Rice Meals · Singapore

How Many Calories in Mui Fan?

Also known as Mui Fun, Hor Fun Rice, 烩饭, Cantonese Gravy Rice, Seafood Mui Fan.

Mui fan is the cze char and hawker plate of white rice covered in a thick egg and starch gravy with prawns, fish cake, sliced pork and vegetables. The same gravy as hor fun, over rice instead of noodles.

719kcal / 1 plate
A standard plate of mui fan is about 719 calories for a 500g serving, with around 27g of fat. The 250g of white rice is about 325 calories, the egg gravy around 150, the prawns, fish cake and pork about 120, and the wok oil the remaining 110.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (500g)AmountPer 100g
Calories719 kcal144 kcal
Protein28 g6 g
Carbs90 g18 g
Fat27 g5 g

Where the calories come from

White rice250g
325 kcal
Egg gravy200g
150 kcal
Prawns, fish cake and pork slices80g
120 kcal
Vegetables50g
15 kcal
Wok oil12g
110 kcal

The real talk

Mui fan is the plate people order when they want something that feels lighter than fried rice, and it is not lighter. The rice is not fried, but there is 250g of it, which is 325 calories. The gravy is stock thickened with cornstarch and swirled with egg, about 150 calories for a full ladle. The toppings are fried in the wok first with 12g of oil, another 110. Prawns, fish cake and pork slices together are only 120. So a plate of 719 is mostly rice, gravy and oil.

Compare it to yong chow fried rice at about 620. Mui fan is 100 calories more, because the gravy adds volume that fried rice does not have. It feels like a wet, gentle dish. It is a large dish. That is the whole trick of gravy plates at cze char, the beef hor fun at 697 works the same way.

Portion is the fix. Most cze char stalls pile mui fan high because the gravy hides how much rice is under it. Ask for less rice and you can take 100 to 150 calories off without changing the dish. Ask for extra vegetables and the stall will usually add a handful of cabbage or choy sum for under 30 calories.

How the portions compare

580 kcal
Small plate, less rice
719 kcal
Standard plate
900 kcal
Large cze char plate

Mui Fan variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Fish slice mui fan, less rice560 kcal
Seafood mui fan700 kcalPrawns, squid, fish cake
Standard mui fan719 kcalMixed prawns, pork, fish cake
Beef mui fan, large900 kcalCze char portion for one

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

Is mui fan healthier than fried rice?
Not really. Mui fan is about 719 calories against 620 for yong chow fried rice. The rice is not fried, but there is more of it and the gravy adds 150 calories with the wok oil on top.
How many calories in the mui fan gravy?
About 150 calories for a 200g ladle. It is chicken stock thickened with cornstarch and finished with beaten egg. The oil from frying the toppings ends up in it too.
Is mui fan good for weight loss?
It can work if you order it small. Less rice, less oil, more vegetables and prawns brings it to about 550 calories with 28g of protein. The standard plate at 719 is a lot for one meal.
What is the difference between mui fan and hor fun?
Only the base. Mui fan is the gravy over rice, hor fun is the same gravy over fried flat noodles. Beef hor fun is about 697 calories and mui fan about 719, so they land close together.
Berapa kalori dalam Mui Fan?
Mui Fan ada kira-kira 719 kalori untuk 1 pinggan (500g), dengan 28g protein, 90g karbohidrat dan 27g 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. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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