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Calories · Filipino

Calories in pork sisig

A typical restaurant serving of pork sisig (one sizzling plate for one, no egg, no rice, about 216 g) is about 600 calories, usually 420–850.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called sizzling sisig, sisig, sisig na baboy, Kapampangan sisig.

~600
Pork sisig

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein33 g
  • Carbs10 g
  • Fat47 g

One serving

Serving
one sizzling plate for one, no egg, no rice
Weight
~216 g
Per 100 g
~278

The dish

About pork sisig

Sisig is chopped pork ears, face and belly, grilled then fried with onion, chili and chicken liver and served hissing on a hot plate. The pork skin and fat carry most of it; mayonnaise, butter and an egg on top add more. Built from its parts: grilled pork ears and belly, chicken liver, onion, chili and calamansi, finished on a hot plate with margarine and a little mayonnaise — from FNRI and USDA values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Pork sisig · rough numbers

  • With an egg on top~670
  • With rice (1 cup)~800
  • With an egg and rice~870

What moves the number

Why one plate is 420 and another 850

  • Fatty pork ears, face and belly
  • Butter or margarine on the hot plate
  • Mayonnaise stirred in (common in Manila restaurants)
  • A raw egg cracked on top

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for it without mayonnaise
  • Share the plate and add a vegetable side
  • Squeeze calamansi instead of extra sauce

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
  • Bibingka~290one rice cake with cheese and coconut · usually 230–450
  • Garlic rice (sinangag)~300one level restaurant cup · usually 220–380
  • Halo-halo~330one restaurant glass · usually 250–550
  • Lumpia shanghai~340six pieces · usually 230–500
  • Jollibee Yumburger~360one Yumburger, Jollibee USA standard size · usually 330–410
  • Siopao~380one regular steamed pork bun · usually 250–520

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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. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Pork ear, bbq (F164); Pork belly, broiled / liempo inihaw (F148)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried, FDC 174491
  3. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Onion, Bombay bulb (D141); Chili, labuyo (D164)
  4. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Calamansi (E023)
  5. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Margarine (K004); Mayonnaise (K007)
  6. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Soy sauce / toyo (N023)
  7. Gram weights: Panlasang Pinoy — Sisig (serves 6), scaled to one plate
  8. Gram weights cross-checked: SBS Food — Sizzling pig’s ears (sisig), serves 6

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in pork sisig?

A typical restaurant serving of pork sisig (one sizzling plate for one, no egg, no rice, about 216 g) is about 600 calories, usually 420–850. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is sisig high in calories?

A sizzling plate for one is about 600 before egg or rice, with about 47 g of fat from the pork ears, face and belly.

Does mayonnaise in sisig add a lot?

It adds on top of the pork's own fat. Mayo is common in Manila restaurants, and asking for sisig without it is the easiest trim.

How many calories is sisig with rice and egg?

About 800 with a level cup of rice, and about 870 with an egg on top as well.

What changes the calories in pork sisig?

Fatty pork ears, face and belly. Butter or margarine on the hot plate.

How can I order pork sisig lighter?

Ask for it without mayonnaise. Share the plate and add a vegetable side.

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.