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Calories · American & British

Calories in gumbo

A typical restaurant serving of gumbo (one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice, about 366 g) is about 330 calories, usually 220–430.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chicken and sausage gumbo, seafood gumbo, shrimp gumbo.

~330
Gumbo

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein30 g
  • Carbs24 g
  • Fat13 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice
Weight
~366 g
Per 100 g
~89

The dish

About gumbo

Gumbo is a roux-thickened stew with sausage, chicken or seafood, ladled over rice. USDA puts gumbo with rice at about 89 per 100 g, so a 1½-cup bowl is about 330 and a cup about 220. Shrimp gumbo is lighter, about 220 a bowl.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Gumbo · rough numbers

  • A cup~220
  • Shrimp gumbo, a bowl~220
  • A bowl with rice~330
  • A big 2-cup bowl~430

What moves the number

Why one plate is 220 and another 430

  • Andouille sausage and chicken versus seafood
  • The roux: flour cooked in fat
  • How much rice is under it
  • Bread or potato salad on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order a cup
  • Pick shrimp or seafood gumbo
  • Ask for less rice

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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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. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Gumbo with rice (1 cup 244 g), FDC 2706726
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Gumbo, no rice, FDC 2706879
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Shrimp gumbo, FDC 2707142

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in gumbo?

A typical restaurant serving of gumbo (one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice, about 366 g) is about 330 calories, usually 220–430. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a bowl of gumbo?

About 330 for a 1½-cup bowl with rice, and about 220 for a cup.

Is gumbo high in calories?

Not for a stew: about 89 per 100 g with rice, with about 30 g of protein in a bowl.

Does the rice add much?

Per 100 g, gumbo without rice (83) and with rice (89) are close; the rice mostly adds volume, so a bigger bowl adds more.

What changes the calories in gumbo?

Andouille sausage and chicken versus seafood. The roux: flour cooked in fat.

How can I order gumbo lighter?

Order a cup. Pick shrimp or seafood gumbo.

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.