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Calories · Indonesian

Calories in bubur ayam

A typical restaurant serving of bubur ayam (one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy, about 392 g) is about 390 calories, usually 250–600.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Indonesian chicken congee, chicken rice porridge, bubur ayam Bandung.

~390
Bubur ayam

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein19 g
  • Carbs37 g
  • Fat18 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy
Weight
~392 g
Per 100 g
~99

The dish

About bubur ayam

Bubur ayam is soft rice porridge topped with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy. The porridge itself is light; the crunchy fried toppings add more than the chicken. Built from its parts: rice porridge, shredded chicken, yellow broth with candlenut, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers, sweet soy and fried shallots — from USDA, TKPI and MyFCD values, with amounts from resepkoki.id’s version.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Bubur ayam · rough numbers

  • With a boiled egg~470
  • Without cakwe and crackers~290

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 600

  • Toppings: cakwe, crackers, fried soybeans
  • Bowl size
  • Extra egg, satay of innards (sate usus, ati ampela)
  • Sweet soy and yellow broth

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Go easy on the cakwe and crackers
  • Ask for extra chicken instead of fried toppings
  • Skip the side satay

Side by side

Next to other Indonesian dishes

Indonesian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indonesian food →

  • Pisang goreng (one piece)~130one battered fried banana · usually 100–250
  • Es teh manis (sweet iced tea)~150one glass of iced tea with three tablespoons of sugar, weighed before ice · usually 50–300
  • Es kopi susu gula aren~170one glass of iced coffee with fresh milk and palm sugar syrup, weighed before ice · usually 120–350
  • Ayam goreng (one piece)~250one piece of spiced fried chicken with skin, edible weight, no rice · usually 180–400
  • Capcay~290one restaurant plate of stir-fried vegetables with chicken, meatballs and gravy, no rice · usually 200–500
  • Martabak telur~340a third of one martabak, about three slices, with pickled cucumber · usually 300–650
  • Bubur ayam~390one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy · usually 250–600
  • Soto ayam~390one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice · usually 250–600
  • Indomie Mi Goreng (one pack)~400one pack, cooked with all its seasoning sachets, no egg · usually 400–520
  • Mie ayam~410one bowl of chicken noodles with sweet soy chicken topping, greens and broth on the side · usually 300–650
  • Sate kambing (10 sticks)~430ten grilled goat sticks with sweet soy, shallot, tomato, chili and cabbage, no rice · usually 300–650
  • Pempek kapal selam~470one large fried egg-filled fish cake with cuko, noodles and cucumber · usually 300–700

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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. Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia (TKPI 2017, Kemenkes RI; panganku.org data via a public mirror) — Kemiri (NR019); Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012); Kacang kedelai, goreng (CP006); Kerupuk udang goreng (BP045); Bawang merah, segar (NR007)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Congee, FDC 2708418
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, stewed, FDC 171451
  4. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve, FDC 174536
  5. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Fritter, plain, FDC 2708024
  6. Malaysian Food Composition Database (MyFCD 1997, IMR) — Soya sauce, thick (kicap pekat), 103028
  7. Gram weights: resepkoki.id — Bubur ayam (75 g rice, 4 servings)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in bubur ayam?

A typical restaurant serving of bubur ayam (one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy, about 392 g) is about 390 calories, usually 250–600. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is bubur ayam with an egg?

About 470 with a boiled egg, against about 390 for the bowl.

Is plain bubur ayam light?

Without cakwe and crackers a bowl is about 290; the porridge itself is light, and the crunchy fried toppings add the most.

What changes the calories in bubur ayam?

Toppings: cakwe, crackers, fried soybeans. Bowl size.

How can I order bubur ayam lighter?

Go easy on the cakwe and crackers. Ask for extra chicken instead of fried toppings.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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