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Calories · Thai & Vietnamese

Calories in bun cha

A typical restaurant serving of bun cha (one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth, about 450 g) is about 610 calories, usually 450–800.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called bun cha Hanoi, grilled pork with rice noodles.

~610
Bun cha

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein27 g
  • Carbs89 g
  • Fat16 g

One serving

Serving
one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth
Weight
~450 g
Per 100 g
~136

The dish

About bun cha

Bun cha is Hanoi's grilled pork, served in a sweet-sour fish-sauce broth with rice noodles and a heap of herbs. The pork and noodles carry most of the calories; fried spring rolls on the side add more.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 800

  • Fatty grilled pork patties and belly slices
  • Rice vermicelli portion
  • Sweet fish-sauce dipping broth, and fried spring rolls on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Load up on the fresh herbs and greens
  • Skip the extra fried spring rolls
  • Leave some of the sweet dipping broth

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

Thai & Vietnamese · typical restaurant servingAll about Thai & Vietnamese food →

  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • Pho~440one medium bowl with broth · usually 330–650
  • Mango sticky rice~490one plate of sticky rice, sweet coconut sauce and half a mango · usually 380–650
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Pad thai~600one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp · usually 450–900
  • Bun cha~610one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth · usually 450–800
  • Thai green curry with rice~680one serving of chicken green curry with one cup of jasmine rice · usually 500–950

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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.

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

  1. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Bun cha, restaurant (분짜)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in bun cha?

A typical restaurant serving of bun cha (one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth, about 450 g) is about 610 calories, usually 450–800. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is bun cha higher than pho?

Yes: about 610 a set, against about 440 for a medium bowl of pho, thanks to the fatty grilled pork.

Do the fried spring rolls on the side add much?

Yes. Two fried spring rolls are about 290 more.

What changes the calories in bun cha?

Fatty grilled pork patties and belly slices. Rice vermicelli portion.

How can I order bun cha lighter?

Load up on the fresh herbs and greens. Skip the extra fried spring rolls.

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.