How Many Calories in Sup Ekor?

Rich, slow-simmered oxtail soup with a fatty collagen broth, potato, and carrot, a bowl that delivers serious protein but does not pretend to be light.

500kcal / 1 bowl (oxtail soup, no rice)

A bowl of Sup Ekor comes in at around 500 calories for a standard serving (550g, no rice). That might sound reasonable until you realise most of those calories are coming from the oxtail itself and the rich, collagen-heavy broth, not from carbs. The meat alone clocks about 300 calories, and the broth adds another 120. So yes, it is a protein-forward bowl, but the fat content is real, at 28g per serving.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (oxtail soup, no rice) (550g)	Amount	Per 100g
Calories	500 kcal	91 kcal
Protein	38 g	7 g
Carbs	18 g	3 g
Fat	28 g	5 g

Where the calories come from

Oxtail pieces (cooked edible meat, ~120g)120g

300 kcal

Rich fatty broth (~300ml, rendered collagen+fat)300g

120 kcal

Potato (~60g)60g

50 kcal

Carrot + tomato (~50g)50g

20 kcal

Fried shallots + oil garnish10g

45 kcal

The real talk

Sup Ekor is honestly one of those soups that feels healthy because it is a soup, but the numbers tell a different story. At 500 calories a bowl, it is not a disaster by any means, but the 28g of fat should not surprise anyone. Oxtail is a tough, collagen-rich cut that has been simmered for hours, and all that rendered fat goes straight into the broth. The meat itself gives you a solid 38g of protein, which is actually great, but you are not getting lean chicken breast here. Fair disclaimer: the exact numbers for this dish are harder to pin down than your average hawker food. Sup Ekor varies a lot by stall and kitchen, so treat this 500 calorie figure as a reasonable ballpark estimate, not a precise measurement.

What really changes the maths here is portion size and how much broth you drink. A restaurant or hotel version can push up to 650 calories because they serve bigger oxtail pieces and often reduce the broth further, concentrating the fat. The fried shallot garnish adds another 45 calories and it is easy to ignore because it looks like a tiny sprinkle. Then there is rice. If you add a standard 200g plate of white rice, you go from 500 to 760 calories total. That is a heavy meal lah. The soup by itself with the oxtail and vegetables is actually a high-protein, reasonable option if you eat it as is and leave some of the broth behind.

Sup Ekor variants, ranked by calories

Variant	Calories	Notes
Bowl only, no rice	500 kcal	Soup with oxtail pieces, broth, and vegetables
With white rice (1 plate)	760 kcal	Add ~260 cal for a standard 200g plate of white rice
Restaurant portion (extra meat)	650 kcal	Hotel/restaurant serves larger oxtail portions, richer broth reduction

How to eat it lighter

Skip the rice or have half a plate instead of a full one. That alone saves you 130 to 260 calories.
Do not drink all the broth. The bottom of the bowl is where the rendered fat pools. Leave 50 to 100ml behind and you cut maybe 40 to 60 calories without losing much of the experience.
Ask for less fried shallot garnish or skip it. It is only 45 calories but they fry it in oil, so it adds up fast if the stall is generous.
Order Sup Ayam instead if you want the soup experience with lower fat. Chicken soup runs around 150 to 200 calories lighter than oxtail.
Eat this for lunch rather than dinner so you have the rest of the day to move around. A 500-calorie soup lunch is actually quite manageable if you are tracking.

Common questions

How many calories in Sup Ekor?

A standard bowl of Sup Ekor (550g, no rice) has around 500 calories. Add white rice and you are looking at roughly 760 calories for the full meal.

Is Sup Ekor good for weight loss?

It can work, honestly. 38g of protein per bowl is solid, and you are getting a proper filling meal. The catch is the fat content, 28g per bowl, mostly from the oxtail and the broth. If you skip the rice and do not drink the entire broth, it fits reasonably well into a calorie deficit.

Why is oxtail soup so high in calories?

Oxtail is a fatty cut of beef. Unlike chicken breast, you cannot really separate the fat out before eating it because it is marbled into the meat and dissolved into the broth during the long simmer. That broth alone adds about 120 calories just from the rendered fat and collagen.

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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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