Snacks & Kuih · Philippines

How Many Calories in Turon?

Also known as Banana Lumpia, Turon na Saging, Fried Banana Roll.

Saba banana (often with a strip of jackfruit) rolled in a lumpia wrapper, rolled in brown sugar and deep fried until the sugar turns to a glassy shell. The 15 peso merienda from every street cart.

220kcal / 1 piece
One street turon is about 220 calories for an 80g piece. The saba banana inside is about 70 calories, the wrapper 35, the caramelised brown sugar shell about 50 and the oil absorbed during frying about 65. Two pieces, which is the usual order, is 440.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 piece (80g)AmountPer 100g
Calories220 kcal275 kcal
Protein2 g3 g
Carbs36 g45 g
Fat8 g10 g

Where the calories come from

Saba banana60g
70 kcal
Lumpia wrapper10g
35 kcal
Caramelised brown sugar shell12g
50 kcal
Frying oil absorbed7g
65 kcal

The real talk

The banana is the healthy part and it is a third of the calories. A saba banana is about 120 calories per 100g, so the 60g piece inside a turon is about 70. Then it gets a lumpia wrapper (35 calories), a roll in brown sugar that melts into a shell (about 12g, 50 calories) and a trip through hot oil, where the wrapper soaks up about 7g of oil (65 calories). Panlasang Pinoy's recipe card comes out at 292 per piece, but that counts a cup and a half of sugar across 12 pieces as all sticking.

The vendor's sugar habit is the variable. Some carts roll lightly and the shell is thin, about 200 calories per piece. Others dredge heavily and then drizzle more syrup on the finished turon, which pushes it to 280. The jackfruit strip adds about 15 calories and a lot of flavour, so it is not the thing to worry about.

Turon is sold in pairs for 25 to 30 pesos and eaten as merienda, usually with a soft drink. Two turon and a Coke is about 580 calories at 4pm, which is bigger than a lot of people's dinner. The turon with ice cream at restaurants (turon a la mode) is about 370 for one piece with a scoop.

How many calories in 2, 3 or 4 pieces?

How manyCaloriesProtein
1 piece220 kcal2 g
2 pieces440 kcal4 g
3 pieces660 kcal6 g
4 pieces880 kcal8 g
5 pieces1100 kcal10 g
6 pieces1320 kcal12 g

How the portions compare

220 kcal
1 piece
440 kcal
2 pieces (usual order)
580 kcal
2 pieces with a regular soft drink

Turon variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Boiled saba banana, 1 piece100 kcalNo wrapper, no oil
Turon, light sugar coat200 kcalThin shell
Turon, standard220 kcalStreet cart
Turon, heavy sugar with syrup drizzle280 kcalSome vendors
Turon a la mode (with ice cream)370 kcalRestaurant dessert

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in 2 pieces of turon?
About 440 calories. Turon is usually sold in pairs, so that is the real serving for most people.
Is turon healthy?
The banana is. The rest is a fried wrapper and a sugar shell, so a piece is about 220 calories with 36g of carbs and 8g of fat. It is a dessert, not a fruit serving.
Turon or banana cue, which has fewer calories?
About the same. Banana cue is a whole saba coated in caramelised sugar and fried, around 200 to 230 per stick. Turon has the wrapper but slightly less banana.
How many calories in turon with jackfruit?
About 235. The strip of langka adds only 15 calories to a standard piece.

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

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