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Calories in khao pad (Thai fried rice)
A typical restaurant serving of khao pad (Thai fried rice) (one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber, about 350 g) is about 500 calories, usually 400–750.
Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called khao pad, Thai fried rice, khao pad moo, khao pad gai, khao pad goong.
The usual range
Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.
Protein, carbs and fat
- Protein20 g
- Carbs56 g
- Fat22 g
One serving
- Serving
- one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber
- Weight
- ~350 g
- Per 100 g
- ~144
The dish
About khao pad (Thai fried rice)
Khao pad is Thailand’s everyday fried rice: day-old jasmine rice fried with egg, onion, tomato and pork, chicken or shrimp, seasoned lightly and served with lime wedges, cucumber and prik nam pla. It is lighter than most Chinese-style fried rice. Numbers from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables for fried rice with pork, vegetables and egg (144 per 100 g), for a 350 g plate, plus a pan-fried egg lab-analysed by Singapore’s Health Promotion Board; the plate weight is our estimate.
Ways it comes
One dish, a few numbers
What moves the number
Why one plate is 400 and another 750
- Oil in the wok
- A fried egg (kai dao) on top, about 90
- Plate size
- Crab or pork belly instead of chicken
Ordering lighter
If you want a lighter plate
- Skip the fried egg or have it boiled
- Squeeze lime and add cucumber instead of extra sauce
- Pick shrimp or chicken
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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.
- Thai Food Composition Database (INMU, Mahidol University) — Fried rice with pork, vegetable and egg (food ID 1554); Fried rice, not specified (food ID 1552), for comparison
- Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Fried egg, F01050005: 1 piece = 39 g (lab analysis, 2025)
Questions
Questions people ask.
How many calories are in khao pad (Thai fried rice)?
A typical restaurant serving of khao pad (Thai fried rice) (one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber, about 350 g) is about 500 calories, usually 400–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.
How many calories in Thai fried rice?
About 500 for a 350 g plate of khao pad with pork and egg.
How many calories in khao pad with a fried egg?
About 600: a fried egg adds about 90.
Is Thai fried rice lower in calories than nasi goreng?
Usually, yes: about 500 a plate against about 640 for nasi goreng, which usually has more oil and sweet soy.
What changes the calories in khao pad (Thai fried rice)?
Oil in the wok. A fried egg (kai dao) on top, about 90.
How can I order khao pad (Thai fried rice) lighter?
Skip the fried egg or have it boiled. Squeeze lime and add cucumber instead of extra sauce.
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.




