How many calories are in a chicken potsticker?
Three chicken potstickers, the standard freezer-bag serving, weigh 85 g and come to 140 calories. Per 100 g the dumplings run 165 calories, which puts a single potsticker at about 46. The wrapper does most of that work: 24.71 g of carbohydrate per 100 g against 8.24 g of protein.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 140 calories in three potstickers (85 g).
How long does it take to burn off 140 kcal of chicken potsticker?
Three potstickers (85 g) is 140 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 18 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 20 min |
| Jogging | 16 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 31 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (85 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken potsticker quick facts
- US servings from one dumpling to a full plate
- Potsticker versions and what each one costs
- Eight US labels one dumpling
- Steamed or pan fried
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How do chicken potstickers compare
- Most popular chicken potstickers brands
- Chicken potsticker FAQs
Chicken potsticker quick facts
There is no Foundation, SR Legacy or FNDDS record for a chicken potsticker. In USDA FoodData Central this food exists only as US retail labels, so the main number here comes from a clean, sauce-free bag: NICE! Chicken Potstickers, fdc_id 2082674, the most-logged plain package in our database, with a serving printed in pieces rather than grams.
That choice holds up against its neighbors. The Ahold store label reports the same 165 calories per 100 g from a different manufacturer, which is about as close to a consensus as a label-only food gets.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 3 potstickers (85 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 165 | 140 | — |
| Total fat | 3.53 g | 3.0 g | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 0.59 g | 0.5 g | 3% |
| Carbohydrate | 24.71 g | 21.0 g | 8% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.2 g | 1.0 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 2.35 g | 2.0 g | — |
| Protein | 8.24 g | 7.0 g | 14% |
| Sodium | 353 mg | 300 mg | 13% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows are missing on purpose. USDA Branded records carry only what the package declares, and this package declares neither added sugars nor potassium, so both are left out rather than guessed. Cholesterol is there: 18 mg per 100 g, or 15 mg in the three-piece serving, 5% of the FDA Daily Value.
US servings from one dumpling to a full plate
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 potsticker | 28 g | 46 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 47 kcal |
| 3 potstickers, label serving | 85 g | 140 kcal |
| 4 potstickers | 113 g | 186 kcal |
| 10 potstickers, a full plate | 283 g | 467 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 165 kcal |
Only the 85 g row and the 100 g row are USDA figures. The single piece, the ounce, the four-piece portion and the ten-piece plate are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g number, not USDA servings.
The ounce row matters more than it looks. A potsticker and an ounce weigh almost exactly the same, 28 g against 28.3 g, so "per ounce" and "per piece" collapse into the same figure here. That is unusual, and it makes mental math easy: count pieces, multiply by 46.
The plate is where people miscount. Ten potstickers is a normal restaurant order and a normal Friday-night bag emptied into a skillet, and at 467 calories it is a meal, not a starter. Three pieces is a snack; six is lunch; ten is dinner.
Potsticker versions and what each one costs
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain frozen, 3-piece serving | 165 kcal | 3 potstickers (85 g) | 140 kcal |
| Store 4-piece pack (Ahold) | 165 kcal | 4 potstickers (91 g) | 150 kcal |
| With dipping sauce (Carry Out, ponzu) | 143 kcal | 3 pieces + half the sauce (98 g) | 140 kcal |
| Gluten-free (Feel Good Foods) | 176 kcal | 3 potstickers + a third of the sauce (85 g) | 150 kcal |
| Ginger chicken potstickers | 194 kcal | 134 g pack | 260 kcal |
| Restaurant-style (Big Bowl) | 199 kcal | 6 pieces (136 g) | 271 kcal |
| Pre-fried frozen (Ajinomoto) | 203 kcal | 6 pieces (133 g) | 270 kcal |
The sauce version reads lower per 100 g, at 143, and that is a weight illusion rather than a lighter dumpling: the ponzu is mostly water and it dilutes the average without removing anything. The serving still lands at 140 calories, same as three plain pieces.
Gluten-free costs a little. Rice and tapioca wrappers push the density to 176 calories per 100 g, above the 165 of the wheat version, which is the opposite of what most shoppers expect from the label.
The two heaviest rows share a cause. Restaurant-style and pre-fried frozen both carry a richer filling or a pass through oil before freezing, and both sit near 200 calories per 100 g, roughly a fifth more than a plain bag.
Eight US labels one dumpling
Eight US bags in USDA Branded — NICE! and Ahold at 165 calories per 100 g, Tai Pei at 158, First Street at 157, Taste of Inspirations at 155, Pagoda at 173, Big Bowl at 199 and Ajinomoto at 203 — cover a 48-calorie spread per 100 g. Almost all of that gap is fat, which runs from 2.46 g to 9.77 g per 100 g, close to four times. Protein moves far less, 6.32 g to 10.29 g, and carbohydrate barely moves at all.
Only two of the eight clear 190 calories per 100 g, and both are the fried or restaurant-style products. If your bag is a plain steam-and-sear freezer product, 155 to 175 calories per 100 g is the range you are in, and the 165 on this page is a fair middle.
Sodium is the row that refuses to behave. The Tai Pei figure of 811 mg per 100 g is more than double the 353 mg on the NICE! label, because that record counts the soy dipping sauce inside the serving. Two products, same dumpling, different accounting.
Steamed or pan fried
USDA publishes no steamed-versus-pan-fried record for chicken potstickers, so the honest comparison is between labels rather than between cooking methods. A plain frozen bag sits at 165 calories per 100 g. The pre-fried frozen product, browned in oil before it was frozen, sits at 203. That 38-calorie gap per 100 g is the price of the fat: 3.53 g against 9.77 g.
The oil in your own skillet is not in either number. A label reports the food as packaged, and USDA does not publish a cooked-with-added-oil record for this food, so anything you pour into the pan sits on top of the figures above. Steaming, or a dry non-stick sear with a splash of water and a lid, keeps you at the label.
The picture at the top of this page is a steamed dumpling with a pleated, pale wrapper. The bag behind the main numbers is meant for the skillet. Same dough, same filling, same 46 calories a piece before anything hits the pan.
Sodium is the row to watch
Three potstickers carry 300 mg of sodium, 13% of the Daily Value, which is about an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt. That is reasonable for a snack. The problem is the packet that comes taped to the inside of the bag.
Work the sauce in and the arithmetic turns: Tai Pei's serving of three pieces plus sauce comes to 770 mg of sodium, 33% of the Daily Value, our own arithmetic from the 811 mg per 100 g on that label. A third of a day's sodium, for 150 calories. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put the limit at 2,300 mg a day, and one small plate of dumplings with sauce takes a third of it before the rest of dinner arrives.
Protein is the other number worth a second look. At 8.24 g per 100 g, a potsticker is dough with chicken in it rather than chicken in a wrapper, and the three-piece serving delivers 7.0 g, 14% of the Daily Value. If dumplings are the main event, MyPlate's protein foods guidance is a useful reminder to put something with more protein next to them, which is also what stops ten pieces from disappearing.
How do chicken potstickers compare
| Product | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken potstickers, plain frozen | 165 kcal | 3 potstickers (85 g) | 140 kcal |
| Chicken potstickers with ponzu (Carry Out) | 143 kcal | 3 pieces + half the sauce (98 g) | 140 kcal |
| Gluten-free chicken potstickers (Feel Good Foods) | 176 kcal | 3 potstickers + a third of the sauce (85 g) | 150 kcal |
| Pre-fried chicken potstickers (Ajinomoto) | 203 kcal | 6 pieces (133 g) | 270 kcal |
Our take: buy the plain bag and skip the packet. Three of the four rows land within 10 calories of each other per serving, so the serving size on the box, not the recipe, is what decides your day, and the fourth row is only higher because it counts six pieces instead of three. If you are choosing between products, ignore the calories per 100 g and read the serving line first: the pre-fried version is the one genuinely denser, by 38 calories per 100 g, and the gluten-free version costs a modest 11. The sauce is where the real damage hides, and it is measured in milligrams, not calories.
Most popular chicken potstickers brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| NICE! Chicken Potstickers | 165 cal |
| Tai Pei Chicken Potstickers | 158 cal |
| InnovAsian Chicken Potstickers | 145 cal |
| First Street Chicken Potstickers | 157 cal |
| Taste of Inspirations Chicken Potstickers | 155 cal |
| Ajinomoto Chicken Potstickers | 203 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken potsticker FAQs
How many calories are in one chicken potsticker?
One chicken potsticker weighs about 28 g and carries 46 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA figure of 165 calories per 100 g. That is roughly 2.3 g of protein, 6.9 g of carbohydrate and 1.0 g of fat per piece. Three of them, the printed serving, make 140 calories.
How many calories in 3 chicken potstickers?
140 calories for three potstickers weighing 85 g, the serving printed on the NICE! bag. You also get 7.0 g of protein, 21.0 g of carbohydrate, 3.0 g of fat and 300 mg of sodium, or 13 percent of the daily value for sodium in one small snack.
Are steamed potstickers lower in calories than pan-fried?
USDA has no steamed-versus-fried record for chicken potstickers, so the honest answer comes from the labels: a plain frozen bag is 165 calories per 100 g while a pre-fried one is 203. That 38-calorie gap is almost all fat, 3.53 g against 9.77 g. Oil you add yourself is extra.
How much protein is in chicken potstickers?
7.0 g of protein in three potstickers, 14 percent of the daily value, from 8.24 g per 100 g. That is modest for a food with chicken in the name, because the wrapper is flour. Across the eight bag labels above, protein runs from 6.32 g to 10.29 g per 100 g.
How much sodium is in chicken potstickers?
300 mg of sodium in three potstickers, 13 percent of the daily value and about an eighth of a teaspoon of table salt. The sauce packet changes that: Tai Pei's serving of three plus sauce works out to 770 mg, 33 percent, our arithmetic from its 811 mg per 100 g.
How many potstickers are in a serving?
Three, weighing 85 g, on the NICE! bag we used for the main numbers, and that comes to 140 calories. Other brands print different servings: Ahold calls four potstickers 91 g, Taste of Inspirations counts five at 142 g, and Ajinomoto six at 133 g for 270 calories.
Do potstickers have more calories with dipping sauce?
Barely in calories: the Carry Out record with ponzu is 140 calories for three pieces plus half the sauce at 98 g, the same as three plain ones. Sharply in sodium, though. Tai Pei with its packet is 150 calories. Sodium is where the packet lands: 811 mg per 100 g against 353 mg.
Are chicken potstickers healthy?
At 165 calories per 100 g they sit mid-pack among the labels on this page, but the balance is off: 24.71 g of carbohydrate against 8.24 g of protein and only 1.2 g of fiber. If you are watching sodium, skip the sauce packet and three pieces stay at 13 percent of the daily value.
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- Onigiri — 180 cal per onigiri
Count it without the math
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