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Calories in boat noodles
A typical restaurant serving of boat noodles (one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth, about 700 g) is about 530 calories, usually 380–940.
Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called kuay teow reua, guay tiew ruea, Thai boat noodles, boat noodle soup.
The usual range
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Protein, carbs and fat
- Protein28 g
- Carbs69 g
- Fat15 g
One serving
- Serving
- one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth
- Weight
- ~700 g
- Per 100 g
- ~75
The dish
About boat noodles
Boat noodles (kuay teow reua) were first sold from boats on Bangkok’s canals: rice noodles and meatballs in a dark, spiced pork or beef broth, traditionally thickened with blood. In Bangkok they come in small bowls you stack up; a single full-size bowl is about 530. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board lab analyses of Thai boat noodles, a 700 g full bowl and a 250 g mini bowl, checked against Mahidol University’s Thai food tables for rice noodles with pork and soup.
Ways it comes
One dish, a few numbers
What moves the number
Why one plate is 380 and another 940
- How many mini bowls you stack up
- Rice noodles in each bowl
- Pork crackling on the side
- Beef versus pork: about the same
Ordering lighter
If you want a lighter plate
- Stop at three mini bowls
- Ask for more morning glory (water spinach) and bean sprouts
- Skip the crackling
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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.
- Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Thai pork boat noodles (soup), F05060129: 1 bowl = 700 g (lab analysis, 2018)
- Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Mini Thai pork boat noodles (soup), F05060088: 1 bowl = 250 g (lab analysis, 2018)
- Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Thai beef boat noodles (soup), F05060128: 1 bowl = 700 g (lab analysis, 2018)
- Thai Food Composition Database (INMU, Mahidol University) — Rice noodles, big size, with pork and soup (food ID 1594), for comparison
Questions
Questions people ask.
How many calories are in boat noodles?
A typical restaurant serving of boat noodles (one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth, about 700 g) is about 530 calories, usually 380–940. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.
How many calories in a bowl of boat noodles?
About 530 for a full-size 700 g bowl, and about 190 for a small Bangkok-style bowl.
How many calories in five bowls of boat noodles?
About 940 for five mini bowls of around 250 g each.
Are boat noodles high in calories?
Per bowl, no: about 75 per 100 g, close to pho. It is the stacking that adds up.
What changes the calories in boat noodles?
How many mini bowls you stack up. Rice noodles in each bowl.
How can I order boat noodles lighter?
Stop at three mini bowls. Ask for more morning glory (water spinach) and bean sprouts.
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.




