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Calories · Indonesian

Calories in soto ayam

A typical restaurant serving of soto ayam (one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice, about 459 g) is about 390 calories, usually 250–600.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Indonesian chicken soup, soto Lamongan, soto ayam kuning.

~390
Soto ayam

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein22 g
  • Carbs26 g
  • Fat21 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice
Weight
~459 g
Per 100 g
~84

The dish

About soto ayam

Soto ayam is a turmeric chicken broth with shredded chicken, glass noodles, egg and cabbage, finished with koya and fried garlic. The bowl alone is fairly light; rice or lontong usually doubles it. Built from its parts per bowl of a six-serving Lamongan version: stewed chicken, broth, glass noodles, half an egg, cabbage, tomato, prawn crackers, koya and the spice paste with its oil — from USDA and TKPI values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Soto ayam · rough numbers

  • With a plate of rice~670
  • Without koya and crackers~330

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 600

  • Rice or lontong on the side
  • Koya (crushed prawn crackers) and fried garlic
  • Chicken skin and the oil in the spice paste
  • Coconut milk in some versions (soto santan)

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for half rice, or none
  • Go easy on the koya
  • Pick clear soto (soto bening) over coconut versions

Side by side

Next to other Indonesian dishes

Indonesian · typical restaurant servingAll about Indonesian food →

  • Pisang goreng (one piece)~130one battered fried banana · usually 100–250
  • Es teh manis (sweet iced tea)~150one glass of iced tea with three tablespoons of sugar, weighed before ice · usually 50–300
  • Es kopi susu gula aren~170one glass of iced coffee with fresh milk and palm sugar syrup, weighed before ice · usually 120–350
  • Ayam goreng (one piece)~250one piece of spiced fried chicken with skin, edible weight, no rice · usually 180–400
  • Capcay~290one restaurant plate of stir-fried vegetables with chicken, meatballs and gravy, no rice · usually 200–500
  • Martabak telur~340a third of one martabak, about three slices, with pickled cucumber · usually 300–650
  • Bubur ayam~390one bowl of rice porridge with shredded chicken, yellow broth, cakwe, fried soybeans, crackers and sweet soy · usually 250–600
  • Soto ayam~390one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice · usually 250–600
  • Indomie Mi Goreng (one pack)~400one pack, cooked with all its seasoning sachets, no egg · usually 400–520
  • Mie ayam~410one bowl of chicken noodles with sweet soy chicken topping, greens and broth on the side · usually 300–650
  • Sate kambing (10 sticks)~430ten grilled goat sticks with sweet soy, shallot, tomato, chili and cabbage, no rice · usually 300–650
  • Pempek kapal selam~470one large fried egg-filled fish cake with cuko, noodles and cucumber · usually 300–700

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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. Tabel Komposisi Pangan Indonesia (TKPI 2017, Kemenkes RI; panganku.org data via a public mirror) — Minyak kelapa sawit (KR012); Bihun, mentah (AP006); Tomat merah, segar (DR161); Kerupuk udang goreng (BP045); Bawang putih, segar (NR008); Bawang merah, segar (NR007); Kemiri (NR019)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, stewed, FDC 171051
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve, FDC 174536
  4. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled, FDC 173424
  5. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Cabbage, raw, FDC 169975
  6. Gram weights: resepkoki.id — Soto ayam kuning Lamongan (6 servings), one bowl

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in soto ayam?

A typical restaurant serving of soto ayam (one bowl of yellow chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, cabbage and koya, no rice, about 459 g) is about 390 calories, usually 250–600. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories is soto ayam with rice?

About 670 with a plate of rice; the bowl alone is about 390.

Does koya add much to soto ayam?

Some: without koya and crackers a bowl is about 330.

What changes the calories in soto ayam?

Rice or lontong on the side. Koya (crushed prawn crackers) and fried garlic.

How can I order soto ayam lighter?

Ask for half rice, or none. Go easy on the koya.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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