Chow fun calories

Reference figures checked 2026-10-26 · Cantonese · 4 min read

Chow fun has about 155 calories in 1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g), with 10.8 g of protein, 17.5 g of carbohydrate and 4.2 g of fat. Those figures come from USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS), 2022-10-28 release) and are scaled to the serving size above. They describe a standard portion, not your exact plate.

Chinese name: 炒河粉

Calories and macros

One serving here means 1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g). The 152 g is the “1 cup” portion weight USDA lists. The USDA record is a generic chow fun noodle dish with unspecified meat and vegetables, not specifically beef (乾炒牛河), and a restaurant plate weighs far more than one cup. No plate weight is published, so this page does not state one. The table below shows how the numbers change if your portion is smaller or larger. It is plain multiplication of the per-100 g record, so it is only as exact as the portion you actually eat.

Smaller and larger portions

A second source, same serving

Taiwan FDA record R2100101 (炒板條) lists different numbers for a similar dish. Scaled to the same serving (1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g)), it gives:

What changes the calories in chow fun

Chow fun is wide rice noodles stir-fried over high heat with meat and vegetables, so its calories depend on how much oil goes into the wok. At the same 152 g, USDA gives 155 kcal and the Taiwan FDA record gives 226 kcal, so the honest answer is a range of about 155 to 226 kcal per cup; the Taiwan FDA figure is for a stir-fried flat rice noodle without a stated ingredient list.

• Oil: the USDA record is a lighter, home-style mix. A restaurant wok dish usually uses more oil, which this page cannot measure.
• Plate size: one cup is far smaller than a restaurant plate. Multiply the serving row by how many cups of noodles you actually ate.
• Meat: beef, pork or shrimp change protein and fat; the USDA record leaves the meat unspecified.
• Sauce: dark soy and oyster sauce add salt and a little sugar that the records only partly reflect.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is copied from the record named below. Nothing is a guess. Bao did not measure this dish itself.

• USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS), 2022-10-28 release): FDC ID 2344280, “Chow fun noodles with meat and vegetables” (per 100 g; “1 cup” is listed as 152 g; read 2026-10-26).
• Taiwan FDA Food Nutrient Database (食品營養成分資料庫), open-data export: record R2100101, 炒板條 (stir-fried flat rice noodles) (per 100 g; no unit weight listed; read 2026-10-26).

Checking your own chow fun with Bao

Bao is an iPhone app that estimates calories and macros from a photo of the food in front of you, and it handles Asian dishes by their real names in English and Chinese. This page gives you the reference number for chow fun. A scan tells you what is on your plate, which is the number that matters when the portion or the recipe is not standard.

Common questions

How many calories are in chow fun? About 155 calories in 1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g), per USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS), 2022-10-28 release). That is a reference figure for a standard portion, not an exact count for your plate.

How much protein is in chow fun? About 10.8 g in 1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g), with 17.5 g of carbohydrate and 4.2 g of fat, from the same record.

How many calories are in 100 g of chow fun? 102 calories per 100 g, with 7.1 g protein, 11.5 g carbohydrate and 2.7 g fat.

Where do the chow fun numbers come from? USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS), 2022-10-28 release): FDC ID 2344280, “Chow fun noodles with meat and vegetables”. The serving size is 1 cup of stir-fried flat rice noodles (152 g). The page lists the source and the date it was read.