How many calories in gado gado
A plate of gado gado has about 420 kcal, most of the fat coming from the peanut sauce.
Portion
To burn it off
Gado gado is an Indonesian salad of blanched veg, tofu, tempeh, boiled egg and potato or rice cake, covered in peanut sauce. It's the go to veggie meal in every Bali warung.
A plate is 420 kcal, with 17 g of protein, 30 g of carbs and 27 g of fat. The veg are light, the peanut sauce is where most of it comes from.
It's a salad that actually fills you up, because of the tofu, tempeh and egg. Just don't mistake it for a light side.
Tips
- 1Ask for the sauce on the side and use about half.
- 2Leave the krupuk crackers on top for someone else.
- 3Add extra tempeh or egg for more protein if it's your main meal.
Where it comes from
Gado gado comes from western Java, most famously Jakarta, and probably started as a Sundanese dish. In Betawi, the old language of Jakarta, digado means eating something without rice, and gado gado is often read as mix mix. Its exact birth is unknown: theories range from Portuguese settlers in the 1700s to Chinese residents adapting the Javanese salad pecel.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Wikipedia, Gado gado
Just type it
gado gado
In Caltype you type what you ate like a note to yourself, and it's counted for you. No weighing, no scrolling through a database.
Share
Questions
Is gado gado healthy?
It's mostly veg with tofu, tempeh and egg, so it's a filling plate. It has 420 kcal, mostly because of the peanut sauce.
Is gado gado vegetarian?
Usually, yes. Check the sauce, some versions use shrimp paste.
How much protein is in gado gado?
About 17 g on a plate, from the tofu, tempeh and egg.
Is gado gado the same as pecel?
Close. Pecel is the East Javanese version, with a spicier, thinner peanut sauce. Count a plate about the same, around 420 kcal.
Which has more protein in gado gado, the tempeh or the tofu?
The tempeh. It has about 19 g of protein per 100 g, more than tofu, so ask for an extra piece if you want more.
