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Calories · Malaysian & Singaporean

Calories in yong tau foo

A typical restaurant serving of yong tau foo (one bowl of yong tau foo: seven mixed boiled and fried pieces in clear soup, with bee hoon or rice, about 971 g) is about 840 calories, usually 580–1,200.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called yong tau fu, YTF, yong tau foo soup, yong tau foo laksa.

~840
Yong tau foo

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein27 g
  • Carbs90 g
  • Fat38 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of yong tau foo: seven mixed boiled and fried pieces in clear soup, with bee hoon or rice
Weight
~971 g
Per 100 g
~86

The dish

About yong tau foo

Yong tau foo is the hawker meal you build yourself: pick tofu, vegetables stuffed with fish paste, fishballs and fried items from the trays, then have them in clear soup, laksa broth or dry with sweet sauce. What you pick swings it more than any other hawker order. Numbers from Singapore’s Health Promotion Board for seven pieces and a 971 g bowl with noodles or rice; boiled pieces in clear soup are the lightest, fried pieces in laksa the richest.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Yong tau foo · rough numbers

  • Seven mixed pieces, clear soup, no noodles~580
  • Seven fried pieces, clear soup, no noodles~1,180
  • Mixed pieces in laksa broth, with noodles~1,080

What moves the number

Why one plate is 580 and another 1,200

  • Fried pieces: tau pok, fried fishballs, fried wantons and ngoh hiang
  • Laksa broth instead of clear soup
  • Noodles or rice on the side
  • Sweet sauce and chilli for dipping

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick boiled pieces: tofu, bitter gourd, okra, fishball
  • Choose clear soup over laksa or dry with sauce
  • Skip the noodles or take a small portion

Side by side

Next to other Malaysian & Singaporean dishes

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  • 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
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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) — Yong tau foo (clear soup, with rice/noodles), F08010064: 1 bowl = 971 g (derived, 2026)
  2. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Yong tau foo (clear soup, 7 pieces, mixed), F08010063: 1 bowl = 771 g (derived, 2026)
  3. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Yong tau foo (clear soup, 7 pieces, fried), F08010062: 1 bowl = 928 g (derived, 2026)
  4. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Yong tau foo (clear soup, 7 pieces, boiled), F08010061: 1 bowl = 745 g (derived, 2026)
  5. Singapore Food Insights Database (SG FoodID, Health Promotion Board) — Yong tau foo (laksa, with rice/noodles), F08010068: 1 bowl = 997 g (derived, 2026)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in yong tau foo?

A typical restaurant serving of yong tau foo (one bowl of yong tau foo: seven mixed boiled and fried pieces in clear soup, with bee hoon or rice, about 971 g) is about 840 calories, usually 580–1,200. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in yong tau foo?

About 840 for seven mixed pieces in clear soup with noodles or rice, and about 580 for the same pieces without noodles.

Is yong tau foo healthy?

It can be the lightest meal at a hawker centre: HPB puts seven boiled pieces in clear soup at about 80. Seven fried pieces are about 1,180.

How many calories in yong tau foo laksa?

About 1,080 for mixed pieces in laksa broth with noodles or rice.

What changes the calories in yong tau foo?

Fried pieces: tau pok, fried fishballs, fried wantons and ngoh hiang. Laksa broth instead of clear soup.

How can I order yong tau foo lighter?

Pick boiled pieces: tofu, bitter gourd, okra, fishball. Choose clear soup over laksa or dry with sauce.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

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