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Calories · Malaysian & Singaporean

Calories in teh tarik

A typical restaurant serving of teh tarik (one medium cup (200 ml) of hot teh tarik with condensed and evaporated milk, about 200 g) is about 100 calories, usually 50–150.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called pulled tea, teh tarik kurang manis, teh, teh-o.

~100
Teh tarik

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein1 g
  • Carbs16 g
  • Fat3 g

One serving

Serving
one medium cup (200 ml) of hot teh tarik with condensed and evaporated milk
Weight
~200 g
Per 100 g
~48

The dish

About teh tarik

Teh tarik is strong black tea sweetened with condensed milk and evaporated milk, then “pulled” between two jugs at arm’s length until it foams. It is a sweet drink, but a kopitiam cup is small. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board: teh tarik lab-analysed at 48 per 100 ml (a 150 ml small cup or 200 ml medium), and 250 ml cups of teh and teh-o.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Teh tarik · rough numbers

  • Small cup (150 ml)~70
  • Teh, 250 ml cup~150
  • Teh-o, 250 ml cup~50

What moves the number

Why one plate is 50 and another 150

  • Condensed milk: nearly all of the calories
  • Cup size: kopitiam cups run 150 to 300 ml
  • Iced versions in a larger cup
  • Extra sweet (ga dai) orders

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Order siu dai (less sweet)
  • Switch to teh-c (evaporated milk and sugar) or teh-o
  • Take the small cup

Side by side

Next to other Malaysian & Singaporean dishes

Malaysian & Singaporean · typical restaurant servingAll about Malaysian & Singaporean food →

  • Teh tarik~100one medium cup (200 ml) of hot teh tarik with condensed and evaporated milk · usually 50–150
  • Kopi~190one regular cup (250 ml) of kopi: local coffee with condensed and evaporated milk · usually 30–240
  • Popiah~210one fresh popiah roll filled with braised turnip, egg, Chinese sausage and sweet sauce · usually 170–300
  • Ice kachang~270one bowl of ice kachang: shaved ice over red beans, sweet corn, jelly and attap seeds, with syrups and gula melaka · usually 200–450
  • Chicken satay~290ten sticks of grilled chicken, peanut sauce, rice cakes and cucumber not included · usually 200–550
  • Chili crab~330a quarter of a Singapore chilli crab with its egg-and-chilli gravy, no buns · usually 250–750
  • Cendol~340one bowl of chendol: green rice-flour jelly, red beans and shaved ice in coconut milk and gula melaka · usually 250–500
  • Kaya toast~380one order of kaya butter toast: thin toasted bread sandwiched with kaya and a slab of cold butter · usually 300–710
  • Roti canai~420two plain pieces, curry not included · usually 330–600
  • Prawn mee~470one hawker bowl of prawn noodle soup with whole prawns, lean pork, fishcake and kangkong · usually 380–650
  • Bak kut teh~480one bowl of Singapore-style peppery pork rib soup with a bowl of rice · usually 220–1,000
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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. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Teh tarik, D09020075: 1 small cup = 150 ml; 1 medium cup = 200 ml (lab analysis, 2023)
  2. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Teh, D09020066: 1 regular cup = 250 ml (derived, 2026)
  3. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Teh O, D09020071: 1 regular cup = 250 ml (derived, 2026)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in teh tarik?

A typical restaurant serving of teh tarik (one medium cup (200 ml) of hot teh tarik with condensed and evaporated milk, about 200 g) is about 100 calories, usually 50–150. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in a cup of teh tarik?

About 100 for a 200 ml medium cup and about 70 for a small 150 ml cup.

How many calories in teh vs teh-o?

A 250 ml cup of teh (with condensed milk) is about 150; teh-o, with sugar only, is about 50.

Is teh tarik high in sugar?

Most of its calories are sugar from the condensed milk, so asking for siu dai (less sweet) is the easy cut.

What changes the calories in teh tarik?

Condensed milk: nearly all of the calories. Cup size: kopitiam cups run 150 to 300 ml.

How can I order teh tarik lighter?

Order siu dai (less sweet). Switch to teh-c (evaporated milk and sugar) or teh-o.

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.