How many calories in gimbap
A whole gimbap roll has about 400 kcal, with 12 g of protein.
Portion
To burn it off
Gimbap is rice rolled in a sheet of dried seaweed, gim, around a line of fillings: egg, spinach, carrot, yellow pickled radish and often ham or crab stick. It's brushed with sesame oil and cut into slices.
A whole roll is 400 kcal, with 70 g of carbs, 12 g of protein and 8 g of fat. The rice is most of it.
It looks like sushi but tastes different. The rice has sesame oil and salt, not vinegar, and the fillings are cooked, not raw fish.
Tips
- 1Pick tuna or egg heavy fillings for more protein.
- 2Have half a roll with a bowl of soup, that's a full lunch.
- 3Skip the fried sides at the gimbap shop, the roll is enough.
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Questions
Is gimbap the same as sushi?
No. Gimbap rice is seasoned with sesame oil and salt, not vinegar, and the fillings are usually cooked.
How many calories in half a gimbap roll?
About 200 kcal.
How many carbs in gimbap?
About 70 g in a whole roll, mostly from the rice.
Is gimbap a good lunch?
It's handy and filling. At 12 g of protein a roll, add an egg or some tofu if you want more.
When do Koreans eat gimbap?
Any time, but it's the classic picnic and school trip food, packed in a box.
