How Many Calories in Fried Wonton?

Crispy deep-fried wonton parcels with a pork and prawn filling. The crunch is pure fryer, so they punch hard for the size.

360kcal / 1 plate (6 pieces)

A plate of 6 fried wonton (the crispy deep-fried parcels of pork and prawn, often served with mayo or sweet chilli) is about 360 calories, roughly 60 each. The filling is small and the wrapper is thin, but deep-frying a thin wrapper means it soaks up oil, so these are one of the heavier-per-bite items at yum cha.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (6 pieces) (130g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	360 kcal	277 kcal
Protein	11 g	8 g
Carbs	30 g	23 g
Fat	22 g	17 g

Where the calories come from

Deep-fried wrappers (6)90g

270 kcal

Pork and prawn filling40g

90 kcal

The real talk

Fried wonton is the snack that vanishes off the table bro. They are small, crispy and moreish, so a plate of 6 is gone before you have clocked it. But each one is a thin wrapper deep-fried until crunchy, and that crunch is oil. A plate lands around 360 calories, and the dipping sauce, especially if it is mayo, only adds to it.

The actual filling, a little pork and prawn, is tiny. You are mostly eating fried dough. If you want the same flavour lighter, steamed wonton in soup is a fraction of the calories because there is no fryer involved. Fried ones are fine as a shared starter, just do not treat a whole plate as nothing.

How the portions compare

180 kcal

3 pieces

360 kcal

Plate of 6 (fried)

180 kcal

Same in soup (6)

How to eat it lighter

Order wonton in soup instead of fried if you want the same filling for far fewer calories.
Skip the mayo dip. A spoon of mayo can add 90 to 100 calories to the plate on its own.
Share a plate as a starter rather than having six to yourself on top of everything else.

Common questions

How many calories in fried wonton?

About 60 calories per piece, so a plate of 6 is around 360. The filling is small, so most of the calories come from the thin wrapper soaking up oil in the deep fryer.

Are fried or steamed wonton healthier?

Steamed or soup wonton is much lighter because there is no frying. The same parcels in soup are roughly half the calories of a fried plate, so choose soup if you are watching it.

Why are fried wonton so calorie-dense?

A thin wrapper has a lot of surface area, and deep-frying it means it absorbs oil all over. That is why a light-feeling, crunchy snack still adds up to around 360 calories for a plate of 6.

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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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