How many calories are in pad thai?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 500 to 800 kcal. The noodles are only part of it; the oil, the sweet sauce and the peanuts add up fast. Here are four real plates, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
Thai restaurant, chicken
Chicken pad thai from a Thai restaurant (rice noodles + chicken + egg + bean sprouts + crushed peanuts + tamarind sauce)
Chicken pad thai from a Thai restaurant (rice noodles + chicken + egg + bean sprouts + crushed peanuts + tamarind sauce)
Takeout, ate about half
Shrimp pad thai from a takeout box (rice noodles + shrimp + egg + bean sprouts + peanuts), I ate about half the box
Shrimp pad thai from a takeout box (rice noodles + shrimp + egg + bean sprouts + peanuts), I ate about half the box
Fried tofu, extra peanuts
Tofu pad thai (rice noodles + fried tofu + egg + bean sprouts + spring onion + extra crushed peanuts)
Tofu pad thai (rice noodles + fried tofu + egg + bean sprouts + spring onion + extra crushed peanuts)
Homemade, weighed noodles
Homemade chicken pad thai (75g dry rice noodles + 100g chicken breast + 1 egg + bean sprouts + 1 tablespoon oil + 1 tablespoon peanuts)
Homemade chicken pad thai (75g dry rice noodles + 100g chicken breast + 1 egg + bean sprouts + 1 tablespoon oil + 1 tablespoon peanuts)
What moves the number
In the restaurant pad thai, the noodles are under a third. The sauce, the oil and the peanuts together add 216 kcal, more than the noodles.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central and FAO/INFOODS.
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “pad thai with shrimp, ate about half, no extra peanuts”, and Kallo works out the rest.