How many calories in fried rice
A plate of fried rice has about 345 kcal, mostly from the rice and the oil it's fried in.
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To burn it off
A plate of egg fried rice is 345 kcal, with 64 g of carbs, 6 g of fat and 8 g of protein. The oil and egg make the difference.
A plate of plain boiled rice is 260, so frying it roughly doubles it. That's worth knowing next time you order the Chinese takeaway.
Special fried rice with prawns, chicken and pork is a meal on its own. As a side to a main, it's a lot of extra.
Tips
- 1Order plain boiled rice as the side and save fried rice for when it's the main.
- 2Make it at home with day old rice and a small spoon of oil.
- 3Bulk it up with peas, spring onions and beansprouts.
Where it comes from
Fried rice comes from China, where frying cold leftover rice with egg, oil and scraps was a way to waste nothing. Its earliest record is usually placed in the Sui dynasty, around 589 to 618, in the city of Yangzhou, though the written evidence for that is thin. Yangzhou fried rice is still one of the best known versions.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Wikipedia, Fried rice
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Questions
Is egg fried rice higher than boiled rice?
Yes, about 345 kcal against 260 for a plate of boiled rice.
Is special fried rice higher?
A bit, with the extra meat, but it also has more protein.
How many calories in half a plate of fried rice?
About 172 kcal.
Is it safe to reheat leftover fried rice?
Yes, if it was cooled quickly and kept in the fridge. Eat it within a day, heat it until it's steaming hot all the way through and only reheat it once.
How many calories does soy sauce add to fried rice?
Very little. A tablespoon of soy sauce is about 10 kcal, it adds salt rather than calories.
