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Calories · Filipino

Calories in garlic rice

A typical restaurant serving of garlic rice (one level restaurant cup, about 160 g) is about 300 calories, usually 220–380.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called sinangag, garlic fried rice, one cup garlic rice.

~300
Garlic rice (sinangag)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein4 g
  • Carbs56 g
  • Fat6 g

One serving

Serving
one level restaurant cup
Weight
~160 g
Per 100 g
~188

The dish

About garlic rice

Sinangag is day-old rice fried with plenty of garlic in oil, the base of every silog. The oil adds roughly a third more than plain rice, so a cup of garlic rice sits near 300. Worked out from FNRI's own value for fried rice (sinangag) at one level cup, about 160 g, the USDA cup weight for cooked rice.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Garlic rice (sinangag) · rough numbers

  • Half cup~150
  • Heaped cup (about 200 g)~370

What moves the number

Why one plate is 220 and another 380

  • Oil used to fry the rice
  • Cup size — a heaped or molded cup holds more
  • Toasted garlic in oil spooned on top

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for plain rice
  • Order half a cup
  • Share an extra cup instead of ordering another

Side by side

Next to other Filipino dishes

Filipino · typical restaurant servingAll about Filipino food →

  • Cup of rice~210one level restaurant cup of steamed white rice · usually 150–300
  • Leche flan~230one restaurant slice · usually 180–400
  • Turon~230one large piece · usually 150–350
  • Ensaymada~240one bakery ensaymada · usually 200–450
  • Arroz caldo~250one bowl of chicken rice porridge · usually 200–450
  • Jollibee Peach Mango Pie~270one fried pie, US serving · usually 250–310
  • Bibingka~290one rice cake with cheese and coconut · usually 230–450
  • Garlic rice (sinangag)~300one level restaurant cup · usually 220–380
  • Halo-halo~330one restaurant glass · usually 250–550
  • Lumpia shanghai~340six pieces · usually 230–500
  • Jollibee Yumburger~360one Yumburger, Jollibee USA standard size · usually 330–410
  • Siopao~380one regular steamed pork bun · usually 250–520

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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. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Rice, well-milled, fried / sinangag (A021)
  2. Cup weight: USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Rice, white, cooked, no added fat, 1 cup = 158 g, FDC 2708408

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in garlic rice?

A typical restaurant serving of garlic rice (one level restaurant cup, about 160 g) is about 300 calories, usually 220–380. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is garlic rice higher than plain rice?

Yes: about 300 a cup, against about 210 for a level cup of plain rice. The frying oil adds roughly a third.

How many calories are in half a cup of garlic rice?

About 150.

What changes the calories in garlic rice?

Oil used to fry the rice. Cup size — a heaped or molded cup holds more.

How can I order garlic rice lighter?

Ask for plain rice. Order half a cup.

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.