How Many Calories in Soya Cincau (Michael Jackson)?
Also known as Michael Jackson, Soya Grass Jelly.
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.
Berapa kalori dalam Soya Cincau?
Soya Cincau ada kira-kira 200 kalori untuk 1 gelas (350g), dengan 6g protein, 34g karbohidrat dan 5g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.
Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker, mamak or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.