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Calories · Malaysian & Singaporean

Calories in laksa

A typical restaurant serving of laksa (one hawker bowl with noodles and coconut curry broth, about 540 g) is about 590 calories, usually 450–800.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called curry laksa, laksa lemak.

~590
Laksa

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein17 g
  • Carbs58 g
  • Fat32 g

One serving

Serving
one hawker bowl with noodles and coconut curry broth
Weight
~540 g
Per 100 g
~109

The dish

About laksa

Laksa lemak's calories come mainly from its coconut-milk curry broth, which is rich in fat, plus thick rice noodles. Drinking all the soup makes the biggest difference.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 800

  • Coconut milk in the curry broth
  • Thick rice noodles
  • Fried tofu puffs and cockles

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Leave some of the broth
  • Ask for less coconut gravy

Side by side

Next to other Malaysian & Singaporean dishes

Malaysian & Singaporean · typical restaurant servingAll about Malaysian & Singaporean food →

  • Chicken satay~290ten sticks of grilled chicken, peanut sauce, rice cakes and cucumber not included · usually 200–550
  • Roti canai~420two plain pieces, curry not included · usually 330–600
  • Nasi lemak~490one basic plate with coconut rice, egg, anchovies, peanuts and sambal · usually 400–900
  • Mee goreng~500one hawker plate · usually 400–750
  • Hokkien mee~520one hawker plate of fried prawn noodles · usually 450–750
  • Laksa~590one hawker bowl with noodles and coconut curry broth · usually 450–800
  • Hainanese chicken rice~600one hawker plate with chicken, rice and chili sauce · usually 500–800
  • Char kway teow~740one hawker plate · usually 550–950

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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.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. HealthXchange (SingHealth) — Laksa lemak, 540 g serving

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in laksa?

A typical restaurant serving of laksa (one hawker bowl with noodles and coconut curry broth, about 540 g) is about 590 calories, usually 450–800. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Does leaving the laksa broth help?

Yes. The coconut-milk broth carries most of the fat, so drinking all of it makes the biggest difference.

Is laksa higher than pho?

Usually: laksa is about 590, against about 440 for pho, because its broth is coconut curry rather than clear beef stock.

What changes the calories in laksa?

Coconut milk in the curry broth. Thick rice noodles.

How can I order laksa lighter?

Leave some of the broth. Ask for less coconut gravy.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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