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How Many Calories in Sup Gear Box?

A rich Malaysian beef knee joint soup where the real prize is the marrow you suck straight out of the bone with a straw.

420kcal / 1 bowl (1 large knee bone with broth)
Sup Gear Box comes in at around 420 calories for a standard bowl with one large knee joint, broth, and full marrow. Most of that comes from the beef shank meat (about 270 kcal) and the bone marrow you suck out (120 kcal), with the broth adding almost nothing. It is genuinely one of the higher-protein soups you can get at a hawker, packing 33g of protein in a single bowl.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (1 large knee bone with broth) (550g)AmountPer 100g
Calories420 kcal76 kcal
Protein33 g6 g
Carbs5 g1 g
Fat30 g5 g

Where the calories come from

Beef shank/knee meat (cooked, ~180g)180g
270 kcal
Bone marrow (~35g extracted)35g
120 kcal
Spiced broth with aromatics (~300ml)300g
25 kcal
Cartilage and gelatinous collagen bits40g
40 kcal

The real talk

Honest answer: 420 kcal is a fair estimate for a standard bowl, but this is genuinely hard to pin down precisely because every stall makes it differently. Bone size varies, some joints are meatier, and the amount of marrow you actually extract changes everything. Treat these numbers as a reasonable ballpark, not lab-tested figures. The biggest driver of calories here is not the meat or the broth, it is the marrow. That 35g of marrow packs 120 kcal on its own, pure fat, and it is so easy to eat because it basically melts. The beef shank meat itself is actually great for dieting: lean, high protein, and very filling. Bro, 180g of cooked beef shank with 33g total protein in a bowl is not bad at all.

What actually changes the maths is whether you eat the marrow or not. Skip it and you are looking at 290 kcal, eat it all and you are at 420. Some stalls give you a massive joint or even two bones, and then you are easily at 750 kcal or more before you even add rice. The broth is almost a free pass at around 25 kcal for 300ml, so drink as much as you want. If you want to eat this regularly while losing weight, the move is simple: order one bone, eat all the meat and cartilage, leave the marrow or only eat half. You still get a hot, filling, protein-heavy meal for under 300 kcal. That is a win lah.

Sup Gear Box variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
No marrow (eat meat only, skip sucking marrow)290 kcalSkipping the marrow removes ~120 kcal and most of the fat
Standard bowl with marrow420 kcalTypical hawker serving with one large knee joint, broth, and full marrow
Double bone / large serving750 kcalSome stalls serve two bones or a larger joint; doubles meat and marrow content

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in Sup Gear Box?
A standard bowl of Sup Gear Box with one large knee bone, broth, and full marrow is around 420 calories. If you skip sucking the marrow, it drops to about 290 kcal. The meat itself carries most of the protein at around 33g per bowl.
Is Sup Gear Box good for weight loss?
It is actually a solid choice if you skip the marrow or eat half of it. You get a huge, filling bowl of high-protein beef for 290 to 420 kcal depending on how much marrow you eat. The broth is basically free calories. Pair it with plain rice and you have a decent meal that keeps you full for hours.
What is the bone marrow in Sup Gear Box?
The gear box refers to the knee joint of the cow, which contains a hollow bone packed with marrow fat. You suck it out with a straw or scoop it out. It tastes rich and buttery, but it adds about 120 kcal and most of the fat in the bowl. Worth it occasionally, but if you are watching calories, just leave it.

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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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