Drinks

How Many Calories in Teh O Limau Ais?

Iced black tea with calamansi lime and sugar, no milk, making it one of the lighter drink options at any mamak or kopitiam.

70kcal / 1 glass (hawker, normal sweet)
A standard glass of Teh O Limau Ais is around 70 calories, almost entirely from the sugar the hawker adds. The black tea itself contributes basically nothing (about 2 calories), and the lime juice adds maybe 8. So the whole drink is basically just sweetened lime tea over ice. Order kurang manis and you are down to about 40 calories. These are ballpark estimates as hard data for this specific drink is thin, but the numbers are in the right range.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 glass (hawker, normal sweet) (250g)AmountPer 100g
Calories70 kcal28 kcal
Protein0 g0 g
Carbs17 g7 g
Fat0 g0 g

Where the calories come from

Sugar (~3.5 tsp added by hawker)15g
60 kcal
Brewed black tea (Boh/Ceylon, ~200ml)200g
2 kcal
Calamansi or lime juice (2-3 limes, ~25ml)25g
8 kcal
Ice (melts into drink)15g
0 kcal

The real talk

Teh O Limau Ais is iced black tea with calamansi lime and sugar, no condensed milk involved. That is exactly why it is lighter than teh tarik, which can clock 130 to 180 calories from condensed milk alone. At 70 calories for a standard glass, it is honestly one of the better drink choices at a mamak. The problem is the word 'standard' does different things in different shops. Some hawkers have a heavy hand with the sugar, and a manis-heavy pour can push you to 100 calories easily. These numbers are estimates, bro, there is no lab testing happening here, so treat them as a ballpark.

What actually moves the calorie count is purely the sugar. The tea and lime are basically free calories. About three and a half teaspoons of sugar gets you to 70 calories. Four teaspoons lands at 100. One and a half teaspoons (kurang manis) puts you at about 40. If you are tracking, just say kurang manis every single time and you shave off 30 calories per glass. Over a day of two or three drinks, that adds up. Nothing else changes here, no oil, no protein, no noodle swap to worry about.

Teh O Limau Ais variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Kurang manis (less sugar)40 kcalAbout 1.5 tsp sugar, common order for calorie-conscious; roughly half the carbs
Teh O Limau Ais (standard)70 kcalTypical hawker pour, ~3.5 tsp sugar, no milk
Teh O Limau Ais manis (extra sweet)100 kcal4+ tsp sugar, some hawkers default to this sweetness level

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in Teh O Limau Ais?
About 70 calories for a standard hawker glass at normal sweetness. Kurang manis brings it down to around 40 calories, and extra sweet can push it to 100. Almost all the calories come from sugar.
What exactly is Teh O Limau Ais?
It is iced black tea with calamansi lime juice and sugar, no milk. The 'O' means black (no milk) and 'limau' is lime. You will find it at pretty much every mamak, kopitiam, and hawker centre in Malaysia.
Is Teh O Limau Ais a healthy drink choice?
Compared to most Malaysian drinks it is one of the better options. No condensed milk, no Milo powder, no coconut milk. The only real calories come from sugar, so just say kurang manis and you have a 40-calorie drink that tastes good and keeps you hydrated. Not bad at all.

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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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