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How Many Calories in Tempura Udon?

Also known as 天ぷらうどん, てんぷらうどん, Ebi Ten Udon, Shrimp Tempura Udon.

Thick white wheat noodles in a light dashi and soy broth, topped with a shrimp tempura and spring onion. A standing-soba-shop classic and one of the cheapest hot meals in Japan.

370kcal / 1 bowl
A standard bowl of tempura udon with one shrimp tempura is about 370 calories, per the calorie.slism.jp reference for a 596g bowl. Marugame Seimen's kake udon (regular) is 299 calories, and adding one ebi ten at 110 puts you at 409. The noodles are most of it; the broth is under 30.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 bowl (596g)AmountPer 100g
Calories370 kcal62 kcal
Protein14 g2 g
Carbs62 g10 g
Fat8 g1 g

Where the calories come from

Udon noodles (cooked)250g
238 kcal
Dashi soy broth300g
25 kcal
Shrimp tempura, 1 piece40g
95 kcal
Kamaboko and spring onion10g
10 kcal

The real talk

Tempura udon is one of the lighter hot meals in Japan at 370 calories. The udon is 250g cooked, about 240 calories, and the dashi broth is nearly nothing at 25. The one thing with real fat in it is the shrimp tempura, which is about 95 to 110 calories for one piece because the batter soaks up oil. Marugame Seimen publishes 299 for its kake udon regular size and 110 for an ebi ten, and that 409 total is a normal lunch for about 500 yen.

The number climbs fast at a self-serve counter. Marugame's vegetable kakiage is 490 calories on its own, more than the bowl of udon it sits on. A chikuwa ten is about 140, a kashiwa (chicken) ten 143, and a half-boiled egg tempura around 110. Two pieces of tempura on a large udon and you are at 700 calories, which is a katsu curry territory bill for what feels like a light noodle lunch.

Udon is almost all carbohydrate. A 370 calorie bowl has about 62g of carbs and only 14g of protein, so it is fine for calories but it will not keep you full past 2pm on its own. Adding one kashiwa ten or a soft egg gives you 10 more grams of protein for about 100 to 140 calories, which is a better trade than a second shrimp.

How the portions compare

290 kcal
Small bowl
370 kcal
Standard bowl
600 kcal
Large with 2 shrimp tempura

Tempura Udon variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Kake udon, no topping299 kcalMarugame regular size
Tempura udon, 1 shrimp370 kcalcalorie.slism.jp figure
Kitsune udon390 kcalSweet fried tofu instead of tempura
Marugame kake + ebi ten409 kcal299 + 110, published
Kakiage udon790 kcalMarugame kakiage is 490 alone

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Common questions

How many calories is Marugame udon?
Kake udon regular is 299 calories, large about 450. Toppings: ebi ten 110, kashiwa ten 143, kakiage 490. All published by Marugame Seimen.
Is udon lower in calories than ramen?
Yes. Tempura udon is 370 calories against 421 for shoyu ramen and 621 for miso, mainly because the dashi broth has almost no fat.
How many calories is one piece of shrimp tempura?
About 95 to 110 calories depending on size. The shrimp is around 25 of that; the rest is batter and absorbed oil.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical restaurant, ramen shop or konbini serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on calorie.slism.jp 天ぷらうどん 1杯 596.3g 370 kcal; Marugame Seimen published kake udon 299, ebi ten 110. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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