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Calories · Japanese

Calories in salmon nigiri

A typical restaurant serving of salmon nigiri (two pieces, one plate, about 70 g) is about 110 calories, usually 70–150.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called salmon sushi, sake nigiri.

~110
Salmon nigiri

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein7 g
  • Carbs12 g
  • Fat4 g

One serving

Serving
two pieces, one plate
Weight
~70 g
Per 100 g
~155

The dish

About salmon nigiri

A piece of salmon nigiri is a small block of seasoned rice under a slice of raw salmon, so the rice gives most of the carbs and the salmon most of the fat. Fattier belly cuts and mayo toppings push each piece higher.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Salmon nigiri · rough numbers

  • One piece~55
  • Two pieces (one plate)~110

What moves the number

Why one plate is 70 and another 150

  • Seasoned sushi rice (it carries sugar as well as vinegar)
  • Fattier cuts such as salmon belly
  • Mayo or seared-and-sauced styles

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick plain salmon over mayo-topped or aburi versions
  • Pair a few pieces with sashimi or miso soup

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
  • 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
  • Tonkatsu~420one fried pork cutlet, without the rice, soup and cabbage · usually 330–600
  • Oyakodon~590one bowl of rice topped with chicken, egg and onion · usually 480–780
  • Gyudon~630one regular-size nami bowl · usually 470–1,010
  • Shoyu ramen~710one restaurant bowl with broth, noodles, chashu and egg · usually 520–1,000

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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) — Sushi, topped with salmon (1 piece = 35 g)
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Salmon sushi, restaurant (초밥_연어)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in salmon nigiri?

A typical restaurant serving of salmon nigiri (two pieces, one plate, about 70 g) is about 110 calories, usually 70–150. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one piece of salmon nigiri?

About 55 a piece, so a plate of two is about 110.

Is nigiri lighter than a sushi roll?

Piece for piece, no: a California roll is about 40 a piece, but it comes in eights, about 300 for the roll.

What changes the calories in salmon nigiri?

Seasoned sushi rice (it carries sugar as well as vinegar). Fattier cuts such as salmon belly.

How can I order salmon nigiri lighter?

Pick plain salmon over mayo-topped or aburi versions. Pair a few pieces with sashimi or miso soup.

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.