How Many Calories in Onde-Onde?

Also known as Ondeh Ondeh.

Glutinous rice balls filled with melted gula melaka, rolled in coconut. Tiny per piece, but you never eat just one.

175kcal / 5 pieces (~75g)

One onde-onde is only about 35 calories, but nobody eats one. A typical serving of 5 is around 175 calories. The gula melaka filling and glutinous starch are the main calorie source.

Nutrition facts

Per 5 pieces (~75g) (75g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	175 kcal	233 kcal
Protein	3 g	4 g
Carbs	33 g	44 g
Fat	5 g	7 g

Where the calories come from

Glutinous rice dough (5 balls)40g

90 kcal

Gula melaka filling20g

60 kcal

Grated coconut coating15g

25 kcal

The real talk

Onde-onde is the little green ball that bursts with gula melaka when you bite it, rolled in fresh grated coconut. Per piece it is tiny, around 35 calories, which is exactly why it is dangerous. You eat five before you have finished your kopi, and that is around 175 calories you did not count.

It is sugar (the gula melaka) and glutinous starch with a bit of coconut. As a small treat it is fine. Just count the pieces honestly, because a full box of ten is 350 calories and they vanish fast.

Onde-Onde variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
1 piece	35 kcal	Small, longan sized
5 pieces (typical serving)	175 kcal	How most people eat it
Full box of 10	350 kcal	Easy to finish, watch out

How to eat it lighter

Count the pieces. Five is a serving, the whole box is a meal.
Eat them slowly so you actually register them, they go down too easy.
These are pure treat. No protein, will not keep you full.

Common questions

How many calories in onde-onde?

About 35 calories per small piece, but a typical serving of 5 is around 175. The gula melaka filling and glutinous rice are the main calorie source.

Are onde-onde fattening?

Per piece they are tiny, but they are easy to overeat. Five is around 175 calories and a full box of ten is 350. Count the pieces honestly.

Is onde-onde healthy?

It is a treat, sugar and glutinous starch with a little coconut, almost no protein. Fine in small numbers, just do not graze the whole box.

Berapa kalori dalam Onde-Onde?

Onde-Onde ada kira-kira 175 kalori untuk 5 keping (75g), dengan 3g protein, 33g karbohidrat dan 5g 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, mamak or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

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