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Calories · Thai & Vietnamese

Calories in moo ping

A typical restaurant serving of moo ping (three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g), about 220 g) is about 560 calories, usually 400–750.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called mu ping, Thai grilled pork skewers, moo ping with sticky rice, grilled pork skewer.

~560
Moo ping

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein29 g
  • Carbs71 g
  • Fat18 g

One serving

Serving
three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g)
Weight
~220 g
Per 100 g
~254

The dish

About moo ping

Moo ping is Bangkok’s breakfast skewer: pork shoulder marinated in garlic, coriander root, palm sugar and coconut milk, grilled slowly over charcoal and eaten with a little bag of sticky rice. Mahidol’s tables have no separate moo ping, so we use the closest match, Thai pork satay (marinated, skewered, grilled pork, 272 per 100 g), with steamed sticky rice (232 per 100 g). The skewer and rice weights are our estimates.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Moo ping · rough numbers

  • One skewer~110
  • Three skewers, no rice~330

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 750

  • Sticky rice: about 230 a bag
  • Fatty pork shoulder with the fat left on
  • Palm sugar and coconut milk in the marinade
  • How many skewers you buy

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Have two skewers instead of three
  • Take half a bag of sticky rice
  • Add som tam or cucumber on the side

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

Thai & Vietnamese · typical restaurant servingAll about Thai & Vietnamese food →

  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Som tam~210one plate of som tam Thai: pounded green papaya with dried shrimp, peanuts, tomato and palm sugar dressing · usually 60–350
  • Larb~240one plate of larb (about 200 g): minced meat tossed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, herbs and toasted rice powder · usually 180–400
  • Thai milk tea~280one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer · usually 150–400
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • Tom kha gai~370one bowl of tom kha gai: chicken, galangal, lemongrass and mushrooms in coconut milk broth · usually 250–550
  • Pho~440one medium bowl with broth · usually 330–650
  • Mango sticky rice~490one plate of sticky rice, sweet coconut sauce and half a mango · usually 380–650
  • Khao pad (Thai fried rice)~500one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber · usually 400–750
  • Boat noodles~530one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth · usually 380–940
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Moo ping~560three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g) · usually 400–750

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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. Thai Food Composition Database (INMU, Mahidol University) — Pork, satay (food ID 1519); Pork, shoulder, grilled (food ID 950), for comparison; Rice, glutinous, polished, steamed (food ID 149)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in moo ping?

A typical restaurant serving of moo ping (three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g), about 220 g) is about 560 calories, usually 400–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in one moo ping skewer?

About 110 for a skewer of around 40 g of pork.

How many calories in moo ping with sticky rice?

About 560 for three skewers and a 100 g bag of sticky rice.

Is moo ping healthy?

It is grilled, not fried, and high in protein; the sugar in the marinade and the sticky rice are what add up.

What changes the calories in moo ping?

Sticky rice: about 230 a bag. Fatty pork shoulder with the fat left on.

How can I order moo ping lighter?

Have two skewers instead of three. Take half a bag of sticky rice.

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.