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Calories · Malaysian & Singaporean

Calories in bak chor mee

A typical restaurant serving of bak chor mee (one hawker bowl of dry bak chor mee: egg noodles tossed in black vinegar and chilli, with minced pork, liver and meatballs, about 430 g) is about 540 calories, usually 450–750.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called minced pork noodles, mee pok tah, bak chor mee dry, bak chor mee soup.

~540
Bak chor mee

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein22 g
  • Carbs73 g
  • Fat15 g

One serving

Serving
one hawker bowl of dry bak chor mee: egg noodles tossed in black vinegar and chilli, with minced pork, liver and meatballs
Weight
~430 g
Per 100 g
~125

The dish

About bak chor mee

Bak chor mee is Singapore’s minced pork noodles: springy mee pok tossed with black vinegar, chilli and lard, then topped with minced pork, sliced liver, meatballs and sometimes a piece of fried fish skin. Dry or soup, a bowl lands near 520 to 540, because the soup version carries more noodles and meat but none of the oil. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board lab analyses: a 430 g bowl of dry bak chor mee and a 682 g bowl of the soup.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Bak chor mee · rough numbers

  • Soup version (682 g bowl)~520

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 750

  • The lard and chilli oil the noodles are tossed in
  • Mee pok (flat egg noodles) versus thinner mee kia
  • Extra meatballs, liver or a fried fish skin topping
  • Dry versus soup: the dry bowl carries the oil

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for less oil, or no lard
  • Go for the soup version and leave most of the broth
  • Skip the fried fish skin or crispy pork lard topping

Side by side

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  • Roti canai~420two plain pieces, curry not included · usually 330–600
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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. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Bak chor mee (dry), F05060002: 1 bowl = 430 g (lab analysis, 2025)
  2. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Bak chor mee (soup), F05060003: 1 bowl = 682 g (lab analysis, 2025)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in bak chor mee?

A typical restaurant serving of bak chor mee (one hawker bowl of dry bak chor mee: egg noodles tossed in black vinegar and chilli, with minced pork, liver and meatballs, about 430 g) is about 540 calories, usually 450–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in a bowl of bak chor mee?

About 540 for a dry hawker bowl of around 430 g, and about 520 for the soup version.

Is bak chor mee soup lower in calories than dry?

Only a little: about 520 against 540. The soup bowl skips the oil but comes with more noodles and meat.

Is bak chor mee high in calories?

It is a middle-of-the-road hawker meal, close to wonton mee and lighter than char kway teow.

What changes the calories in bak chor mee?

The lard and chilli oil the noodles are tossed in. Mee pok (flat egg noodles) versus thinner mee kia.

How can I order bak chor mee lighter?

Ask for less oil, or no lard. Go for the soup version and leave most of the broth.

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.