How Many Calories in Serunding?

Dry spiced meat floss eaten as a topping. Tiny portion, but concentrated coconut and oil make it dense.

95kcal / 2-3 tablespoons

A serving of serunding (2 to 3 tablespoons, around 20g) is about 95 calories. It is eaten in small amounts as a topping, but it is very calorie dense per gram because it is fried dry with grated coconut and oil.

Nutrition facts

Per 2-3 tablespoons (20g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	95 kcal	475 kcal
Protein	7 g	35 g
Carbs	4 g	20 g
Fat	6 g	30 g

Where the calories come from

Shredded fried meat9g

45 kcal

Toasted grated coconut (kerisik)5g

30 kcal

Oil, sugar, spice6g

20 kcal

The real talk

Serunding is that fragrant meat floss you get with ketupat and lemang during raya. A normal topping portion is only 2 or 3 tablespoons, around 95 calories, so it is not a big deal in small amounts. But per gram it is dense, close to 470 calories per 100g, because all the moisture is fried out and what is left is meat, coconut and oil.

The trap is treating it like a free sprinkle and piling it on, especially next to lemang or pulut which are already calorie dense. A little goes a long way on flavour, so use it like the condiment it is and you are fine.

Serunding variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Serunding ayam (chicken)	85 kcal	Slightly leaner, per 2-3 tbsp
Serunding daging (beef)	95 kcal	Per 2-3 tbsp

How to eat it lighter

Use it as a small topping, not a main scoop. It is concentrated.
Chicken serunding is slightly leaner than beef.
Mind what you pair it with. Lemang and pulut are heavy on their own.

Common questions

How many calories in serunding?

About 95 calories for a 2 to 3 tablespoon serving of beef serunding. It is small but dense, close to 470 calories per 100g, because it is fried dry with coconut and oil.

Is serunding fattening?

In a small topping portion, no. The risk is piling it on like a free sprinkle, especially next to already heavy lemang or pulut. Use it as a condiment.

Beef or chicken serunding, which is lower?

Chicken serunding is slightly leaner at around 85 calories per serving versus 95 for beef, though both share the same coconut and oil base.

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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