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Calories · Japanese

Calories in miso soup

A typical restaurant serving of miso soup (one bowl with tofu and seaweed, about 200 g) is about 50 calories, usually 30–90.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called misoshiru, miso soup with tofu.

~50
Miso soup

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein4 g
  • Carbs5 g
  • Fat2 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl with tofu and seaweed
Weight
~200 g
Per 100 g
~24

The dish

About miso soup

Miso soup is a light dashi broth with fermented soybean paste, a few cubes of tofu and seaweed. It is one of the lowest-calorie things on a Japanese menu; extra tofu or fried tofu adds a little more.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 30 and another 90

  • Amount of miso paste in the broth
  • Tofu, fried tofu or pork additions
  • Bowl size

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Already one of the lightest things on the menu
  • Choose it over a fried starter
  • Watch the salt if that matters to you

Side by side

Next to other Japanese dishes

Japanese · typical restaurant servingAll about Japanese food →

  • Miso soup~50one bowl with tofu and seaweed · usually 30–90
  • Salmon nigiri~110two pieces, one plate · usually 70–150
  • Salmon sashimi~220about 100 g of sliced raw salmon, roughly six to eight slices · usually 150–340
  • Shrimp tempura~240five pieces of shrimp tempura, dipping sauce and rice not included · usually 180–400
  • California roll~300one roll cut into 8 pieces · usually 230–420
  • Udon noodle soup~300one bowl of plain kake udon in dashi broth, no tempura or extra toppings · usually 250–650
  • Chicken karaage~310five pieces of fried chicken karaage · usually 230–500
  • Gyoza~310six pan-fried pork gyoza, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–480
  • Tonkatsu~420one fried pork cutlet, without the rice, soup and cabbage · usually 330–600
  • Oyakodon~590one bowl of rice topped with chicken, egg and onion · usually 480–780
  • Gyudon~630one regular-size nami bowl · usually 470–1,010
  • Shoyu ramen~710one restaurant bowl with broth, noodles, chashu and egg · usually 520–1,000

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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. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Soup, miso or tofu, FDC 2707455

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in miso soup?

A typical restaurant serving of miso soup (one bowl with tofu and seaweed, about 200 g) is about 50 calories, usually 30–90. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a bowl of miso soup?

About 50 for a restaurant bowl with tofu and seaweed, one of the lightest things on a Japanese menu.

Does fried tofu change miso soup much?

A little: extra tofu, fried tofu or pork add some, but a bowl stays under 100.

What changes the calories in miso soup?

Amount of miso paste in the broth. Tofu, fried tofu or pork additions.

How can I order miso soup lighter?

Already one of the lightest things on the menu. Choose it over a fried starter.

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.