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Calories · Thai & Vietnamese

Calories in tom yum

A typical restaurant serving of tom yum (one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included, about 600 g) is about 160 calories, usually 100–350.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called tom yum goong, tom yum soup, tom yam, hot and sour shrimp soup.

~160
Tom yum

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein23 g
  • Carbs14 g
  • Fat2 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included
Weight
~600 g
Per 100 g
~27

The dish

About tom yum

Tom yum is a hot and sour broth of lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves with shrimp and mushrooms. The clear version is one of the lightest restaurant soups; creamy versions with evaporated milk and chili jam roughly double it. Built from its parts: shrimp, mushrooms, tomato and onion in a lemongrass broth seasoned with fish sauce, lime and a little sugar — from USDA and FNRI values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Tom yum · rough numbers

  • Creamy (nam khon), with evaporated milk~210
  • With rice (1 cup)~370

What moves the number

Why one plate is 100 and another 350

  • Evaporated milk or coconut milk in creamy versions
  • Chili jam (nam prik pao), made with oil
  • Rice on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Choose the clear version (tom yum nam sai)
  • Go easy on the chili jam
  • Fill up on the shrimp and mushrooms

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

Thai & Vietnamese · typical restaurant servingAll about Thai & Vietnamese food →

  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • 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
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Pad thai~600one restaurant plate with chicken or shrimp · usually 450–900
  • Bun cha~610one set of grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and dipping broth · usually 450–800
  • Thai green curry with rice~680one serving of chicken green curry with one cup of jasmine rice · usually 500–950

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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.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Shrimp, cooked, moist heat, FDC 171971
  2. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Soup, chicken broth, low sodium, FDC 171609
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Mushrooms, oyster, raw, FDC 168580
  4. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, FDC 170457
  5. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Onions, raw, FDC 170000
  6. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Sugars, granulated, FDC 169655
  7. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Fish sauce / patis (N011)
  8. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Lime juice, raw, FDC 168156
  9. Philippine Food Composition Tables (FNRI-DOST) — Chili, labuyo (D164)
  10. Gram weights: RecipeTin Eats — Tom yum soup (serves 2), one bowl
  11. UK CoFID (McCance and Widdowson's) — Rice, Thai fragrant, boiled (11-875), for the rice variant

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in tom yum?

A typical restaurant serving of tom yum (one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included, about 600 g) is about 160 calories, usually 100–350. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is tom yum low in calories?

The clear version is one of the lightest restaurant soups, about 160 a bowl.

Is creamy tom yum much higher?

With evaporated milk it is about 210; chili jam and coconut milk push creamy bowls further, up to about 350.

What changes the calories in tom yum?

Evaporated milk or coconut milk in creamy versions. Chili jam (nam prik pao), made with oil.

How can I order tom yum lighter?

Choose the clear version (tom yum nam sai). Go easy on the chili jam.

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.