How Many Calories in Pan Mee?

Handmade torn wheat noodles, usually in anchovy soup. The soup version is light, the dry chilli version is not.

450kcal / 1 bowl (soup)

A bowl of soup pan mee is around 450 calories. It is handmade wheat noodles in a light anchovy broth with minced pork and sayur. The dry chilli pan mee is a different story at closer to 690.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (soup) (450g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	450 kcal	100 kcal
Protein	17 g	4 g
Carbs	55 g	12 g
Fat	13 g	3 g

Where the calories come from

Handmade wheat noodles220g

280 kcal

Minced pork + mushroom70g

110 kcal

Anchovy broth + sayur250g

30 kcal

Fried anchovies + shallots15g

30 kcal

The real talk

Pan mee is those lovely handmade wheat noodles, either torn flat or cut, usually served in a clear ikan bilis (anchovy) soup with minced pork, mushroom and sayur manis. In soup form it is a sensible bowl, around 450 calories, mostly from the noodles, with a light broth.

But watch the version you order bro. Chilli pan mee, the dry one with the pile of chilli flakes, a runny poached egg and chilli oil, jumps to around 690 calories because of all that added oil and the egg. Same noodles, very different plate. Soup pan mee is the lighter call.

Pan Mee variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Lighter soup bowl	350 kcal	Less noodle
Soup pan mee	450 kcal	Anchovy broth, the standard
Dry pan mee	680 kcal	Tossed in dark sauce + egg
Chilli pan mee	690 kcal	Chilli oil, poached egg, anchovies

How to eat it lighter

Order the soup version over the dry chilli one to save around 200 calories.
Go easy on the chilli oil if you do get the dry version.
The anchovy broth is light, so the soup bowl is already a decent choice.

Common questions

How many calories in pan mee?

Soup pan mee is around 450 calories a bowl. The dry chilli pan mee is much higher at around 690 because of the chilli oil and poached egg.

Is pan mee healthy?

The soup version is a reasonable choice at around 450 calories with a light anchovy broth and some protein. The dry chilli version is far heavier from the added oil.

Soup or chilli pan mee, which is lower calorie?

Soup, clearly. It is around 450 calories versus roughly 690 for chilli pan mee. The chilli oil, sauce and runny egg are what push the dry version up.

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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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