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Calories · Malaysian & Singaporean

Calories in mee siam

A typical restaurant serving of mee siam (one plate of mee siam: rice vermicelli in spicy, tangy tamarind gravy with egg, tofu and lime, about 726 g) is about 800 calories, usually 570–950.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called mee siam gravy, fried mee siam, mee siam kuah.

~800
Mee siam

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein23 g
  • Carbs93 g
  • Fat30 g

One serving

Serving
one plate of mee siam: rice vermicelli in spicy, tangy tamarind gravy with egg, tofu and lime
Weight
~726 g
Per 100 g
~110

The dish

About mee siam

Mee siam is thin rice vermicelli in a spicy, sweet and sour gravy of tamarind, chilli and dried shrimp, topped with hard-boiled egg, fried beancurd, chives and a squeeze of lime. A hawker plate is big, and the gravy alone is about a third of it. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board lab analyses: a 731 g plate (726 g edible), the dry fried version at 343 g, and the gravy on its own.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Mee siam · rough numbers

  • Fried (dry) mee siam~570
  • Leave half the gravy~660

What moves the number

Why one plate is 570 and another 950

  • The gravy: about 270 of the plate is the tamarind and rempah gravy
  • Fried tau pok (beancurd puffs)
  • Sugar in the sweet-sour gravy
  • A big plate of bee hoon

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Leave some of the gravy in the bowl
  • Order fried (dry) mee siam: about 570
  • Ask for less bee hoon and an extra egg

Side by side

Next to other Malaysian & Singaporean dishes

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  • Popiah~210one fresh popiah roll filled with braised turnip, egg, Chinese sausage and sweet sauce · usually 170–300
  • Ice kachang~270one bowl of ice kachang: shaved ice over red beans, sweet corn, jelly and attap seeds, with syrups and gula melaka · usually 200–450
  • Chicken satay~290ten sticks of grilled chicken, peanut sauce, rice cakes and cucumber not included · usually 200–550
  • Chili crab~330a quarter of a Singapore chilli crab with its egg-and-chilli gravy, no buns · usually 250–750
  • Cendol~340one bowl of chendol: green rice-flour jelly, red beans and shaved ice in coconut milk and gula melaka · usually 250–500
  • Kaya toast~380one order of kaya butter toast: thin toasted bread sandwiched with kaya and a slab of cold butter · usually 300–710
  • Roti canai~420two plain pieces, curry not included · usually 330–600
  • Prawn mee~470one hawker bowl of prawn noodle soup with whole prawns, lean pork, fishcake and kangkong · usually 380–650
  • Bak kut teh~480one bowl of Singapore-style peppery pork rib soup with a bowl of rice · usually 220–1,000
  • Nasi lemak~490one basic plate with coconut rice, egg, anchovies, peanuts and sambal · usually 400–900

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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. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Mee siam, F05060085: 1 plate = 731 g, 99% edible (lab analysis, 2025)
  2. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Fried mee siam, F05060060: 1 plate = 343 g (lab analysis, 2025)
  3. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Mee siam gravy, F10040012: 1 bowl = 359 g (lab analysis, 2025)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in mee siam?

A typical restaurant serving of mee siam (one plate of mee siam: rice vermicelli in spicy, tangy tamarind gravy with egg, tofu and lime, about 726 g) is about 800 calories, usually 570–950. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in a plate of mee siam?

About 800 for a hawker plate with gravy, egg and tofu.

How many calories is the mee siam gravy?

About 270 for the gravy that comes with a plate, so leaving some behind makes a real difference.

Is fried mee siam lower in calories?

Yes, about 570 a plate, because it is smaller and has no pool of gravy.

What changes the calories in mee siam?

The gravy: about 270 of the plate is the tamarind and rempah gravy. Fried tau pok (beancurd puffs).

How can I order mee siam lighter?

Leave some of the gravy in the bowl. Order fried (dry) mee siam: about 570.

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.