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Calories · Korean

Calories in jajangmyeon

A typical restaurant serving of jajangmyeon (one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce, about 600 g) is about 920 calories, usually 650–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called jjajangmyeon, black bean noodles, Korean-Chinese black bean noodles.

~920
Jajangmyeon

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein32 g
  • Carbs175 g
  • Fat15 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce
Weight
~600 g
Per 100 g
~153

The dish

About jajangmyeon

Jajangmyeon is thick wheat noodles under a glossy sauce of fried black bean paste, pork and onion. The generous noodle portion supplies most of the calories, which is why a restaurant bowl often lands near 900.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 650 and another 1,100

  • A large pile of wheat noodles
  • Oil and pork fat in the black bean sauce
  • Bowl size (gopbaegi) and extra sauce

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share it with someone ordering jjamppong
  • Leave the sauce pooled at the bottom
  • Add the pickled radish rather than tangsuyuk on the side

Side by side

Next to other Korean dishes

Korean · typical restaurant servingAll about Korean food →

  • Kimchi jjigae~240one bowl of stew, rice not included · usually 180–400
  • Japchae~290one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef · usually 220–450
  • Kimbap~320one whole roll, usually cut into 8 to 10 slices · usually 250–480
  • Beef bulgogi~340one serving of marinated beef, rice and side dishes not included · usually 250–520
  • Tteokbokki~480one restaurant plate · usually 350–750
  • Dakgalbi~600one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes · usually 450–850
  • Bibimbap~640one bowl with rice, vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang · usually 480–850
  • Samgyeopsal (Korean BBQ pork belly)~700one portion of grilled pork belly, without rice, wraps or sides · usually 470–930
  • Jjamppong~860one large bowl of spicy seafood noodle soup · usually 600–1,000
  • Korean fried chicken~860half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust · usually 500–1,300
  • Jajangmyeon~920one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce · usually 650–1,100

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Method and sources

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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 — Jajangmyeon, restaurant, 600 mL serving (짜장면)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in jajangmyeon?

A typical restaurant serving of jajangmyeon (one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce, about 600 g) is about 920 calories, usually 650–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Why is jajangmyeon so high in calories?

A big pile of wheat noodles: the noodles supply most of the about 920 in a restaurant bowl, with oil and pork in the sauce adding the rest.

Is jjamppong lighter than jajangmyeon?

A little: about 860 for a large bowl of jjamppong, mostly noodles too.

What changes the calories in jajangmyeon?

A large pile of wheat noodles. Oil and pork fat in the black bean sauce.

How can I order jajangmyeon lighter?

Share it with someone ordering jjamppong. Leave the sauce pooled at the bottom.

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.