Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway) Calories: White and Black
144 kcal (602 kJ) per 100 g · P/F/C 3.6/7.4/16 g
Serving (plate, 271 g) — 390 kcal (1,633 kJ) · Nutri-Score C
Figures are for: Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway, radish cake with egg)
Per 100 g: sugar: low saturated fat: low salt: medium fiber: low
Is fried carrot cake healthy?
In moderation. Fried carrot cake sits in the middle of the scale — grade C on the open 2023 Nutri-Score algorithm: fine in a balanced diet, but not a “more is better” food.
Against
- Salt: 3.8 g per serving — 76% of the 5 g a day the WHO sets as the maximum.
- Little fiber: 0.8 g per 100 g.
A typical serving (plate, 271 g) has 390 kcal, 9.8 g protein, 20 g fat and 42 g carbs. Other weights in the table.
How we judge this, and the sources
The answer comes from the food's composition, not from opinion: its Nutri-Score grade on the open 2023 algorithm, a traffic light for sugar, salt, saturated fat and fiber per 100 g, and the share of daily reference amounts in a typical serving (for salt, sugar, fiber and vegetables, those of the WHO). It rates the food's nutrient profile; it is not medical advice. Formulas, thresholds and every source are on the methodology page; last checked against the sources on September 30, 2026. The short food description was written by our language model (AI) — how we check the text.
Hawker 'carrot cake' has no carrot: it's steamed white radish and rice flour cake, cubed and fried with egg, garlic and preserved radish. The black version adds sweet dark soy.
How many calories in fried carrot cake: per 100 g and per serving
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Serving: plate, 271 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 144 kcal | 390 kcal |
| Energy (kilojoules) | 602 kJ | 1,633 kJ |
| Protein | 3.6 g | 9.8 g |
| Fat | 7.4 g | 20 g |
| incl. saturated | 1.2 g | 3.3 g |
| Total carbohydrates | 16 g | 42 g |
| incl. sugars | 0.8 g | 2.2 g |
| incl. fiber | 0.8 g | 2.2 g |
| Salt | 1.4 g | 3.8 g |
Where the numbers come from
Values per 100 g as served, estimated from a typical hawker recipe: every ingredient's figures come from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others), weighed out for one portion. The portion weight is a real food-court plate weighed in a lab study, which measured 175 calories per 100 g for the same dish (Yeo et al., Foods, 2021). Stalls differ in oil, rice and portion size, so treat the numbers as a guide. Carbohydrates are total carbohydrate, fiber included.
protein 10%fat 48%carbs 42%
Fried Carrot Cake calories by weight, 50–300 g
150 g of fried carrot cake has 216 calories and 200 g has 288. The table gives protein, fat and carbs for each weight; for any other amount, type your own into the calculator below.
| Weight | Kcal | P / F / C, g | Fiber, g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 g | 72 | 1.8 / 3.7 / 7.8 | 0.4 |
| 100 g | 144 | 3.6 / 7.4 / 16 | 0.8 |
| 150 g | 216 | 5.4 / 11 / 23 | 1.2 |
| 200 g | 288 | 7.2 / 15 / 31 | 1.6 |
| 250 g | 360 | 9 / 19 / 39 | 2 |
| 271 g — typical serving | 390 | 9.8 / 20 / 42 | 2.2 |
| 300 g | 432 | 11 / 22 / 47 | 2.4 |
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Fried Carrot Cake: calories by type and cooking method
“Calories per 100 g” depends on which kind you mean — dry or cooked, oil in the pan, what it's served with. Every row comes from the same database the diary uses.
| Per 100 g | Kcal | P / F / C, g |
|---|---|---|
| Fried carrot cake (chai tow kway, radish cake with egg) | 144 | 3.6 / 7.4 / 16 |
| Egg fried rice | 164 | 4.5 / 6 / 24 |
| Kimchi fried rice | 165 | 4.7 / 8.6 / 17 |
| Chicken fried rice | 166 | 10 / 5.9 / 19 |
Where the calories come from, ingredient by ingredient
Worked out from a typical recipe for one serving (plate, 271 g), so you can see what to cut back if you want it lighter.
| Ingredient | Grams | Kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice flour | 47 | 172 |
| Sunflower oil | 14 | 126 |
| Egg | 47 | 73 |
| Daikon radish | 57 | 10 |
| Garlic | 3 | 4 |
| Spring onion | 5 | 2 |
| Fish sauce | 5 | 2 |
| Water | 91 | 0 |
| Table salt | 3 | 0 |
Fried Carrot Cake: more nutrition highlights
It has 2.2 g of fiber per serving — roughly 9% of the 25 g a day most adults fall short of.
How much movement is one serving?
A serving (plate, 271 g) is 390 kcal — roughly 2 h 07 min of easy walking or 49 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.
Swaps for fried carrot cake
Fried carrot cake has a fair amount of salt (1.4 g per 100 g) and almost no fiber (0.8 g per 100 g), but our database has no same-category swap that fixes this noticeably at the same calories and is a full grade better. The simplest move is a smaller serving. How we pick swaps.
What to pair fried carrot cake with
A serving of fried carrot cake has 2.2 g of fiber (the WHO suggests at least 25 g a day); that's easy to make up on the same plate:
- Broccoli, 150 g — +4.9 g fiber, 53 kcal.
Fried Carrot Cake vs similar foods: calories compared
| Per 100 g | Kcal | P / F / C, g |
|---|---|---|
| Rojak | 142 | 4.2 / 5.9 / 20 |
| Fried Carrot Cake | 144 | 3.6 / 7.4 / 16 |
| Char Kway Teow | 147 | 5.5 / 6.1 / 17 |
| Chee Cheong Fun | 148 | 1.8 / 4.8 / 24 |
| Wanton Mee | 151 | 6.5 / 5.6 / 19 |
| Char Siu Rice | 152 | 6.3 / 4.5 / 21 |
| Nasi Kandar | 154 | 6.1 / 5.7 / 20 |
FAQ
How many calories are in 100 g of fried carrot cake?
100 g of fried carrot cake has 144 calories, with 3.6 g protein, 7.4 g fat and 16 g carbohydrates (0.8 g fiber).
How many calories are in a serving of fried carrot cake?
A serving (plate, 271 g) has 390 calories: 9.8 g protein, 20 g fat and 42 g carbs.
What are the macros of fried carrot cake?
Per 100 g: 3.6 g protein, 16 g carbs and 7.4 g fat. By calories that's about 10% protein, 42% carbs and 48% fat.
How long do you have to walk to burn a serving of fried carrot cake?
About 2 h 07 min of easy walking or 49 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person — that's the 390 calories in a serving (plate, 271 g).
How much fiber is in fried carrot cake?
100 g of fried carrot cake has 0.8 g of fiber; a serving (plate, 271 g) has 2.2 g — 9% of the 25 g a day the WHO recommends.
How do the calories in fried carrot cake change with the type and cooking method?
Per 100 g it ranges from 144 kcal (fried carrot cake (chai tow kway, radish cake with egg)) to 166 kcal (chicken fried rice).
How many calories did a lab measure in a real hawker plate?
A 271 g plate sold as "Fried Carrot Cake" at a Singapore food court and analysed in a lab had about 474 calories — 175 per 100 g, with 24 g protein and 31 g fat (Yeo et al., Foods, 2021). Our recipe-based estimate for fried carrot cake is 144 per 100 g. Stalls differ in oil, rice and portion size, so treat both as a guide rather than an exact count.
Fried carrot cake or chwee kueh: which has fewer calories?
A 271 g plate of fried carrot cake has about 390 calories (144 per 100 g); 4 pieces of chwee kueh (160 g) have about 270 (169 per 100 g). As usually served, the lighter choice is chwee kueh.
Is black carrot cake higher in calories than white?
A little: the black version adds sweet dark soy — roughly 8 g of sugar and 5 g of soy sauce, about 35 calories more per plate. Both are fried with egg and about a tablespoon of oil (135 calories), which matters more.
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