How many calories are in sushi rolls?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 200 to 800 kcal. Sushi rice is most of a roll; tempura and creamy sauces are what push one up. Here are four real orders, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
California roll, 8 pieces
California roll, 8 pieces (sushi rice + crab stick + avocado + cucumber + sesame seeds) with soy sauce
California roll, 8 pieces (sushi rice + crab stick + avocado + cucumber + sesame seeds) with soy sauce
Spicy tuna roll, 8 pieces
Spicy tuna roll, 8 pieces (sushi rice + tuna + spicy mayo + nori) with soy sauce
Spicy tuna roll, 8 pieces (sushi rice + tuna + spicy mayo + nori) with soy sauce
Shrimp tempura roll with sauces
Shrimp tempura roll, 8 pieces, with eel sauce and spicy mayo on top
Shrimp tempura roll, 8 pieces, with eel sauce and spicy mayo on top
Lunch combo with nigiri
Sushi lunch combo (6 piece salmon roll + 4 pieces of salmon nigiri + miso soup)
Sushi lunch combo (6 piece salmon roll + 4 pieces of salmon nigiri + miso soup)
What moves the number
In a California roll, the rice is almost 80% of the calories. The crab, avocado and cucumber add about 40 kcal.
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, FAO/INFOODS, and Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition.
More meals
- Poke bowl300 to 700 kcal
- Pad thai500 to 800 kcal
- Ramen400 to 1,000 kcal
- Pho300 to 700 kcal
- Chicken fried rice200 to 600 kcal
- Chicken stir fry200 to 700 kcal
- Bibimbap400 to 800 kcal
- Chicken teriyaki200 to 600 kcal
- Orange chicken300 to 1,000 kcal
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “8 pieces of spicy tuna roll and a miso soup”, and Kallo works out the rest.