How Many Calories in Cekodok Pisang (Jemput-Jemput)?

3 banana fritter balls land near 225 kcal. Sweet, fried, and you never stop at three.

225kcal / 3 pieces

Three pieces of cekodok pisang sit around 225 calories, so roughly 75 each. It is overripe banana mashed with flour and sugar, then deep fried into balls. The banana is fine, it is the flour, sugar, and frying oil stacking up that makes it add fast. Great with teh, just count how many you actually eat.

Nutrition facts

Per 3 pieces (105g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	225 kcal	214 kcal
Protein	3 g	3 g
Carbs	35 g	33 g
Fat	9 g	9 g

Where the calories come from

Mashed ripe banana55g

70 kcal

Flour and sugar batter40g

110 kcal

Frying oil absorbed10g

45 kcal

The real talk

Cekodok pisang is dangerous because it is tea time food, you eat it standing up not even sitting down. Each ball is small, maybe 75 calories, so your brain says no harm. Then you look down and the plate is empty and you ate six.

Six pieces is 450 calories of basically fried sweet dough, and you did not even feel full. If you want the banana fix, eat three with your teh and stop, or just eat an actual banana for 100 calories.

How the portions compare

75 kcal

1 piece

225 kcal

3 pieces (1 serving)

450 kcal

6 pieces (tea time spiral)

Cekodok Pisang (Jemput-Jemput) variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Cekodok pisang with grated coconut	260 kcal	3 pieces, coconut adds fat
Big stall-size pieces	270 kcal	3 larger balls

How to eat it lighter

Make them smaller so 3 pieces is genuinely 3 small balls, not 3 fistfuls
Use less sugar in the batter since ripe banana is already sweet
Swap to plain steamed or grilled banana when you just want the banana taste

Common questions

How many calories in one cekodok pisang?

Around 75 calories per ball for a typical small size. Bigger ones from the stall can hit 90 plus.

Is cekodok pisang healthy?

It has real banana so some potassium and fibre, but it is fried and sugared, so treat it as a snack not a health food. Three is a reasonable portion.

What is the difference between cekodok and cucur pisang?

Cekodok is rolled into balls, cucur pisang is usually flatter with sliced banana. Calories are similar per gram since both are fried.

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

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