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Calories in bingsu (Korean shaved ice)

A typical restaurant serving of bingsu (Korean shaved ice) (one café bowl of traditional red-bean bingsu, made to share between two, about 900 g) is about 910 calories, usually 300–1,450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called patbingsu, bingsoo, Korean shaved ice.

~910
Bingsu (Korean shaved ice)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein22 g
  • Carbs187 g
  • Fat7 g

One serving

Serving
one café bowl of traditional red-bean bingsu, made to share between two
Weight
~900 g
Per 100 g
~101

The dish

About bingsu (Korean shaved ice)

Bingsu is a mountain of finely shaved ice or milk ice under sweet red beans, rice cakes and condensed milk. One café bowl is usually shared: Korea’s food composition database lists a 900 g traditional bowl at about 101 per 100 g, so each of two people gets about 450.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Bingsu (Korean shaved ice) · rough numbers

  • Single cup, about 300 g~300
  • Your half of a shared bowl~450
  • Whole 900 g bowl~910
  • Large café bowl, near 1 kg~1,450

What moves the number

Why one plate is 300 and another 1,450

  • Bowl size: café bowls run from about 500 g to nearly 1 kg
  • Sweetened red beans and condensed milk
  • Milk ice instead of water ice
  • Toppings like cheesecake, ice cream or injeolmi powder

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share one bowl between two or three
  • Pick a fruit bingsu
  • Ask for a single-size cup

Side by side

Next to other Korean dishes

Korean · typical restaurant servingAll about Korean food →

  • Kimchi jjigae~240one bowl of stew, rice not included · usually 180–400
  • Hotteok (sweet Korean pancake)~250one street-stall hotteok with brown-sugar and seed filling · usually 170–420
  • Sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)~280one restaurant earthenware bowl (ttukbaegi) of kimchi sundubu with a raw egg cracked in, rice on the side not counted · usually 170–520
  • Japchae~290one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef · usually 220–450
  • Kimbap~320one whole roll, usually cut into 8 to 10 slices · usually 250–480
  • Beef bulgogi~340one serving of marinated beef, rice and side dishes not included · usually 250–520
  • Korean corn dog~380one Korean corn dog with mozzarella or half sausage, half cheese, before sugar and sauces · usually 240–550
  • Budae jjigae (army stew)~400one person’s share of the pot (1-inbun), with ham, sausage and tofu, before the noodles and rice · usually 330–870
  • Tteokbokki~480one restaurant plate · usually 350–750
  • Dakgalbi~600one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes · usually 450–850
  • Bibimbap~640one bowl with rice, vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang · usually 480–850
  • Kimchi fried rice~640one restaurant plate of kimchi fried rice with a fried egg on top · usually 450–840

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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. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Old-style red bean bingsu (옛날팥빙수), café chain, 900 g bowl
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Red bean bingsu (팥빙수), restaurant, per 100 g
  3. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — K-bingsu, café chain, 575 g bowl
  4. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Red bean bingsu, café chain, 982 g bowl

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in bingsu (Korean shaved ice)?

A typical restaurant serving of bingsu (Korean shaved ice) (one café bowl of traditional red-bean bingsu, made to share between two, about 900 g) is about 910 calories, usually 300–1,450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a bowl of bingsu?

About 910 for a 900 g red-bean bowl meant for two, so about 450 each. Large café bowls near 1 kg reach about 1,450.

Is bingsu high in calories?

Per spoonful it is lighter than ice cream, about 100 per 100 g, but bowls are big. Sharing makes the biggest difference.

How many calories are in mango bingsu?

Fruit bingsu tends to be lower: one café mango bowl in the same database is about 73 per 100 g, against 101 for red bean.

What changes the calories in bingsu (Korean shaved ice)?

Bowl size: café bowls run from about 500 g to nearly 1 kg. Sweetened red beans and condensed milk.

How can I order bingsu (Korean shaved ice) lighter?

Share one bowl between two or three. Pick a fruit bingsu.

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.