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Calories · Japanese

Calories in takoyaki

A typical restaurant serving of takoyaki (one boat of 8 large takoyaki with sauce, mayo, aonori and bonito flakes, about 260 g) is about 420 calories, usually 250–650.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called octopus balls, tako balls.

~420
Takoyaki

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein14 g
  • Carbs54 g
  • Fat16 g

One serving

Serving
one boat of 8 large takoyaki with sauce, mayo, aonori and bonito flakes
Weight
~260 g
Per 100 g
~159

The dish

About takoyaki

Takoyaki are batter balls with a piece of octopus inside, cooked in a dimpled pan and topped with sweet sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed and bonito. Japanese takoyaki labels put them at about 130–160 per 100 g, so a boat of 8 large ones with toppings is about 420.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Takoyaki · rough numbers

  • One large ball with toppings~50
  • 6 pieces~310
  • 8 pieces~420
  • 12 pieces~630

What moves the number

Why one plate is 250 and another 650

  • How many balls are in the boat (6, 8 or 12)
  • Ball size: about 20–35 g each
  • Mayonnaise squiggled over the top
  • Crispy, oil-fried shells at some stalls

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share a boat of 8
  • Ask for light mayo
  • Choose the soy or dashi-dipped style

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
  • Onigiri (rice ball)~170one convenience-store salmon onigiri wrapped in nori · usually 160–260
  • 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
  • Takoyaki~420one boat of 8 large takoyaki with sauce, mayo, aonori and bonito flakes · usually 250–650
  • Tonkatsu~420one fried pork cutlet, without the rice, soup and cabbage · usually 330–600
  • Okonomiyaki~510one pork-and-egg okonomiyaki (butatama) with sauce and a squiggle of mayo · usually 400–600

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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. Green Beans by AEON product page — TableMark Gottsu Umai large takoyaki, 6 pieces with toppings, 197 g, label values
  2. Green Beans by AEON product page — Topvalu frozen takoyaki, label values per 20 g piece

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in takoyaki?

A typical restaurant serving of takoyaki (one boat of 8 large takoyaki with sauce, mayo, aonori and bonito flakes, about 260 g) is about 420 calories, usually 250–650. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one takoyaki ball?

About 50 for a large ball with its share of sauce and mayo, and about 26 for a small 20 g ball without toppings.

How many calories are in 8 pieces of takoyaki?

About 420 for 8 large pieces with sauce and mayo. Six pieces are about 310; twelve are about 630.

Is takoyaki high in calories?

Per ball, not very. It adds up because they come by the boat, and the mayonnaise adds the most fat.

What changes the calories in takoyaki?

How many balls are in the boat (6, 8 or 12). Ball size: about 20–35 g each.

How can I order takoyaki lighter?

Share a boat of 8. Ask for light mayo.

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.