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Calories · Japanese

Calories in okonomiyaki

A typical restaurant serving of okonomiyaki (one pork-and-egg okonomiyaki (butatama) with sauce and a squiggle of mayo, about 315 g) is about 510 calories, usually 400–600.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Japanese savory pancake, butatama, Osaka-style okonomiyaki.

~510
Okonomiyaki

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein16 g
  • Carbs46 g
  • Fat31 g

One serving

Serving
one pork-and-egg okonomiyaki (butatama) with sauce and a squiggle of mayo
Weight
~315 g
Per 100 g
~162

The dish

About okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is a griddled pancake of cabbage, batter and egg, usually with pork belly, brushed with sweet sauce and mayonnaise. Japan’s food composition tables put it at 136 per 100 g, so a 300 g pancake is about 410 before mayo and about 510 with it.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Okonomiyaki · rough numbers

  • Without mayo~410
  • With sauce and mayo~510
  • Frozen pork modan-yaki with noodles, 251 g~410
  • With two tablespoons of mayo~600

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 600

  • Mayonnaise on top (a tablespoon adds about 95)
  • Pork belly slices on the griddle side
  • Noodles layered in modan-yaki and Hiroshima style
  • Cheese or mochi add-ins

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for mayo on the side
  • Choose seafood over pork belly
  • Share a Hiroshima-style one with noodles

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
  • Onigiri (rice ball)~170one convenience-store salmon onigiri wrapped in nori · usually 160–260
  • 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
  • Takoyaki~420one boat of 8 large takoyaki with sauce, mayo, aonori and bonito flakes · usually 250–650
  • Tonkatsu~420one fried pork cutlet, without the rice, soup and cabbage · usually 330–600
  • Okonomiyaki~510one pork-and-egg okonomiyaki (butatama) with sauce and a squiggle of mayo · usually 400–600

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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. Japan MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition (8th ed., 2023 supplement) — Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き), prepared, per 100 g
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Mayonnaise, regular (1 tablespoon, 13.8 g), FDC 2710204
  3. Green Beans by AEON product page — TableMark pork modan-yaki with noodles, 251 g, label values

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in okonomiyaki?

A typical restaurant serving of okonomiyaki (one pork-and-egg okonomiyaki (butatama) with sauce and a squiggle of mayo, about 315 g) is about 510 calories, usually 400–600. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one okonomiyaki?

About 510 for a 300 g pork-and-egg pancake with sauce and mayo; about 410 without the mayo.

How many calories are in 100 g of okonomiyaki?

About 136 per 100 g in Japan’s food composition tables, before extra mayonnaise.

Is okonomiyaki healthy?

It is mostly cabbage, egg and batter, with about 16 g of protein. Pork belly, mayo and noodles are what make a heavier version.

What changes the calories in okonomiyaki?

Mayonnaise on top (a tablespoon adds about 95). Pork belly slices on the griddle side.

How can I order okonomiyaki lighter?

Ask for mayo on the side. Choose seafood over pork belly.

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.