Vegetables & Sides

How Many Calories in Sayur Campur?

Sayur Campur is a simple stir-fried mix of kampung vegetables like cabbage, carrot and long beans, often with tofu, cooked with wok oil and oyster sauce.

130kcal / 1 typical hawker/nasi campur side portion
A typical 160g side serving of Sayur Campur at a nasi campur or kopitiam stall comes in at around 130 calories. The vegetables themselves are basically free calories, but the cooking oil from the wok adds up fast, contributing about 80 of those 130 calories on its own. Add tofu and a bit of oyster sauce and you get a pretty decent side that still won't kill your day.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 typical hawker/nasi campur side portion (160g)AmountPer 100g
Calories130 kcal81 kcal
Protein4 g3 g
Carbs9 g6 g
Fat9 g6 g

Where the calories come from

Mixed vegetables (cabbage, carrot, long beans)100g
34 kcal
Cooking oil (wok stir-fry)9g
80 kcal
Oyster sauce / soy sauce / seasoning15g
12 kcal
Tofu (firm, sometimes added)30g
22 kcal

The real talk

Sayur Campur is one of those nasi campur sides that looks virtuous and mostly is, bah. It's just mixed stir-fried vegetables, usually cabbage, carrot and long beans, sometimes with a few cubes of firm tofu thrown in. The 130-calorie number is our best ballpark estimate, honestly, because there's not much hard data out there for hawker-cooked veg dishes and every uncle at every wok runs it differently. What we do know is that the vegetables themselves clock in at only about 34 calories for 100g. The real calorie driver here is the wok oil, around 80 calories from just 9g of cooking oil. So yes, it's a vegetable dish, but it's not a zero-calorie situation.

What changes the maths quite a bit is how heavy-handed the cook is with the oil. A health-conscious stall with minimal oil can bring this down to around 80 calories for the same portion size. The oyster sauce version sits at the standard 130. If they crack an egg through it (the telur campur version), add roughly 50 calories and you're at about 175. And if you get the santan version, basically a lodeh-style coconut milk base, that jumps to around 220 calories. Portion-wise, if you're piling this onto a rice plate, a second scoop adds another 130 or so to your count, which is still pretty manageable compared to the rendang sitting next to it.

Sayur Campur variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Plain (no tofu, less oil, oyster sauce)80 kcalLighter hawker version with minimal oil and just garlic; common at health-conscious stalls
Standard (with tofu, oyster sauce)130 kcalTypical nasi campur or kopitiam side; cabbage, carrot, long beans, tofu, moderate wok oil
With oyster sauce and egg (telur campur)175 kcalSome versions add a beaten egg stirred through; adds ~50 kcal
Sayur campur with santan (lodeh-style)220 kcalCoconut milk base version; significantly higher fat and calories from santan

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Common questions

How many calories in Sayur Campur?
A typical 160g side portion of Sayur Campur has around 130 calories. The vegetables themselves are only about 34 calories, but the wok oil adds roughly 80 calories. A lighter version with minimal oil comes in at about 80 calories, while a santan (coconut milk) version can reach around 220.
What exactly is Sayur Campur?
Sayur Campur literally means 'mixed vegetables' in Malay. It's a basic stir-fried side dish you see at nasi campur stalls and kopitiams across Malaysia, usually cabbage, carrot and long beans cooked in a wok with garlic, oil and oyster sauce. Some versions include firm tofu. It's one of the cheaper and lighter sides you can pick at a nasi campur spread.
Is Sayur Campur actually healthy?
For a hawker side dish, it's one of the better choices. Low in sugar, gives you some fibre and a small amount of protein from the tofu, and at 130 calories it won't wreck your deficit. The main thing to watch is the cooking oil since that's where most of the calories are hiding. Ask for less oil and you're looking at a legitimately good diet side.

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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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