How many calories are in shrimp in lobster sauce?
A 1-cup serving of shrimp with lobster sauce weighs 185 g and carries 279 calories. Per 100 g the dish runs 151 calories, which is light for Chinese takeout. The catch is not the calorie count at all. It is the 1,907 mg of sodium and 355 mg of cholesterol riding along with it.
You'd need to walk about 56 minutes to burn the 279 calories in a 1-cup (185 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 279 kcal of shrimp in lobster sauce?
A 1-cup (185 g) serving is 279 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 279 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 56 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 35 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 40 min |
| Jogging | 33 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 2 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 (185 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Shrimp with lobster sauce quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to a takeout container
- Half cup vs full cup and the noodle swap
- Sodium is the row to watch here
- How does shrimp in lobster sauce compare?
- Shrimp in lobster sauce FAQs
Shrimp with lobster sauce quick facts
The numbers below come from one USDA record: FNDDS 2706455, "Shrimp with lobster sauce", filed under seafood mixed dishes. It is the only USDA entry for the dish itself, and it is exactly what a person is holding when they search this: a finished restaurant or takeout portion, with the egg-and-broth sauce already folded through the shrimp. No separate row exists for the sauce alone.
One thing the record does not cover is rice. Everything on this page is the dish by itself, so a cup of steamed white rice next to it is extra.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (185 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 151 | 279 | — |
| Total fat | 7.85 g | 14.5 g | 19% |
| Saturated fat | 1.75 g | 3.2 g | 16% |
| Carbohydrate | 2.16 g | 4.0 g | 1% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0.8 g | 1.5 g | — |
| Protein | 16.78 g | 31.0 g | 62% |
| Sodium | 1031 mg | 1907 mg | 83% |
| Cholesterol | 192 mg | 355 mg | 118% |
| Potassium | 114 mg | 211 mg | 4% |
% 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 you would expect on a package are missing. Added sugars and trans fat are not published in this FNDDS release, so rather than guess at them we left them out. For a dish with 0.8 g of total sugars per 100 g, added sugars would be a rounding error anyway.
US servings from one ounce to a takeout container
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 42 kcal |
| Quantity not specified, USDA default portion | 92 g | 139 kcal |
| 1/2 cup, side portion | 93 g | 140 kcal |
| 1 cup | 185 g | 279 kcal |
| 2 cups, one takeout container | 370 g | 559 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 151 kcal |
The 1 cup at 185 g is the USDA household measure, and it is the number to log if you plate the dish yourself. The 92 g "quantity not specified" line is USDA's own default when a portion goes unrecorded, which is why it lands almost exactly on a half cup.
The 1 oz, half-cup and two-cup rows are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings. The two-cup line matters most in practice. A standard takeout box, filled, holds close to 370 g of a saucy dish, and that is 559 calories before a grain of rice enters the picture. Order the combination plate and the rice can add as much again.
Half cup vs full cup and the noodle swap
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp with lobster sauce, takeout cup | 151 kcal | 1 cup (185 g) | 279 kcal |
| Shrimp with lobster sauce, side portion | 151 kcal | 1/2 cup (93 g) | 140 kcal |
| Shrimp and noodles, no sauce | 146 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 41 kcal |
| Lobster with sauce, Puerto Rican style | 154 kcal | 1 oz (28 g) | 43 kcal |
The half cup is the honest way to eat this as one dish among several on a shared table: 140 calories, 15.6 g of protein and 959 mg of sodium. That last figure is the reason the half portion is worth naming. Cutting the serving cuts the salt in exactly the same proportion, which is not true of the rice you pair it with.
The noodle version is the swap people make without thinking about it. Shrimp and noodles with no sauce sits at 146 calories per 100 g, almost identical to the saucy dish, but its carbohydrate load is 16.43 g per 100 g against 2.16 g here, more than seven times as much. Same calories, completely different macro shape. The Puerto Rican lobster dish goes the other way: 154 calories per 100 g, but 10.55 g of fat and only 10.75 g of protein, so you pay more calories per gram of protein.
None of these are supermarket items. Shrimp with lobster sauce is a restaurant dish, which is why the calorie question usually comes up after the box is already open.
Sodium is the row to watch here
A cup of this dish is 279 calories and 1,907 mg of sodium. That is 83% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg, which the Dietary Guidelines for Americans also names as the daily limit for adults. In salt terms that is roughly four-fifths of a teaspoon of table salt, sitting in a bowl that most people would call a light lunch.
Put the two figures side by side and the imbalance is obvious. The calories are modest. The sodium eats four-fifths of the day. If you are watching salt, the half-cup side portion at 959 mg is the version that leaves room for the rest of the day's food.
Cholesterol is the only line on this label that clears 100%: 355 mg per cup, or 118% of the 300 mg Daily Value. Shrimp carries a lot of it naturally, and the beaten egg in the sauce adds more. Meanwhile total fat is only 19% DV and saturated fat 16% DV, so the fat itself is not where the pressure is.
The protein is the payoff. At 31.0 g per cup, or 62% of the 50 g Daily Value, one bowl covers most of a day's mark from a MyPlate protein food for 279 calories. Very few takeout entrees hit 62% of the protein DV under 300 calories.
One more thing the numbers give away: the sauce is not sweet. At 2.16 g of carbohydrate and 0.8 g of total sugars per 100 g, there is essentially no sugar in it, which sets it apart from almost every other sauce on a Chinese-American menu. The 14.5 g of fat in a cup supplies about 47% of the dish's calories. Oil and egg, not sugar, are what make this dish what it is.
How does shrimp in lobster sauce compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | Protein /100 g | Carbs /100 g | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp with lobster sauce | 151 kcal | 16.78 g | 2.16 g | 42 kcal |
| Lobster with sauce, Puerto Rican style | 154 kcal | 10.75 g | 3.94 g | 43 kcal |
| Shrimp and noodles, no sauce | 146 kcal | 7.3 g | 16.43 g | 41 kcal |
| Tuna noodle casserole, cream or white sauce | 149 kcal | 8.99 g | 14.16 g | 42 kcal |
The one-ounce column is our arithmetic from each USDA 100 g figure, used here so the four rows line up against each other rather than against four different household measures.
Our take: on calories these four are the same dish. All of them land within 8 calories of each other per 100 g, so picking by calorie density is pointless. Pick by protein instead. Shrimp with lobster sauce has the most of the four at 16.78 g per 100 g, more than half again as much as the next-highest, and the fewest carbs at 2.16 g. If you want the most protein per calorie from a seafood entree, this is the one. If sodium is the thing you are managing, the half-cup portion at 959 mg is the fix.
Shrimp in lobster sauce FAQs
How many calories are in shrimp with lobster sauce?
A 1-cup serving is 279 calories, based on the USDA FNDDS record at 151 calories per 100 g. A half-cup side runs 140, and a full two-cup takeout container comes to 559. Those figures cover the shrimp and the sauce only; steamed rice on the side is extra.
How much sodium is in shrimp with lobster sauce?
One cup carries 1,907 mg of sodium, 83% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg and roughly four-fifths of a teaspoon of table salt. Per 100 g the dish holds 1,031 mg. A half-cup side portion still brings 959 mg, so the sauce is the salty part, not the shrimp.
Does shrimp in lobster sauce contain lobster?
No lobster at all: the 279 calories in a cup come from shrimp, egg, broth and oil, and the name describes a sauce style rather than an ingredient. USDA lists the record as shrimp with lobster sauce and credits it with 16.78 g of protein per 100 g, from the shrimp and egg.
How many carbs are in shrimp in lobster sauce?
A 1-cup serving has 4.0 g of carbohydrate, just 1% of the Daily Value, and 1.5 g of that is sugar. Per 100 g it is 2.16 g. Fiber is zero. Swap to shrimp and noodles without sauce and carbs jump to 16.43 g per 100 g, more than seven times as much.
How much protein is in one cup of shrimp with lobster sauce?
One cup delivers 31.0 g of protein, 62% of the 50 g Daily Value, for 279 calories. That is 16.78 g per 100 g, the highest of the four seafood dishes on this page. Protein foods are a MyPlate food group, and this dish covers most of that mark in one cup.
Is shrimp with lobster sauce high in cholesterol?
A cup carries 355 mg of cholesterol, 118% of the FDA Daily Value of 300 mg, the only line on the label that clears 100%. Shrimp is naturally high in it, and the egg in the sauce adds more. Per 100 g the figure is 192 mg. Total fat, by contrast, is only 19% DV.
Is shrimp with lobster sauce keto friendly?
At 4.0 g of carbohydrate per cup it fits most keto carb budgets, with 1.5 g of that sugar and no fiber. The 279 calories lean on fat: 14.5 g, or about 47% of the energy. The sodium, at 1,907 mg a cup, is the number worth planning around instead.
How many calories in a takeout container of shrimp with lobster sauce?
A two-cup takeout container is 559 calories, 370 g of food scaled from the USDA 100 g figure rather than a listed USDA serving. It also carries 3,815 mg of sodium, 166% of the Daily Value, plus 62.1 g of protein and 8.0 g of carbohydrate. Rice is not counted.
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Count it without the math
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