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Calories in thai milk tea

A typical restaurant serving of thai milk tea (one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer, about 400 g) is about 280 calories, usually 150–400.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Thai iced tea, cha yen, cha thai, Thai tea.

~280
Thai milk tea

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein3 g
  • Carbs45 g
  • Fat9 g

One serving

Serving
one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer
Weight
~400 g
Per 100 g
~69

The dish

About thai milk tea

Thai milk tea (cha yen) is strong orange-hued black tea brewed with spices, sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, then topped with evaporated milk or creamer over ice. Nearly all of its calories are sugar and milk fat. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board for Thai milk tea (69 per 100 ml), for a regular 400 ml cup.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Thai milk tea · rough numbers

  • Large cup (500 ml)~350

What moves the number

Why one plate is 150 and another 400

  • Sweetened condensed milk and sugar
  • Cup size
  • Creamer versus evaporated milk
  • Tapioca pearls or other toppings

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Ask for less sweet (wan noi)
  • Order the regular cup, not the large
  • Try cha dam yen (black iced tea) instead

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

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  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Som tam~210one plate of som tam Thai: pounded green papaya with dried shrimp, peanuts, tomato and palm sugar dressing · usually 60–350
  • Larb~240one plate of larb (about 200 g): minced meat tossed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, herbs and toasted rice powder · usually 180–400
  • Thai milk tea~280one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer · usually 150–400
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • Tom kha gai~370one bowl of tom kha gai: chicken, galangal, lemongrass and mushrooms in coconut milk broth · usually 250–550
  • Pho~440one medium bowl with broth · usually 330–650
  • Mango sticky rice~490one plate of sticky rice, sweet coconut sauce and half a mango · usually 380–650
  • Khao pad (Thai fried rice)~500one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber · usually 400–750
  • Boat noodles~530one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth · usually 380–940
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Moo ping~560three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g) · usually 400–750

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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) — Thai milk tea, D09020078: 1 regular cup = 400 ml; 1 large cup = 500 ml (derived, 2026)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in thai milk tea?

A typical restaurant serving of thai milk tea (one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer, about 400 g) is about 280 calories, usually 150–400. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a large Thai milk tea?

About 350 for a 500 ml cup.

Does Thai milk tea have more calories than bubble tea?

About the same: about 280 for a regular cup, and a regular bubble tea is around 280 too.

Is Thai milk tea high in sugar?

It is sweet: about 45 g of carbohydrate in a regular cup, mostly from sugar and sweetened milk.

What changes the calories in thai milk tea?

Sweetened condensed milk and sugar. Cup size.

How can I order thai milk tea lighter?

Ask for less sweet (wan noi). Order the regular cup, not the large.

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.