, FDC 2708981

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in arroz caldo?

A typical restaurant serving of arroz caldo (one bowl of chicken rice porridge, about 400 g) is about 250 calories, usually 200–450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is arroz caldo light?

Fairly: about 250 a bowl, because it is mostly water and rice.

Which toppings add the most?

Chicharon and fried garlic oil add the most; a boiled egg is the lighter topping.

What changes the calories in arroz caldo?

Rice cooked down into the porridge. Chicken pieces with skin.

How can I order arroz caldo lighter?

Add a boiled egg instead of chicharon. Go easy on the fried garlic oil.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.