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Calories · Korean

Calories in japchae

A typical restaurant serving of japchae (one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef, about 200 g) is about 290 calories, usually 220–450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Korean glass noodles, stir-fried sweet potato noodles, chapchae.

~290
Japchae

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein9 g
  • Carbs49 g
  • Fat7 g

One serving

Serving
one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef
Weight
~200 g
Per 100 g
~146

The dish

About japchae

Japchae is chewy sweet-potato glass noodles stir-fried with vegetables, a little beef, sesame oil and soy. Most of its calories are the noodles; served over rice as japchae-bap, it roughly doubles.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 220 and another 450

  • Sweet potato starch noodles carry most of the energy
  • Sesame oil and sugar in the seasoning
  • Japchae served over rice (japchae-bap)

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Have it as a side dish rather than a main
  • Load up on the vegetables in it
  • Skip the rice underneath

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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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. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Japchae, 200 g serving (잡채)
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Japchae over rice, restaurant (잡채밥)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in japchae?

A typical restaurant serving of japchae (one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef, about 200 g) is about 290 calories, usually 220–450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is japchae light?

As a side, yes: about 290 a plate, mostly the sweet-potato noodles. Sesame oil and sugar add the rest.

How many calories is japchae over rice?

Served over rice as japchae-bap, it roughly doubles, to about 580.

What changes the calories in japchae?

Sweet potato starch noodles carry most of the energy. Sesame oil and sugar in the seasoning.

How can I order japchae lighter?

Have it as a side dish rather than a main. Load up on the vegetables in it.

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.