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Calories in Filipino pork barbecue

A typical restaurant serving of Filipino pork barbecue (two sticks of Filipino pork barbecue, grilled and basted with banana ketchup glaze, about 66 g) is about 270 calories, usually 180–450.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Filipino pork BBQ, pork BBQ sticks, barbecue on a stick, inihaw na baboy sa stick.

~270
Pork barbecue

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein14 g
  • Carbs9 g
  • Fat20 g

One serving

Serving
two sticks of Filipino pork barbecue, grilled and basted with banana ketchup glaze
Weight
~66 g
Per 100 g
~408

The dish

About Filipino pork barbecue

Filipino pork barbecue is thin pork shoulder marinated in soy, calamansi, sugar and banana ketchup, threaded on bamboo sticks and grilled over charcoal. The sweet glaze adds some carbs, but most of each stick is pork fat and protein. Two sticks come from FNRI’s lab value for Filipino pork barbecue, at about 33 g of grilled meat per stick: a Panlasang Pinoy Meat version makes 20 sticks from a kilo of shoulder, and the grilled weight follows from the protein in raw and grilled pork (FNRI).

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Pork barbecue · rough numbers

  • One stick~130
  • Two sticks with a cup of rice~480
  • Three sticks~400

What moves the number

Why one plate is 180 and another 450

  • Fatty pork shoulder or belly on the stick
  • Sugar and banana ketchup in the marinade and baste
  • How many sticks
  • Rice and atchara on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick lean pieces or chicken barbecue
  • Skip the extra basting sauce
  • Stop at two sticks with one cup of rice

Side by side

Next to other Filipino dishes

Filipino · typical restaurant servingAll about Filipino food →

  • Cup of rice~210one level restaurant cup of steamed white rice · usually 150–300
  • Leche flan~230one restaurant slice · usually 180–400
  • Turon~230one large piece · usually 150–350
  • Ensaymada~240one bakery ensaymada · usually 200–450
  • Arroz caldo~250one bowl of chicken rice porridge · usually 200–450
  • Jollibee Peach Mango Pie~270one fried pie, US serving · usually 250–310
  • Pork barbecue~270two sticks of Filipino pork barbecue, grilled and basted with banana ketchup glaze · usually 180–450
  • Bibingka~290one rice cake with cheese and coconut · usually 230–450
  • Garlic rice (sinangag)~300one level restaurant cup · usually 220–380
  • Ube cheesecake~300one slice of ube Basque-style cheesecake · usually 210–560
  • Halo-halo~330one restaurant glass · usually 250–550
  • Lumpia shanghai~340six pieces · usually 230–500

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

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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. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Pork, bbq / barbekyung baboy (F267); Pork Boston butt (F153)
  2. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Rice, well-milled, boiled (A020)
  3. Gram weights: Panlasang Pinoy — Filipino pork barbecue (1 kg pork, 20 sticks)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in Filipino pork barbecue?

A typical restaurant serving of Filipino pork barbecue (two sticks of Filipino pork barbecue, grilled and basted with banana ketchup glaze, about 66 g) is about 270 calories, usually 180–450. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one stick of pork barbecue?

About 130 for a stick of around 33 g of grilled pork. Big restaurant sticks can be double that.

How many calories is pork barbecue with rice?

About 480 for two sticks with a cup of rice.

How many calories are in 100 g of pork barbecue?

About 410, from FNRI’s value for Filipino pork barbecue.

What changes the calories in Filipino pork barbecue?

Fatty pork shoulder or belly on the stick. Sugar and banana ketchup in the marinade and baste.

How can I order Filipino pork barbecue lighter?

Pick lean pieces or chicken barbecue. Skip the extra basting sauce.

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.