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How Many Calories in Mee Soto?

Also known as Mee Soto Ayam, Soto Mee, Singapore Mee Soto.

Mee soto is the Malay hawker bowl of yellow noodles in a spiced chicken broth with shredded chicken, bean sprouts and fried shallots, usually with a begedil potato patty dropped in and sambal kicap on the side.

433kcal / 1 bowl with begedil
A standard bowl of mee soto is about 433 calories for a 500g serving with a begedil. Without the begedil it is around 370 calories. The 180g of yellow noodles is about 230 calories, the chicken about 80, and the turmeric broth only 60.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl with begedil (500g)AmountPer 100g
Calories433 kcal87 kcal
Protein20 g4 g
Carbs58 g12 g
Fat13 g3 g

Where the calories come from

Yellow noodles180g
230 kcal
Shredded chicken50g
80 kcal
Soto broth250g
60 kcal
Begedil, small40g
60 kcal
Bean sprouts, sambal kicap, fried shallots40g
45 kcal

The real talk

The broth looks oily because of the turmeric and fried shallot oil floating on top, but it is lighter than it looks. 250ml of soto broth is around 60 calories. The yellow noodles are the real weight at 230 calories for 180g. Shredded chicken adds 80, bean sprouts 8, sambal kicap 25 and shallots 20. Without the begedil you are at about 370, which is a good number for a bowl that big.

Then the begedil goes in. One fried potato patty is about 60 to 95 calories depending on the size and how much oil it took on, and most stalls give you one by default. That is the difference between 370 and 433. Two begedil and you are close to 500. The same stall usually sells lontong at 798, so mee soto is the light option on that menu by a long way.

Watch the sambal kicap. It tastes like it should be free because it is mostly chilli and sweet soy, but sweet soy is sugar. Two spoons is about 50 calories. Stir in one spoon, taste, and stop there. The broth already has enough going on.

How the portions compare

370 kcal
Bowl without begedil
433 kcal
Standard bowl with begedil
560 kcal
Large with 2 begedil and extra chicken

Mee Soto variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Soto ayam with rice cubes320 kcalNasi impit instead of noodles
Mee soto, no begedil370 kcalHealthHub figure
Mee soto with begedil433 kcalHawker standard
Mee soto with 2 begedil and extra sambal530 kcalThe full order

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

Is mee soto healthy?
It is one of the lighter Malay hawker dishes. About 370 calories without the begedil and 433 with it, with around 20g of protein from the chicken. The broth is spiced with turmeric and lemongrass, not coconut milk, so it stays low in fat.
How many calories in a begedil?
One hawker begedil is about 60 to 95 calories depending on size. It is a mashed potato patty fried in oil, so most of the calories come from the potato and the frying oil.
Is mee soto lower in calories than mee rebus?
Yes. Mee rebus is about 500 calories a plate because of the thick sweet potato gravy. Mee soto sits in clear broth and comes in at 370 to 433 depending on the begedil.
Does mee soto have coconut milk?
No. The broth is chicken stock with turmeric, galangal, lemongrass and shallots. That is why a 250ml serving of broth is only about 60 calories, compared with 260 for sayur lodeh gravy.
Berapa kalori dalam Mee Soto?
Mee Soto ada kira-kira 433 kalori untuk satu hidangan biasa (500g), dengan 20g protein, 58g karbohidrat dan 13g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.

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

Calorie figure based on HPB iDAT via danielfooddiary.com 2015 (433 with begedil), HealthHub.sg (370 without). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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