How Many Calories in Soya Cincau (Michael Jackson)?

Sweet soya milk with grass jelly, the black-and-white Michael Jackson, about 200 calories.

200kcal / 1 glass

Soya cincau, nicknamed Michael Jackson for the black grass jelly in white soya milk, runs around 200 calories a glass. The soya milk is usually sweetened and the grass jelly comes with sugar syrup, so most of the calories are sugar. The soya itself gives you a little protein, around 6 grams.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 glass (350g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	200 kcal	57 kcal
Protein	6 g	2 g
Carbs	34 g	10 g
Fat	5 g	1 g

Where the calories come from

Soya milk (sweetened)250g

140 kcal

Grass jelly (cincau)80g

40 kcal

Sugar syrup15g

20 kcal

The real talk

Michael Jackson, black and white, get it? Grass jelly sitting in soya milk. It sounds healthy because soya, but the soya milk at most stalls is sweetened heavily and the cincau is soaked in sugar syrup. So you are drinking maybe 30 grams of sugar in a glass.

It is not the worst choice lah, at least you get a bit of protein from the soya, around 6 grams. But do not kid yourself that it is a health drink. Ask for the unsweetened soya version if they have it and you cut a big chunk of the calories straight away.

How the portions compare

110 kcal

Unsweetened soya + cincau

200 kcal

Standard glass

280 kcal

Large / extra sweet

Soya Cincau (Michael Jackson) variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Soya kosong + cincau	110 kcal	Unsweetened soya
Soya cincau standard	200 kcal	Sweetened
Soya cincau large	280 kcal	Bigger glass, extra sweet

How to eat it lighter

Ask for unsweetened or less-sweet soya milk if available
Order it without extra sugar syrup on the cincau
Have it as a snack replacement, not on top of a full meal

Common questions

How many calories in soya cincau?

About 200 calories a glass. Most of it is sugar from the sweetened soya and the cincau syrup.

Why is it called Michael Jackson?

Because of the look, black grass jelly in white soya milk. Black and white, get it.

Is soya cincau healthy?

It has a little protein from the soya, but it is usually loaded with sugar. Order unsweetened soya to make it genuinely lighter.

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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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