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Same-portion calorie comparison

How many calories are in a sushi roll?

Rice may stay similar while tempura, cream cheese, crumbs and rich sauces change the roll. Build the filling and toppings in Calk.

Sushi roll: lower- and higher-calorie Calk versions side by side

Same 250 g portion, different choices: inside, outside, topping, rice, type and size, sauce.

How tempura and sauces change sushi calories

In these two examples, the changes are: inside — salmon → tempura shrimp, inside — cucumber → cream cheese, inside — added: avocado, outside — added: tempura, topping — added: spicy mayo, topping — added: eel sauce.

Lower calorie 343 kcal 250 g 137 kcal per 100 g
higher vs lower calorie +46%
Higher calorie 501 kcal 250 g 201 kcal per 100 g
Lower calorie Calk card for Sushi: 137 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 16/12/72 Higher calorie Calk card for Sushi: 201 kcal per 100 g, protein/fat/carbs 11/42/47
  • The salmon-cucumber roll uses raw fish. The crunchy roll uses battered, deep-fried shrimp.
  • Cream cheese inside plus a tempura-crumb crust add fat and fried starch to the same rice-roll format.
  • Spicy mayo and sweet eel sauce add another calorie-dense layer that is easy to miss.

Salmon, tempura and spicy sushi roll calories

Calculate calories and macros for salmon rolls, shrimp tempura rolls, spicy tuna rolls, gunkan, temaki or a mixed sushi combo.

SushiSushi rollSushi comboShrimp tempura rollSpicy tuna gunkanSpicy tuna rollSpicy tuna temakiTuna mayo onigiriAvocado hosomakiCalifornia rollDynamite rollEel nigiri

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Questions about calories in sushi

How many calories are in a salmon roll compared with a shrimp tempura roll?
The two versions shown in Calk contain 343 and 501 kcal per 250 g. Rice may stay similar while tempura, cream cheese, crumbs and rich sauces change the roll.
Why is a tempura roll with cream cheese and spicy mayo higher in calories than a salmon-cucumber roll?
The salmon-cucumber roll uses raw fish. The crunchy roll uses battered, deep-fried shrimp. Cream cheese inside plus a tempura-crumb crust add fat and fried starch to the same rice-roll format.
How do I calculate the sushi I ate?
Open Sushi in Calk and add the roll type and piece count, rice, fish, tempura, cream cheese, avocado and every sauce or topping.

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