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How Many Calories in Sup Daging?

Sup Daging is a clear, warmly spiced Malaysian beef soup, usually served with tender beef shank or short rib chunks and eaten with bread for dipping.

400kcal / 1 bowl
A standard hawker bowl of Sup Daging is around 400 calories for roughly 510g of soup, beef, and veg. Most of that comes from the beef itself (about 300 kcal for 150g of shank or short rib), with the spiced broth adding another 60 kcal and the potato and carrot rounding out the rest. On its own it is actually a pretty reasonable meal, but add two pieces of roti for dipping and you are looking at closer to 580 kcal total.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (510g)AmountPer 100g
Calories400 kcal78 kcal
Protein38 g7 g
Carbs12 g2 g
Fat20 g4 g

Where the calories come from

Beef chunks (shank/short rib, cooked, ~150g)150g
300 kcal
Spiced broth (~300ml with rendered beef fat)300g
60 kcal
Potatoes and carrots60g
45 kcal

The real talk

Sup Daging is a clear spiced beef soup you find at Malay hawker stalls and warung, usually ordered alongside roti canai or a crusty French loaf. The broth is light and fragrant, flavoured with things like star anise, cinnamon, and cloves, but do not let "clear soup" fool you into thinking it is low calorie automatically. At 400 kcal a bowl, it is solidly in the middle range, and that is because beef shank and short rib are fatty cuts by nature. The rendered fat from the meat bleeds into the broth, and bone marrow versions (Sup Berempah) push it to 460 kcal. Fair warning though: these numbers are genuine ballpark estimates. Hard lab data for Malaysian hawker soups is thin, so take them as a reasonable guide rather than gospel.

What actually swings the number is the cut of beef and how much fat ends up in your bowl. Lean cuts like topside instead of shank can shave off 80 to 100 kcal without you noticing much. The broth itself at around 60 kcal per 300ml is not the villain, but stalls that skim less fat off the top will give you a noticeably richer, higher-calorie soup. Potato and carrot add about 45 kcal from 60g, which is fine. The real jump comes from the roti. Two pieces of roti canai or French loaf adds roughly 180 kcal and takes you to 580 kcal total. If you are watching calories, eat the soup on its own first. You might not even want the bread after that.

Sup Daging variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Sup Daging (no potato, lean beef only)300 kcalHome-style or diet version with leaner cuts, no starchy veg, lighter broth
Sup Daging standard hawker bowl400 kcalTypical hawker serving with beef shank/short rib chunks, potato, carrot, spiced broth
Sup Daging Berempah (richly spiced, with bone marrow)460 kcalMore aromatic version with marrow bones and richer spiced broth; marrow adds 60-80 kcal
Sup Daging with roti (eaten with bread)580 kcalStandard bowl plus 2 pieces roti canai or French loaf (~180 kcal) for dipping

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Common questions

How many calories in Sup Daging?
A standard hawker bowl of Sup Daging is around 400 calories for roughly 510g with beef chunks, spiced broth, potato, and carrot. The lean version without potato comes in closer to 300 kcal, and the berempah version with marrow can reach 460 kcal. Add roti for dipping and the total goes up to about 580 kcal.
What is Sup Daging exactly?
It is a Malaysian clear beef soup, spiced with aromatics like star anise, cloves, and cinnamon. The beef is usually shank or short rib, slow-cooked until tender. You get a clean, warmly spiced broth with soft beef chunks, sometimes potato and carrot, and it is almost always eaten with bread for dipping.
Is Sup Daging a healthy choice for someone trying to lose weight?
It is one of the better hawker options, bah. You get 38g of protein in a 400 kcal bowl, which is a solid ratio. The broth keeps you full, it does not come with rice by default, and you control whether you add bread. Main thing to watch is the cut of beef and how fatty the broth is. Skip the roti or have just one piece, and it is a genuinely good diet meal.

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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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