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How Many Calories in Satay Bee Hoon?

Also known as Satay Beehoon, 沙爹米粉, Satay Mee Hoon.

Satay bee hoon is a Singapore hawker dish of rice vermicelli, cuttlefish, cockles, pork slices, kangkong and bean sprouts, all covered in a thick spicy peanut satay sauce.

462kcal / 1 plate
A standard plate of satay bee hoon is about 462 calories for a 350g serving, with around 18g of fat. The 150g of bee hoon is about 165 calories and the peanut sauce is close to 190. The cuttlefish, cockles and pork add under 110 together.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 plate (350g)AmountPer 100g
Calories462 kcal132 kcal
Protein18 g5 g
Carbs55 g16 g
Fat18 g5 g

Where the calories come from

Bee hoon150g
165 kcal
Satay peanut sauce80g
190 kcal
Cuttlefish and cockles50g
50 kcal
Kangkong and bean sprouts40g
10 kcal
Pork slices30g
55 kcal

The real talk

The satay sauce is the dish, and it is also 40 percent of the calories. A hawker ladle is about 80g of ground peanuts, oil, chilli, sugar and tamarind, which is roughly 190 calories. The bee hoon underneath is 165 for 150g. Everything else on the plate is light. Cuttlefish and cockles are around 50 calories for 50g, the pork slices 55, and the kangkong and bean sprouts about 10. A 462 calorie plate that is mostly sauce and noodles.

Bee hoon is the noodle that helps you here. It is thin rice vermicelli, so a full plate by volume weighs less than the same plate of yellow noodles. If this were satay yellow mee it would be closer to 520. The stall is doing you a favour without meaning to.

The problem is extra sauce. It is normal to ask for more because the plate dries out fast, and a second ladle is another 190 calories. A S$5 plate with extra sauce and extra cuttlefish lands at about 600. If you want more flavour, ask for more chilli, which is 10 calories, not more sauce.

How the portions compare

380 kcal
Small plate, less sauce
462 kcal
Standard plate
600 kcal
Large with extra sauce and cuttlefish

Satay Bee Hoon variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Vegetables and bee hoon only350 kcalNo seafood or pork
Standard plate462 kcalHawker standard
With tau pok added520 kcalTwo pieces of fried beancurd
Extra sauce and extra cuttlefish600 kcalThe usual S$5 to S$6 upgrade

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in satay sauce?
About 190 calories per hawker ladle of roughly 80g. It is ground peanuts, oil, sugar, chilli and tamarind, so most of the calories are peanut fat with some sugar.
Is satay bee hoon healthy?
It is a middle of the road hawker plate at 462 calories with 18g of protein. The peanut sauce carries most of the fat. It is better than fried noodles like char kway teow at 742, but not as light as a soup.
Is satay bee hoon the same as the satay skewers?
Same sauce, different dish. Satay skewers are grilled meat at about 50 calories a stick. Satay bee hoon is noodles and seafood under the same peanut sauce, and a plate is around 462.
Can I eat satay bee hoon on a diet?
Yes, order it with less sauce and extra vegetables and it is about 380 calories. That is a normal lunch with room for dinner.
Berapa kalori dalam Satay Bee Hoon?
Satay Bee Hoon ada kira-kira 462 kalori untuk 1 pinggan (350g), dengan 18g protein, 55g karbohidrat dan 18g 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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