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How Many Calories in Seblak?

Also known as Seblak Bandung, Seblak Ceker, Seblak Komplit, Seblak Kuah.

Seblak is Bandung's wet kerupuk dish: crackers soaked until chewy and stir fried in a kencur, garlic and chili paste with egg, then loaded with whatever you point at. Macaroni, bakso, sosis, ceker, mie, all of it.

450kcal / 1 bowl (kerupuk, egg, macaroni, 2 bakso, 1 sosis, kencur broth)
A standard bowl of seblak komplit is about 450 calories. FatSecret Indonesia lists a basic 200g seblak at 262 calories and a bowl at 315, and that is before the toppings. Add the two bakso, one sosis and the macaroni most stalls call komplit and you are at 450.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (kerupuk, egg, macaroni, 2 bakso, 1 sosis, kencur broth) (350g)AmountPer 100g
Calories450 kcal129 kcal
Protein16 g5 g
Carbs50 g14 g
Fat20 g6 g

Where the calories come from

Soaked kerupuk80g
150 kcal
Egg50g
70 kcal
Macaroni50g
60 kcal
Bakso, 2 pieces40g
60 kcal
Sosis30g
70 kcal
Kencur chili paste and cooking oil100g
40 kcal

The real talk

The base of seblak is kerupuk, and people forget that kerupuk is fried starch even after it has been soaked. 80g of rehydrated crackers, which is a normal scoop, is about 150 calories. The kencur paste is fried in oil first, and the egg goes into that oil, so the base bowl with egg and paste is already 260 before any topping. FatSecret's 262 figure is basically that bowl.

Then the toppings, and this is where seblak gets its reputation. Macaroni 50g is 60. Two bakso are 60. One sosis is 70. A handful of mie is 100. Ceker is about 50 for two. Sosis, bakso, and mie together is 230 on top of the base, and a full seblak with everything is 600 to 650. The Rp 15,000 to 20,000 komplit at a normal stall lands around 450 with egg, macaroni, bakso and sosis.

Level pedas changes nothing. Level 5 and level 1 are the same calories, the chili is free. What is not free is the oil the paste is fried in, about 5g per bowl, and the extra spoon of oil some stalls add for shine, another 45. If your seblak has a red oil ring around the edge, that ring is 50 calories.

The protein is weak. 16g in a 450 calorie bowl, most from the egg and bakso, because kerupuk has none. That is why seblak does not hold you and why people order it as a snack and then eat dinner two hours later.

How the portions compare

260 kcal
Seblak telur only (kerupuk, egg, paste)
450 kcal
Seblak komplit standard
700 kcal
Seblak with everything (ceker, mie, sosis, bakso, extra kerupuk)

Seblak variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Seblak telur, FatSecret 200g262 kcalKerupuk, egg, paste
Seblak ceker360 kcalBase plus 4 chicken feet
Seblak komplit450 kcalEgg, macaroni, bakso, sosis
Seblak mie komplit550 kcalInstant noodles added
Seblak nyemek with everything700 kcalThick, oily, every topping

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Common questions

How many calories in seblak?
About 450 calories for a komplit bowl with egg, macaroni, bakso and sosis. A basic seblak telur is around 260; with every topping it passes 650.
Is seblak fattening?
It is 450 calories with only 16g protein and 20g fat, so it does not fill you for long. Eating it as a snack on top of three meals is how it becomes a problem.
How many calories in seblak ceker?
About 360 calories for the base bowl with four chicken feet. Ceker is mostly skin and gelatin, about 25 calories each.
Does the spice level change the calories?
No. Level 1 and level 10 are the same bowl. The chili is nearly zero; the oil and the toppings are what count.
Berapa kalori Seblak?
Seblak mengandung sekitar 450 kalori per 1 mangkuk (350g), dengan 16g protein, 50g karbohidrat dan 20g lemak. Angka ini perkiraan untuk porsi warung biasa, jadi bisa berbeda tergantung tempat dan ukuran porsi.

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

Calorie figure based on FatSecret Indonesia (seblak 262 kcal per 200g, 315 per bowl) plus component estimate for komplit toppings. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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