Vegetables & Sides

How Many Calories in Tauhu Sumbat?

Fried tofu puffs stuffed with crunchy cucumber and beansprouts, served with sweet chilli sauce, a classic Malaysian hawker snack that's lighter than it looks.

230kcal / 1 serving (4 pieces)
Tauhu Sumbat comes in at 230 calories for 4 pieces (about 170g), which makes it one of the lighter snacks you'll find at a hawker stall. The bulk of those calories come from the fried tofu puffs themselves at 165 calories, with sweet chilli sauce adding another 45. The cucumber and beansprouts filling is basically free at just 20 calories. Honestly not bad for something that actually fills you up a bit.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 serving (4 pieces) (170g)AmountPer 100g
Calories230 kcal135 kcal
Protein12 g7 g
Carbs16 g9 g
Fat13 g8 g

Where the calories come from

Fried tofu puffs (tau pok, 4 pieces ~120g)120g
165 kcal
Cucumber and beansprouts filling (~50g)50g
20 kcal
Sweet chilli sauce (2 tbsp ~30g)30g
45 kcal

The real talk

230 calories for 4 pieces of Tauhu Sumbat is honestly pretty decent. For a hawker snack, that's on the lighter side. The filling itself, cucumber and beansprouts, is basically zero calories, so you're not getting cheated there. The calories are coming from the tau pok (fried tofu puffs), which soak up oil during frying. 165 calories from just the tofu alone. That's worth knowing. The sweet chilli sauce adds 45 more, which is fine, but if your uncle at the stall goes heavy-handed with it, that number creeps up. Fair warning though, these numbers are a ballpark estimate because hard data on homemade hawker Tauhu Sumbat is thin. Different stalls fry their tau pok differently, some soak in a lot more oil than others, so treat 230 as a reasonable middle-ground figure, not a lab result.

What actually moves the maths here is the sauce choice. Swap sweet chilli for peanut sauce and you're jumping to about 290 calories, that extra 60 calories from peanut sauce adds up if you're having this as a side to a full meal. The tofu itself isn't going anywhere calorie-wise unless you eat fewer pieces, but if you're at a stall where they're selling yong tau foo style, you can mix in more filling-heavy pieces to stretch the volume. Protein is 12g for 4 pieces which is reasonable given the tofu. If you want more protein overall, just add a plain hard-boiled egg on the side instead, cheaper and more protein for fewer calories than a second serving of tau pok. For a snack that feels substantial and hits 230 calories with 12g protein, this is actually one of the smarter things you can grab at a hawker stall.

Tauhu Sumbat variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
With sweet chilli sauce only230 kcalStandard hawker version with cucumber, beansprouts, sweet chilli
With peanut sauce290 kcalPeanut sauce adds ~60 cal per 2-tbsp serving vs sweet chilli

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in Tauhu Sumbat?
4 pieces of Tauhu Sumbat (about 170g with sweet chilli sauce) has 230 calories. The fried tau pok accounts for most of it at 165 calories, with the sweet chilli sauce adding 45. The vegetable filling is basically negligible at 20 calories.
Is Tauhu Sumbat healthy for weight loss?
It's one of the better hawker snacks if you're watching calories. 230 calories with 12g protein for a filling snack is a reasonable deal. The main thing working against it is the oil in the fried tofu. Stick to sweet chilli sauce over peanut sauce and keep it to 4 pieces and it fits fine into a calorie deficit.
What is the difference between Tauhu Sumbat and Yong Tau Foo?
Similar concept but different execution. Yong Tau Foo typically uses fish paste as the stuffing and is served in soup or with various sauces. Tauhu Sumbat is specifically fried tofu puffs stuffed with fresh raw vegetables like cucumber and beansprouts, served cold or room temp with sweet chilli or peanut sauce. Tauhu Sumbat is the snack version you find pre-made at hawker stalls.

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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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