How many calories in chicken satay?
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Short answer
One skewer of chicken satay (about 33.5 g) has about 75 kcal and 6 g of protein; 100 g has about 229 kcal. What changes the calories most is the peanut sauce and sweet soy sauce. The values include peanut sauce; rice cakes or rice are not included.
Sate ayam is skewered chicken grilled over charcoal and served with a thick peanut sauce, sweet soy sauce, sliced shallots and lime. The Madura style is sold by street vendors across Indonesia, usually by the ten skewers with rice cakes.
The chicken itself is fairly lean; the peanut sauce adds most of the fat and some sugar. Skewers made with chicken skin or offal are richer than plain meat skewers.
| Serving | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 skewer | 33.5 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 skewers | 335 | 765 | 63 | 30 | 45 |
| 100 g | 100 | 229 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 13.5 |
What changes the calories in Sate ayam (chicken satay)?
- Peanut sauce: the more sauce, the more calories.
- Type of skewer: skin or offal skewers are fattier.
- Rice cakes or rice: add carbohydrate.
How to enjoy Sate ayam (chicken satay) a little lighter
- Ask for the peanut sauce on the side.
- Choose meat skewers rather than skin.
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 870 g, cooked weight 670 g.
Twenty skewers of chicken thigh grilled with sweet soy sauce, served with peanut sauce (included). Rice cakes (lontong) not included. Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) is counted as soy sauce plus brown sugar, since USDA has no kecap manis record.
| Ingredient | Grams | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicken thigh, skinless (raw) | 500 | 605 | 98.3 | USDA FDC 173627 |
| soy sauce | 30 | 16 | 2.4 | USDA FDC 174277 |
| brown sugar | 30 | 114 | 0 | USDA FDC 168833 |
| sunflower oil | 20 | 177 | 0 | USDA FDC 171025 |
| dry-roasted peanuts | 100 | 587 | 24.4 | USDA FDC 173806 |
| red chili | 10 | under 5 | 0.2 | USDA FDC 170106 |
| garlic | 10 | 15 | 0.6 | USDA FDC 169230 |
| shallots | 20 | 14 | 0.5 | USDA FDC 170499 |
| water | 150 | under 5 | 0 | USDA FDC 173647 |
Spices (under 5 g in total per recipe) are not counted.
Serving weights:
- 1 skewer: one of 20 equal portions of the recipe
- 10 skewers: one of 2 equal portions of the 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 Sate ayam (chicken satay) from a photo?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does one skewer of chicken satay weigh?
On this page, one skewer of chicken satay is taken as about 33.5 g (one of 20 equal portions of the recipe). The real weight depends on the recipe, the size and how it is served.
How much protein is in chicken satay?
One skewer of chicken satay has about 6 g of protein; 100 g has 18.9 g.
How many calories are in ten skewers of chicken satay?
The table shows ten skewers with peanut sauce; rice cakes or rice come on top of that.
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Sources
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy (2018) and FNDDS 2021–2023 datasets; accessed 16 October 2026
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