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Calories · Thai & Vietnamese

Calories in pad thai

A typical restaurant serving of pad thai (one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp, about 400 g) is about 600 calories, usually 450–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called phat thai, Thai fried noodles.

~600
Pad thai

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein24 g
  • Carbs66 g
  • Fat27 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~150

The dish

About pad thai

Pad thai is rice noodles wok-fried in oil with egg, a sweet-sour tamarind and palm sugar sauce, and crushed peanuts. The noodles, oil and sugar account for most of the calories; restaurant plates are often generous.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 450 and another 900

  • Rice noodles stir-fried in oil
  • Palm sugar and tamarind sauce
  • Crushed peanuts and egg

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for less oil and sauce
  • Go light on the peanuts
  • Squeeze lime and add extra bean sprouts

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
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • 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
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Pad thai~600one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp · usually 450–900
  • Bun cha~610one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth · usually 450–800
  • Thai green curry with rice~680one serving of chicken green curry with one cup of jasmine rice · usually 500–950

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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) — Pad Thai with chicken
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Pad thai, restaurant (팟타이)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in pad thai?

A typical restaurant serving of pad thai (one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp, about 400 g) is about 600 calories, usually 450–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is pad thai high in calories?

A restaurant plate is about 600, and generous plates reach 900. The noodles, oil and palm sugar make up most of it.

Do the peanuts add much?

Some fat. Asking for them on the side, with extra bean sprouts and lime, is an easy trim.

What changes the calories in pad thai?

Rice noodles stir-fried in oil. Palm sugar and tamarind sauce.

How can I order pad thai lighter?

Ask for less oil and sauce. Go light on the peanuts.

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.