How many calories in spring rolls
Two fried spring rolls have about 250 kcal, about 125 each.
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A spring roll is a crispy pastry wrapper filled with cabbage, carrot, bean sprouts and sometimes pork or prawn, then deep fried. It's the starter on every Chinese takeaway menu.
Two come to 250 kcal, with 5 g of protein, 28 g of carbs and 13 g of fat. Most of that fat is the frying oil.
The sweet chilli sauce adds a bit more, mostly sugar. Fresh Vietnamese rice paper rolls are a different thing and much lighter.
Tips
- 1Order fresh summer rolls instead when they're on the menu.
- 2Share the starter, two each across a table is plenty.
- 3Dip rather than drench in sweet chilli.
Where it comes from
Spring rolls grew out of the thin spring pancakes the Chinese ate at the start of spring, wrapped around fresh vegetables to welcome the season and wish for a good harvest. Over time the pancakes were rolled up and fried, and in the Qing dynasty spring rolls were among the dim sum served at imperial banquets. The Chinese name, chun juan, simply means spring roll.
Where does our food come from? · Source: Visit Beijing, Beginning of Spring foods
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Questions
How many calories in one spring roll?
About 125 kcal for a regular fried spring roll.
Are vegetable spring rolls lower?
A little, but most of the calories come from the pastry and the oil, not the filling.
Are mini spring rolls lighter?
Each one is, but a handful of minis adds up to the same.
Can you reheat takeaway spring rolls?
Yes. Get them in the fridge within two hours, eat them within a couple of days and heat them until piping hot, in the oven or air fryer so they crisp up again.
Are spring rolls gluten free?
Fried spring rolls usually aren't, the wrapper is wheat. Vietnamese rice paper rolls are made with rice, but check the dipping sauce, soy and hoisin often contain wheat.
