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How Many Calories in Ayam Goreng Kremes?

Also known as Ayam Kremes, Ayam Goreng Kalasan Kremes, Ayam Goreng Suharti, Fried Chicken with Crispy Crumbs.

Ayam goreng kremes is chicken simmered in coconut water and spices, deep fried, then buried under kremes: a crunchy flour and spice batter dripped into hot oil. Yogyakarta's Kalasan and Suharti restaurants made it famous.

480kcal / 1 piece bone-in with kremes (no rice)
One piece of ayam goreng kremes is about 480 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists a piece of ayam goreng at 391 calories, and the handful of kremes on top adds about 90 because it is nothing but fried batter. With rice the plate is around 740.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece bone-in with kremes (no rice) (150g)AmountPer 100g
Calories480 kcal320 kcal
Protein34 g23 g
Carbs18 g12 g
Fat30 g20 g

Where the calories come from

Fried chicken, bone-in thigh with skin130g
390 kcal
Kremes (crispy batter crumbs)20g
90 kcal

The real talk

The chicken is already the fried kind, around 391 calories for a bone-in piece with skin according to FatSecret, and the Kalasan method simmers it in coconut water and garlic first so the meat is seasoned through. Then it goes in the fryer. That part is standard ayam goreng, 34g protein and about 22g fat.

Kremes is the extra. It is rice flour, tapioca, the leftover simmering stock and spices, whisked thin and dripped into hot oil so it fluffs into lace. A generous 20g pile is about 90 calories and it is 55% fat. It is also the reason people order this over plain ayam goreng, so nobody is going to leave it. Some restaurants give 40g and that is 180.

The restaurant set at Rp 30,000 to 50,000 comes with rice, lalapan and sambal, so the standard meal is about 740. Add tempe goreng and tahu and the plate is 900. A Suharti-style quarter chicken (two pieces) with kremes and rice is 1,100.

Compared to ayam bakar at 290 or ayam kampung goreng at about 330 (smaller, leaner bird), kremes is the heaviest chicken order on the menu after geprek keju. The kampung chicken version of kremes is about 420 because the bird is smaller.

How many calories in 2, 3 or 4 pieces?

How manyCaloriesProtein
1 piece480 kcal34 g
2 pieces960 kcal68 g
3 pieces1440 kcal102 g
4 pieces1920 kcal136 g
5 pieces2400 kcal170 g
6 pieces2880 kcal204 g

How the portions compare

380 kcal
Breast piece, half kremes
480 kcal
1 piece with kremes
1300 kcal
2 pieces with rice, tempe, tahu

Ayam Goreng Kremes variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Ayam kampung goreng kremes420 kcalSmaller, leaner bird
Ayam goreng kremes, 1 piece480 kcalStandard
With extra kremes (40g)570 kcalRestaurant-sized pile
Nasi ayam goreng kremes set740 kcalWith rice and lalapan

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in ayam goreng kremes?
About 480 calories for one bone-in piece with a normal pile of kremes. With rice the set is around 740.
How many calories in kremes alone?
About 90 calories for a 20g handful, or 180 for the big restaurant pile. It is fried batter, so roughly 450 calories per 100g.
Ayam kremes or ayam bakar?
Ayam bakar at about 290 per piece is far lighter than kremes at 480. Same amount of protein, the difference is all oil.
Is ayam goreng kremes high in protein?
Yes, about 34g per piece. The problem is it comes with 30g fat, most of it from the frying and the kremes.
Berapa kalori Ayam Goreng Kremes?
Ayam Goreng Kremes mengandung sekitar 480 kalori per satu porsi biasa (150g), dengan 34g protein, 18g karbohidrat dan 30g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical warung or restaurant serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (ayam goreng 391 kcal per piece), kremes estimated from components. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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