How many calories in nasi padang?
Last updated: · Prepared by: QuickCalo Team
Short answer
One pack of nasi padang (about 430 g) has about 675 kcal and 23 g of protein; 100 g has about 157 kcal. What changes the calories most is the dishes you choose and the curry sauce poured over the rice. One wrapped portion was calculated item by item: rice, rendang, coconut vegetable curry and green chilli sambal.
Nasi padang comes from West Sumatra and is sold at Padang restaurants all over Indonesia. You pick dishes from a window display, and the rice is topped with curry sauce and green chilli sambal; takeaway portions are famously generous.
Most Padang dishes are cooked in coconut milk or fried, so a portion can be rich. The choice between rendang, fried chicken or vegetables changes the total more than anything else.
| Serving | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pack | 430 | 675 | 23 | 80 | 30 |
| 100 g | 100 | 157 | 5.3 | 18.7 | 6.9 |
What changes the calories in Nasi padang?
- Dishes: rendang and curries are richer than vegetables.
- Curry sauce: coconut sauce over the rice adds fat.
- Rice: takeaway portions are large.
How to enjoy Nasi padang a little lighter
- Ask for less sauce on the rice.
- Choose one main dish and add cassava leaves or vegetables.
How were these values calculated?
No official record matches this dish directly, so the values come from a recipe calculation: the nutrients of each ingredient were taken from USDA FoodData Central, added up and divided by the cooked weight. Raw total 430 g, cooked weight 430 g.
One wrapped portion: rice, a piece of rendang, coconut vegetable curry (calculated as sayur lodeh) and green chilli sambal.
| Ingredient | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cooked white rice | 250 | 325 | 6.7 | USDA FDC 168878 |
| Beef rendang | 80 | 251 | 14 | calculated on this site |
| Sayur lodeh (vegetables in coconut milk) | 80 | 48 | 1.8 | calculated on this site |
| green chili pepper | 15 | 6 | 0.3 | USDA FDC 170497 |
| sunflower oil | 5 | 44 | 0 | USDA FDC 171025 |
Spices (under 5 g in total per recipe) are not counted.
Serving weights:
- 1 pack: the whole recipe
Calories per 100 g are rounded to a whole number and macros to one decimal; serving calories to the nearest 5 and protein to a whole gram.
Can you count the calories in Nasi padang from a photo?
Yes: in QuickCalo, snap a photo of your plate or type what you ate, and get the calories and protein in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
How much does one pack of nasi padang weigh?
On this page, one pack of nasi padang is taken as about 430 g (the whole recipe). The real weight depends on the recipe, the size and how it is served.
How much protein is in nasi padang?
One pack of nasi padang has about 23 g of protein; 100 g has 5.3 g.
Why is takeaway nasi padang bigger?
Many people find takeaway portions more generous than eating in, so the calories can be higher.
Similar foods
- Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice)
- Mie goreng (Indonesian fried noodles)
- Mie ayam (chicken noodles)
- Instant fried noodles
- Nasi uduk (coconut rice)
- Nasi kuning (turmeric rice)
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (2018) and FNDDS 2021–2023 datasets; accessed 16 October 2026
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