Noodles · Thailand

How Many Calories in Rad Na?

Also known as ราดหน้า, ราดหน้าเส้นใหญ่, Rat Na, Lad Na, Kuay Teow Rad Na, Thai Gravy Noodles.

Wide rice noodles briefly seared with dark soy, then covered in a thick soybean gravy with pork and Chinese kale. Thickened with tapioca starch, served with vinegar chilies and sugar on the table.

397kcal / 1 plate
A plate of rad na sen yai moo is 397 calories for a 354g serving, based on the Thai Department of Health table. It is the lightest of the three big stall noodle plates, against 577 for pad thai and 679 for pad see ew, because the noodles are cooked in gravy rather than fried in oil.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (354g)AmountPer 100g
Calories397 kcal112 kcal
Protein18 g5 g
Carbs58 g16 g
Fat11 g3 g

Where the calories come from

Wide rice noodles, seared150g
205 kcal
Pork slices60g
130 kcal
Soybean gravy with tapioca starch150g
80 kcal
Chinese kale40g
10 kcal

The real talk

Rad na and pad see ew use the same wide noodles, the same pork and the same kale, and one is 397 while the other is 679. The gravy is the difference. In rad na the noodles get a quick sear and then sit under a soybean and stock gravy thickened with tapioca starch. That gravy is about 80 calories for 150ml. In pad see ew the same noodles fry in 180 calories of oil.

The plate is also huge. 354g is one of the biggest servings in the Thai food table, and it is 40 percent gravy. So you get a plate you cannot finish for under 400 calories, with 18g of protein. That is a good deal by any measure, and it is why rad na is the plate to order when you want noodles at night.

The extras are where it can slip. The vinegar chilies and prik pon on the table are free. The sugar jar is not, and a lot of people spoon two teaspoons in, which is 30 calories. Rad na mee krob (over crispy fried egg noodles) instead of wide noodles is a different dish at around 560, because the crispy noodles are deep fried.

How the portions compare

320 kcal
Small plate
397 kcal
Standard plate with pork
560 kcal
Rad na mee krob (crispy noodles)

Rad Na variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Rad na gai (chicken)370 kcalLeaner than pork
Rad na sen yai moo (pork)397 kcalThai Department of Health figure
Rad na mee krob560 kcalDeep fried egg noodle base
Rad na moo krob (crispy pork belly)600 kcalPork belly adds about 200

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Common questions

Is rad na healthy?
For a noodle plate, yes. 397 calories for a 354g serving with 18g of protein and only 11g of fat. It is the lightest of the Thai stir fried noodle dishes.
Rad na vs pad see ew, which has fewer calories?
Rad na by a wide margin: 397 versus 679 per plate. Same ingredients, but rad na noodles sit in gravy instead of frying in oil.
How many calories in rad na mee krob?
Around 560. The crispy egg noodles are deep fried before the gravy goes on, which adds about 160 calories over the wide rice noodle version.

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

Calorie figure based on Thai Department of Health (กรมอนามัย) via health.kapook.com: rad na sen yai moo 354g = 397 kcal. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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