Hot and sour soup calories
Hot and sour soup has about 95 calories in 1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 g), with 6.3 g of protein, 10.6 g of carbohydrate and 3 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: 酸辣湯
Calories and macros
| Nutrient | Per serving (1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 g)) | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 95 kcal | 39 kcal |
| Protein | 6.3 g | 2.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10.6 g | 4.4 g |
| Fat | 3 g | 1.2 g |
| Sodium | 917 mg | 376 mg |
One serving here means 1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 g). Generic USDA record for a restaurant-style dish, not one chain's recipe. The 244 g is the “1 cup” portion weight USDA lists. 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
| Portion | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5× (122 g) | 48 kcal | 3.1 g | 5.3 g | 1.5 g |
| 1× (244 g) | 95 kcal | 6.3 g | 10.6 g | 3 g |
| 1.5× (366 g) | 143 kcal | 9.4 g | 15.9 g | 4.4 g |
| 2× (488 g) | 190 kcal | 12.6 g | 21.2 g | 5.9 g |
What changes the calories in hot and sour soup
Hot and sour soup is thickened with starch and carries tofu, mushrooms and egg, so it has a little more protein and fat than a clear broth. The sourness and heat come from vinegar and pepper, which add almost no calories.
- Cup or bowl: the largest swing, as the chain figures above show.
- Add-ins: more tofu, pork or egg raises protein and fat.
- Sodium: 376 mg per 100 g, about 917 mg in one 244 g cup.
- Starch: how thick the soup is changes the carbohydrate a little.
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 2342596, “Hot and sour soup” (per 100 g; “1 cup” is listed as 244 g; read 2026-10-26).
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, April 2018): FDC ID 174808, “Soup, hot and sour, Chinese restaurant” (per 100 g; “1 cup” is listed as 233 g; same per-100 g values; read 2026-10-26).
- P.F. Chang's national menu nutrition PDF (chain's own table, revised September 2026): item “Hot & Sour Soup”, Cup 70 kcal, 4 g protein, 9 g carbohydrate, 2 g fat, 580 mg sodium; Bowl 480 kcal, 28 g protein, 60 g carbohydrate, 12 g fat, 3,720 mg sodium (per serving as the chain states it; the PDF gives no weights; read 2026-10-26).
A database record is an average for a standard preparation. Your dish may differ with the recipe, the oil, the sauce and the portion. A scan of your own plate is a separate AI estimate and will not match this page exactly.
What a chain restaurant publishes
P.F. Chang's own table lists its hot and sour soup at 70 kcal for a cup and 480 kcal for a bowl, with 3,720 mg of sodium in the bowl. The PDF gives no weights, so the chain's cup cannot be matched exactly to the USDA cup above.
Checking your own hot and sour soup 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 hot and sour soup. 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 hot and sour soup? About 95 calories in 1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 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 hot and sour soup? About 6.3 g in 1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 g), with 10.6 g of carbohydrate and 3 g of fat, from the same record.
How many calories are in 100 g of hot and sour soup? 39 calories per 100 g, with 2.6 g protein, 4.4 g carbohydrate and 1.2 g fat.
Where do the hot and sour soup numbers come from? USDA FoodData Central (Survey (FNDDS), 2022-10-28 release): FDC ID 2342596, “Hot and sour soup”. The serving size is 1 cup of hot and sour soup (244 g). The page lists the source and the date it was read.
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