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Calories in sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)

A typical restaurant serving of sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) (one restaurant earthenware bowl (ttukbaegi) of kimchi sundubu with a raw egg cracked in, rice on the side not counted, about 550 g) is about 280 calories, usually 170–520.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called soondubu, soft tofu stew, kimchi sundubu.

~280
Sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein30 g
  • Carbs8 g
  • Fat14 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant earthenware bowl (ttukbaegi) of kimchi sundubu with a raw egg cracked in, rice on the side not counted
Weight
~550 g
Per 100 g
~51

The dish

About sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)

Sundubu jjigae is silky soft tofu in a spicy broth, served bubbling with an egg to crack in. The stew itself is light: Korea’s food composition database puts restaurant kimchi sundubu at about 42 per 100 g. The rice beside it often adds as much as the bowl.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) · rough numbers

  • Seafood version, no egg~170
  • With an egg~280
  • With an egg and a cup of rice~480
  • Large Chodang-style bowl~520

What moves the number

Why one plate is 170 and another 520

  • Pork or beef in the broth
  • The chili oil floating on top
  • The egg cracked in at the table (about 70)
  • The bowl of rice that comes with it (about 200)

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Choose the seafood or vegetable version
  • Leave the oily top layer
  • Have half the rice

Side by side

Next to other Korean dishes

Korean · typical restaurant servingAll about Korean food →

  • Kimchi jjigae~240one bowl of stew, rice not included · usually 180–400
  • Hotteok (sweet Korean pancake)~250one street-stall hotteok with brown-sugar and seed filling · usually 170–420
  • Sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)~280one restaurant earthenware bowl (ttukbaegi) of kimchi sundubu with a raw egg cracked in, rice on the side not counted · usually 170–520
  • Japchae~290one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef · usually 220–450
  • Kimbap~320one whole roll, usually cut into 8 to 10 slices · usually 250–480
  • Beef bulgogi~340one serving of marinated beef, rice and side dishes not included · usually 250–520
  • Korean corn dog~380one Korean corn dog with mozzarella or half sausage, half cheese, before sugar and sauces · usually 240–550
  • Budae jjigae (army stew)~400one person’s share of the pot (1-inbun), with ham, sausage and tofu, before the noodles and rice · usually 330–870
  • Tteokbokki~480one restaurant plate · usually 350–750
  • Dakgalbi~600one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes · usually 450–850
  • Bibimbap~640one bowl with rice, vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang · usually 480–850
  • Kimchi fried rice~640one restaurant plate of kimchi fried rice with a fried egg on top · usually 450–840

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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. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Kimchi sundubu (김치순두부), restaurant, per 100 g
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Seafood kimchi sundubu (김치순두부_해물), restaurant
  3. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Chodang sundubu (초당순두부), restaurant, 900 g serving
  4. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Egg, whole, raw, fresh (large, 50 g), FDC 171287

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)?

A typical restaurant serving of sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) (one restaurant earthenware bowl (ttukbaegi) of kimchi sundubu with a raw egg cracked in, rice on the side not counted, about 550 g) is about 280 calories, usually 170–520. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in sundubu jjigae with rice?

About 480: roughly 280 for the bowl with an egg and about 200 for a cup of rice.

Is soft tofu stew healthy?

It is one of the lighter Korean restaurant meals: mostly tofu, broth and egg, with about 30 g of protein in a bowl. The salty broth and the rice are worth knowing about.

How many calories are in 100 g of sundubu jjigae?

About 42 per 100 g for restaurant kimchi sundubu, and about 58 for a richer Chodang-style bowl.

What changes the calories in sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew)?

Pork or beef in the broth. The chili oil floating on top.

How can I order sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) lighter?

Choose the seafood or vegetable version. Leave the oily top layer.

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.