How Many Calories in Dodol?

Dense slow cooked glutinous rice, coconut milk and gula melaka. Tiny pieces, but one of the most calorie dense kuih per gram.

100kcal / 1 piece (~28g)

One small piece of dodol is about 100 calories. It is sugar and coconut milk cooked down with glutinous rice flour until nearly dry, so per gram it is very dense, around 350 calories per 100g.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece (~28g) (28g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	100 kcal	357 kcal
Protein	1 g	4 g
Carbs	21 g	75 g
Fat	2 g	7 g

Where the calories come from

Gula melaka / palm sugar12g

45 kcal

Glutinous rice flour10g

35 kcal

Coconut milk fat6g

20 kcal

The real talk

Dodol is that sticky, dark, chewy sweet cooked down for hours from glutinous rice flour, coconut milk and gula melaka until it is almost solid. Because all the water is cooked out, it is one of the most calorie dense kuih per gram, around 350 calories per 100g. The pieces are small though, so one is around 100 calories.

The durian version is richer, a bit higher from the durian fat. Dodol is a proper concentrated sweet, so a small piece goes a long way. The trap is it keeps well and sits around the house during festive season, so you nibble piece after piece.

Dodol variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Plain gula melaka (~25g)	92 kcal	Small piece
Standard piece (~28g)	100 kcal	Typical
Durian dodol	110 kcal	Richer, durian fat

How to eat it lighter

Small pieces only, it is one of the densest sweets per gram.
Durian dodol is richer than plain, go easier on it.
During raya it sits around tempting you, portion it out instead of grazing.

Common questions

How many calories in dodol?

About 100 calories for a small piece, but it is very dense at around 350 calories per 100g because it is cooked down until almost all the water is gone.

Why is dodol so calorie dense?

It is sugar and coconut milk slow cooked with glutinous rice flour to near dehydration, so the calories are concentrated into a small, heavy piece.

Is durian dodol higher in calories?

Slightly, around 110 versus 100 for plain, because the durian adds extra fat. Both are dense, so small pieces are the way to go.

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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