How many calories are in shrimp rice?
A 1-cup serving of shrimp fried rice weighs 198 g and carries 329 calories. Per 100 g the dish runs 166 calories, which is light for takeout, until you notice that a restaurant plate holds two cups. The shrimp barely move the number. The oil and the rice do.
You'd need to walk about 66 minutes to burn the 329 calories in a 1-cup (198 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off shrimp rice?
A 1-cup (198 g) serving is 329 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 329 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 6 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 41 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 47 min |
| Jogging | 39 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 13 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 (198 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Shrimp rice quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to a takeout plate
- Fried rice, creole and rice paper rolls
- Cholesterol and sodium are the rows to watch
- How does shrimp rice compare?
- Most popular shrimp rice brands
- Shrimp rice FAQs
Shrimp rice quick facts
When Americans search for shrimp rice, the plate in their hand is almost always shrimp fried rice: white rice tossed in oil in a hot pan with shrimp, egg, scallions and peas. So the record used on this page is FNDDS 2708956, "Rice, fried, with shrimp", from the 2021–2023 release of USDA's Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies. Its household measure is one cup at 198 g, which is what a takeout container's inner scoop looks like.
The other shrimp-and-rice records in USDA are different dishes rather than different sources for the same one, and they get their own section below. Nothing here is averaged between records.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (198 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 166 | 329 | — |
| Total fat | 2.97 g | 5.9 g | 8% |
| Saturated fat | 0.5 g | 1.0 g | 5% |
| Carbohydrate | 27.85 g | 55.1 g | 20% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.9 g | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Total sugars | 0.53 g | 1.0 g | — |
| Protein | 6.68 g | 13.2 g | 26% |
| Sodium | 324 mg | 642 mg | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 47 mg | 93 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 84 mg | 166 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 see on a packaged label are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. FNDDS does not publish either value for mixed dishes in this release, so they are left out rather than guessed. Potassium is genuinely low for a dish this size, at 166 mg a cup.
US servings, from one ounce to a takeout plate
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 47 kcal |
| 1/2 cup | 99 g | 164 kcal |
| 1 cup | 198 g | 329 kcal |
| 1 1/2 cups | 297 g | 493 kcal |
| 2 cups, takeout plate | 396 g | 657 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 166 kcal |
Only the 1-cup line is a USDA household measure, and the 100 g row is the USDA base figure itself. The other rows above are our own arithmetic, scaled straight from 166 calories per 100 g, not USDA servings.
That is where the cup trap lives. People log "a cup of fried rice" and picture the paper container, but 198 g is a modest scoop, and the standard restaurant portion is closer to two cups: 396 g and 657 calories. The difference between what you logged and what you ate can be a full 328 calories, which is more than the shrimp, the egg and the oil combined contribute to the first cup.
If you eat it as a side next to a protein, half a cup at 164 calories is a realistic entry. If it is the whole lunch, weigh the container once. A kitchen scale settles this argument in ten seconds.
Fried rice, creole and rice paper rolls
Shrimp and rice show up in USDA under four separate dishes, and they are not close relatives.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp fried rice | 166 kcal | 1 cup (198 g) | 329 kcal |
| Shrimp creole with rice | 123 kcal | 1 cup (243 g) | 299 kcal |
| Shrimp creole, no rice | 124 kcal | 1 cup (246 g) | 305 kcal |
| Fresh shrimp roll in rice paper | 112 kcal | 1 roll (71 g) | 80 kcal |
Frying is the whole story in the first two rows. Shrimp fried rice is 166 calories per 100 g against 123 for shrimp creole with rice, because the creole version is a tomato sauce dish carrying a lot of water while the fried version carries added oil. The creole plate is also the better protein deal: about 24.6 g a cup against 13.2 g, our arithmetic from its USDA 100 g row.
Pull the rice out of the creole and the calories per gram barely move, from 123 to 124, but the carbohydrate collapses from 11.92 g to 4.51 g per 100 g. That is the clearest demonstration on this page that the rice, not the shrimp, is what you are budgeting for.
The rice paper roll is the lightest thing per gram in the group at 112 calories per 100 g, and lightest per piece by a wide margin at 80 calories, because a roll weighs 71 g and is not fried at all.
Frozen shrimp rice bowls are a fifth version worth knowing. USDA's branded records for supermarket bowls sit between 106 and 128 calories per 100 g, which works out to 241 to 291 calories for a 227 g bowl. Every one of them weighs more than a cup of restaurant fried rice and still lands below its 329.
Cholesterol and sodium are the rows to watch
The surprise in the table is not fat. One cup of shrimp fried rice has 5.9 g of total fat, 8% of the Daily Value, and only 1.0 g of that is saturated. For a fried dish, that is quiet.
Sodium is loud. A cup delivers 642 mg, 28% of the Daily Value, or roughly a quarter teaspoon of table salt, and that is before anyone reaches for the soy sauce packet. The two-cup plate takes it to 1,283 mg, more than half a day in one container. If you are watching sodium, the creole without rice is the friendlier pick at 153 mg per 100 g.
Cholesterol runs higher than the calorie count suggests: 93 mg a cup, 31% of the Daily Value, from shrimp and any egg stirred into the pan. Rice and vegetable oil contribute none.
Then there is the protein gap. A cup covers 26% of the protein Daily Value while covering 31% of cholesterol and 28% of sodium, which is the signature of a starch dish rather than a protein dish. MyPlate counts shrimp in the protein group, and the shrimp in there are doing real work, but there is not enough of them to carry the meal. If you want the plate to feel like dinner, the easy move is more shrimp and less rice, not a lighter oil.
How does shrimp rice compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp fried rice | 166 kcal | 1 cup (198 g) | 329 kcal |
| Shrimp creole with rice | 123 kcal | 1 cup (243 g) | 299 kcal |
| Shrimp creole, no rice | 124 kcal | 1 cup (246 g) | 305 kcal |
| Fresh shrimp roll in rice paper | 112 kcal | 1 roll (71 g) | 80 kcal |
Our take: for weight loss, shrimp creole with rice wins on the merits, since a bigger 243 g cup costs 30 fewer calories than the fried version and brings nearly twice the protein. For fullness per calorie, creole without rice is the strongest of the four. Shrimp fried rice is not the villain here, it is simply a carbohydrate dish that photographs like a protein one. Keep it to a cup, put a second protein next to it, and the number stays where you want it. The Dietary Guidelines framing applies neatly: it is a fine dish inside a pattern, and an expensive one as an entire meal.
Most popular shrimp rice 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) |
|---|---|
| Scott & Jon's Parmesan Shrimp Rice Bowl | 128 cal |
| Scott & Jon's Honey Garlic Shrimp Rice Bowl | 115 cal |
| Cheating Gourmet Chipotle Shrimp Rice Bowl | 110 cal |
| Scott & Jon's Garlic Butter Shrimp Rice Bowl | 110 cal |
| Scott & Jon's Cilantro Lime Shrimp Rice Bowl | 106 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Shrimp rice FAQs
How many calories are in shrimp fried rice?
329 calories in a 1-cup serving of 198 g, or 166 calories per 100 g. That single cup brings 55.1 g of carbohydrate, 13.2 g of protein and 642 mg of sodium. Order it as a side and the number stays reasonable; order it as the entree and it usually doubles.
How many calories in 1 cup of shrimp rice?
One cup is 198 g and 329 calories, the USDA household measure for this record. Half a cup is 99 g and 164 calories by our own arithmetic from the 100 g figure. A cup of cooked rice packs tighter than most people expect, so weigh it once to calibrate your eye.
How many calories in a takeout plate of shrimp fried rice?
About 657 calories for two cups, 396 g, our own scaling of the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving. That plate carries 1,283 mg of sodium, 56% of the Daily Value, and 110.3 g of carbohydrate. Split it with someone and you are back to a normal lunch.
Is shrimp fried rice healthy?
One cup gives 13.2 g of protein for 329 calories, so it is not empty, but 642 mg of sodium is 28% of the Daily Value and 55.1 g of carbohydrate is 20%. Treat it as the starch on the plate and add a vegetable or extra shrimp beside it.
How much protein is in shrimp fried rice?
13.2 g per 1-cup serving, 26% of the Daily Value, from 6.68 g per 100 g. That is respectable for a rice dish but modest for an entree: shrimp creole without rice delivers about 35.2 g in a cup, our arithmetic from its USDA 100 g row.
How much sodium is in shrimp fried rice?
642 mg in one cup, 28% of the Daily Value and roughly a quarter teaspoon of table salt. Per 100 g the figure is 324 mg. Two cups push it to 1,283 mg, over half a day's allowance, before any soy sauce is added at the table.
How many calories in a shrimp rice bowl?
Frozen supermarket shrimp rice bowls run 241 to 291 calories for a 227 g bowl, or 106 to 128 calories per 100 g in USDA's branded data. Each one weighs more than a cup of restaurant shrimp fried rice yet carries fewer calories than its 329, because it is less calorie-dense per gram.
Does shrimp rice have cholesterol?
Yes, 93 mg in a 1-cup serving, 31% of the Daily Value, and 47 mg per 100 g. The shrimp and any egg stirred into the pan carry it; rice and vegetable oil contribute none. The Dietary Guidelines no longer set a fixed daily cap, but the row is worth seeing.
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