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Calories in nasi goreng

A typical restaurant serving of nasi goreng (one restaurant plate of fried rice, the fried egg on top not included, about 330 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–950.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Indonesian fried rice, nasi goreng kampung, nasi goreng ayam.

~640
Nasi goreng

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein16 g
  • Carbs87 g
  • Fat25 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant plate of fried rice, the fried egg on top not included
Weight
~330 g
Per 100 g
~193

The dish

About nasi goreng

Nasi goreng is rice stir-fried with sweet soy, shallots, garlic and chili. Most of the energy comes from the rice itself, with the frying oil adding a good share; a fried egg on top adds roughly another 100.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 950

  • Oil and margarine in the wok
  • Plate size, since warung plates are generous
  • A fried egg, chicken or seafood on top
  • Kerupuk and fried shallots on the side
  • Rice values differ between food tables (Indonesia’s TKPI lists cooked white rice at about 180 per 100 g) and portions vary, so the rice share here is rough

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for less oil (minyak sedikit)
  • Pick a boiled egg over a fried one
  • Share the kerupuk

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
  • Capcay~290one restaurant plate of stir-fried vegetables with chicken, meatballs and gravy, no rice · usually 200–500
  • 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
  • Sate kambing (10 sticks)~430ten grilled goat sticks with sweet soy, shallot, tomato, chili and cabbage, no rice · usually 300–650
  • Pempek kapal selam~470one large fried egg-filled fish cake with cuko, noodles and cucumber · usually 300–700

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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. Malaysian Food Composition Database (MyFCD 1997, IMR) — Rice, fried (nasi goreng), 221021 — 1 plate = 330 g
  2. HealthXchange (SingHealth) — Nasi goreng, 377 g serving

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in nasi goreng?

A typical restaurant serving of nasi goreng (one restaurant plate of fried rice, the fried egg on top not included, about 330 g) is about 640 calories, usually 450–950. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in nasi goreng with a fried egg?

About 740: a restaurant plate is about 640, and a fried egg on top adds roughly 100.

Is nasi goreng higher than plain rice?

Yes, because of the oil and sweet soy: about 190 per 100 g, against about 180 for plain cooked rice in Indonesia’s TKPI food table.

Is nasi goreng higher than mie goreng?

Usually a little: about 640 a plate, against about 500 for mie goreng.

What changes the calories in nasi goreng?

Oil and margarine in the wok. Plate size, since warung plates are generous.

How can I order nasi goreng lighter?

Ask for less oil (minyak sedikit). Pick a boiled egg over a fried one.

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.