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Calories · Korean

Calories in tteokbokki

A typical restaurant serving of tteokbokki (one restaurant plate, about 350 g) is about 480 calories, usually 350–750.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called topokki, ddeokbokki, spicy rice cakes.

~480
Tteokbokki

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein13 g
  • Carbs80 g
  • Fat12 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant plate
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~138

The dish

About tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is cylinders of rice cake simmered in a sweet, spicy gochujang sauce, so most of its calories are carbohydrate. Toppings like melted cheese, ramen noodles or fried dumplings are what push a plate well past the typical number.

What moves the number

Why one plate is 350 and another 750

  • Chewy rice cakes are dense in carbs
  • Sweet gochujang sauce with added sugar
  • Fish cake, boiled egg, ramen noodles or cheese added on top

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Skip the cheese and ramen add-ons
  • Share a plate as a side rather than a main

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Samgyeopsal (Korean BBQ pork belly)~700one portion of grilled pork belly, without rice, wraps or sides · usually 470–930
  • Jjamppong~860one large bowl of spicy seafood noodle soup · usually 600–1,000
  • Korean fried chicken~860half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust · usually 500–1,300
  • Jajangmyeon~920one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce · usually 650–1,100

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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. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Tteokbokki (떡볶이)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS) — Dukboki or Tteokbokki, Korean

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in tteokbokki?

A typical restaurant serving of tteokbokki (one restaurant plate, about 350 g) is about 480 calories, usually 350–750. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Why is tteokbokki so filling?

Rice cakes are dense: there are about 80 g of carbs in a 350 g plate.

How much do cheese or ramen noodles add?

Melted cheese, ramen noodles or fried dumplings are what push a plate well past 480, toward 750.

What changes the calories in tteokbokki?

Chewy rice cakes are dense in carbs. Sweet gochujang sauce with added sugar.

How can I order tteokbokki lighter?

Skip the cheese and ramen add-ons. Share a plate as a side rather than a main.

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.