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Calories · Indonesian

Calories in kwetiau goreng

A typical restaurant serving of kwetiau goreng (one plate of kwetiau goreng with chicken, egg and greens in sweet soy sauce, about 314 g) is about 430 calories, usually 350–800.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called kwetiau goreng ayam, Indonesian fried flat noodles, kwetiaw goreng.

~430
Kwetiau goreng

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein18 g
  • Carbs51 g
  • Fat18 g

One serving

Serving
one plate of kwetiau goreng with chicken, egg and greens in sweet soy sauce
Weight
~314 g
Per 100 g
~137

The dish

About kwetiau goreng

Kwetiau goreng is flat rice noodles fried with garlic, egg, chicken or beef, greens and sweet soy sauce, Indonesia’s take on char kway teow. The fresh noodles are mostly water and starch, so the total swings with how much oil and kecap goes in. Built from its parts: one of two plates from a resepkoki.id mie tiaw goreng ayam (250 g fresh kwetiau, one egg, 100 g minced chicken, sweet and salty soy, a tablespoon of sesame oil, sawi), from TKPI, FNRI and MyFCD values; stalls often add more oil, hence the high end.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Kwetiau goreng · rough numbers

  • With an extra tablespoon of oil~550
  • With a fried egg on top~520

What moves the number

Why one plate is 350 and another 800

  • Oil in the wok, which street stalls use generously
  • Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis)
  • Toppings: egg, chicken, beef, seafood or meatballs
  • Plate size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for less oil (minyak sedikit)
  • Go easy on the kecap manis
  • Add extra sawi and bean sprouts

Side by side

Next to other Indonesian dishes

Indonesian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indonesian food →

  • Pisang goreng (one piece)~130one battered fried banana · usually 100–250
  • Es teh manis (sweet iced tea)~150one glass of iced tea with three tablespoons of sugar, weighed before ice · usually 50–300
  • Es kopi susu gula aren~170one glass of iced coffee with fresh milk and palm sugar syrup, weighed before ice · usually 120–350
  • Ayam goreng (one piece)~250one piece of spiced fried chicken with skin, edible weight, no rice · usually 180–400
  • Klepon~270five small klepon: glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut · usually 130–400
  • Capcay~290one restaurant plate of stir-fried vegetables with chicken, meatballs and gravy, no rice · usually 200–500
  • Es campur~310one bowl of es campur: shaved ice with grass jelly, bread, avocado, nata de coco, palm fruit, pineapple and watermelon, syrup and condensed milk · usually 150–450
  • Martabak telur~340a third of one martabak, about three slices, with pickled cucumber · usually 300–650
  • Bubur ayam~390one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy · usually 250–600
  • Soto ayam~390one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice · usually 250–600
  • Indomie Mi Goreng (one pack)~400one pack, cooked with all its seasoning sachets, no egg · usually 400–520
  • Mie ayam~410one bowl of chicken noodles with sweet soy chicken topping, greens and broth on the side · usually 300–650

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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) — Noodles, rice, boiled (A138), the closest entry to fresh kwetiau
  2. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Chicken thigh and leg (F108)
  3. Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia (TKPI 2017, Kemenkes RI; panganku.org data via a public mirror) — Telur ayam ras, segar (HR002); Bawang putih (NR008); Kecap (NP005); Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012); Sawi, segar (DR141)
  4. Malaysian Food Composition Database (MyFCD 1997, IMR) — Soya sauce, thick (kicap pekat), 103028
  5. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Fried egg, F01050005: 1 piece = 39 g (lab analysis, 2025)
  6. Gram weights: resepkoki.id — Mie tiaw goreng ayam (2 servings)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in kwetiau goreng?

A typical restaurant serving of kwetiau goreng (one plate of kwetiau goreng with chicken, egg and greens in sweet soy sauce, about 314 g) is about 430 calories, usually 350–800. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is kwetiau goreng lower than char kway teow?

Usually: about 430 a plate here, against about 740 for a hawker plate of char kway teow, which is fried in lard with Chinese sausage.

How many calories does extra oil add to kwetiau goreng?

About 120 for each extra tablespoon of oil in the wok.

What changes the calories in kwetiau goreng?

Oil in the wok, which street stalls use generously. Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis).

How can I order kwetiau goreng lighter?

Ask for less oil (minyak sedikit). Go easy on the kecap manis.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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