How many calories are in a shrimp roll?
One rice paper shrimp roll weighs 71 g and carries 80 calories. Per 100 g that is 112 calories, which makes it one of the lightest things on a takeout menu. Two rolls come to 159. The fried egg roll version is a different food entirely, at 258 calories per 100 g.
You'd need to walk about 16 minutes to burn the 80 calories in one roll (71 g).
How long does it take to burn off a shrimp roll?
One roll (71 g) is 80 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 80 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 16 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 10 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 11 min |
| Jogging | 9 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 18 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 (71 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Shrimp roll quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to two rolls
- Fried, sushi and other shrimp rolls
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does a shrimp roll compare?
- Most popular shrimp roll brands
- FAQ
Shrimp roll quick facts
The numbers below sit on one USDA record: FNDDS 2708704, "Roll with meat and/or shrimp, vegetables and rice paper, not fried". That is the translucent roll you get at a Vietnamese place or a grocery deli case, shrimp and herbs visible through softened rice paper, served cold with a dipping sauce on the side. It is the roll most people are holding when they look this up, so it gets the headline number.
Two other things go by the same name. A shrimp egg roll is deep fried in a wheat wrapper and has its own record and its own section further down. In New England, a shrimp roll is a split bun with dressed shrimp in it, closer to a lobster roll than to anything here, and USDA has no record for it, so it is out of scope on this page.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 roll (71 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 112 | 80 | — |
| Total fat | 2.65 g | 1.9 g | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.46 g | 0.3 g | 2% |
| Carbohydrate | 17.23 g | 12.2 g | 4% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.9 g | 1.3 g | 5% |
| Total sugars | 3.91 g | 2.8 g | — |
| Protein | 5.65 g | 4.0 g | 8% |
| Sodium | 395 mg | 280 mg | 12% |
% 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 →
There is no added sugars row and no trans fat row because this FNDDS release does not publish either value for the record, and a blank is more honest than a guess. Cholesterol runs 22 mg per 100 g, so 16 mg in a roll, 5% of the Daily Value. Potassium is 208 mg per 100 g, 148 mg per roll, 3%. The Daily Values used here are the FDA reference amounts printed on every US nutrition label.
US servings, from one ounce to two rolls
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 31 kcal |
| One roll, 4-1/4 inches long | 71 g | 80 kcal |
| 1 cup, sliced | 83 g | 93 kcal |
| Two rolls, the usual order | 142 g | 159 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 112 kcal |
The single roll and the cup are USDA household measures attached to the record itself. The ounce and the two-roll line are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, because nobody eats one ounce of anything and almost everybody orders two rolls.
The cup is the line worth reading twice. Sliced roll packed into a measuring cup comes to 83 g, which is about 1.2 rolls, not two and not half. If you log "1 cup shrimp roll" thinking of a full appetizer plate, you undercount by roughly 66 calories. Count rolls, not cups. The same trap shows up whenever a soft, irregular food gets a cup measure: the air between the pieces does the lying.
One more practical note. Dipping sauce is not in any of these numbers. A peanut sauce cup can add more calories than the roll it goes with, and a sweet chili sauce adds sugar and sodium at the same time. Log the sauce separately or you are logging half the plate.
Fried, sushi and other shrimp rolls
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice paper shrimp roll, not fried | 112 kcal | one roll, 71 g | 80 kcal |
| Fried shrimp egg roll | 258 kcal | one egg roll, 64 g | 165 kcal |
| Shrimp sushi roll | 100 kcal | one piece, 30 g | 30 kcal |
| Shrimp sushi roll, full order | 100 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 150 kcal |
| Meatless egg roll | 270 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 76 kcal |
| Beef or pork egg roll | 272 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 76 kcal |
| Fried wonton or pot sticker | 192 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 54 kcal |
Fried shrimp egg roll. This is the big one. A 64 g egg roll is 165 calories, so it weighs less than a rice paper roll and still carries twice the energy. The filling barely moves: fat is 13.61 g per 100 g against 2.65 g for the fresh roll. The wrapper and the fryer do all of it.
Shrimp sushi roll. At 100 calories per 100 g this is the only version lighter per gram than the fresh roll, thanks to almost no fat, 0.55 g per 100 g. A single piece is 30 g and 30 calories. A cup of pieces, which is roughly a small order, is 150.
The other fried rolls. Swapping the filling changes almost nothing. Meatless is 270 calories per 100 g, beef or pork 272, shrimp 258. A vegetable egg roll is not the light choice people assume it is; it is the same fried wrapper with cabbage inside. Fried wontons and pot stickers land lower per 100 g, 192, but they come six or eight to an order.
Store-bought rolls sit higher than the deli case. USDA's branded records for supermarket shrimp rolls run from 129 to 229 calories per 100 g, with a tempura shrimp roll at 182 and a spicy shrimp roll at 229, because the rice is sweetened and the sauces are already on. A 240 g packaged roll can be 550 calories, which is lunch, not an appetizer.
Sodium is the row to watch
Calories are not the interesting number here. One roll is 4% of a 2,000-calorie day and 12% of the sodium Daily Value, so salt runs three times ahead of energy. Two rolls put you at 560 mg before the sauce, and a sweet chili or fish sauce cup can double that. In table salt terms, one roll is about an eighth of a teaspoon.
The FDA sets the sodium Daily Value at 2,300 mg, and most adults in the US take in considerably more than that. If you are already watching salt, the fresh roll is still a reasonable pick, it just is not free: skip the sauce, or split one cup between two people.
The upside is the protein-to-calorie ratio and the seafood itself. Two rolls give 8 g of protein for 159 calories, and the Dietary Guidelines recommend seafood at least twice a week for most adults. A shrimp roll is a small contribution, not a serving of fish, but it counts toward the protein foods group on MyPlate while staying under 100 calories.
How does a shrimp roll compare?
| Roll | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp roll, rice paper, not fried | 112 kcal | one roll, 71 g | 80 kcal |
| Egg roll, with shrimp | 258 kcal | one egg roll, 64 g | 165 kcal |
| Sushi roll, shrimp | 100 kcal | one piece, 30 g | 30 kcal |
| Egg roll, with chicken or turkey | 266 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 74 kcal |
Our take: the fresh rice paper roll is the appetizer to order if you are counting. Only the sushi roll is lighter per 100 g, and that gap is 12 calories, small enough to ignore next to the 146-calorie gap between fresh and fried. For satiety per calorie, two fresh rolls at 159 beat one shrimp egg roll at 165 by volume, fiber and protein all at once. Fry the same food and you double it: that is the whole story on this page.
Most popular shrimp roll 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) |
|---|---|
| Bento Sushi Spicy Shrimp Roll | 229 cal |
| Fusion Sushi Tempura Shrimp Roll | 182 cal |
| Mai Big Easy Shrimp Roll | 198 cal |
| East Coast Seafood Shrimp Rolls with Creamy Dill Dressing | 194 cal |
| Mai Double Shrimp Roll | 150 cal |
| Moji Sushi Coconut Shrimp Roll | 129 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Shrimp roll FAQs
How many calories are in a shrimp roll?
A rice paper shrimp roll of 71 g has 80 calories, based on the USDA record for a roll with shrimp, vegetables and rice paper, not fried. That works out to 112 calories per 100 g. Two rolls, the usual appetizer order, come to 159 calories.
How many calories in a shrimp spring roll?
The same 80 calories per 71 g roll. A fresh shrimp spring roll and a summer roll are the same food in USDA terms: shrimp, vegetables and herbs wrapped in softened rice paper, never fried. Fillings shift the number a little, but the wrapper adds almost nothing.
How many calories in a shrimp egg roll?
A fried shrimp egg roll is 165 calories for a 64 g piece, or 258 per 100 g. It weighs less than a rice paper roll and still carries twice the calories, because the wheat wrapper goes into the fryer: 13.61 g of fat per 100 g against 2.65 g.
How much protein is in a shrimp roll?
One 71 g roll gives 4.0 g of protein, 8% of the Daily Value, and 5.65 g per 100 g. Shrimp is the only real protein source in it, and there is not much shrimp per roll. Two rolls bring you to 8 g, still an appetizer rather than a meal.
How much sodium is in a shrimp roll?
280 mg per 71 g roll, or 12% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, three times its share of calories. Dipping sauce is not counted in that figure. Two rolls with sauce can pass 700 mg, which matters more than the energy if you are watching salt.
Is a shrimp roll healthy?
At 112 calories per 100 g it is one of the lightest appetizers on a takeout menu, with 1.9 g of fiber and 5.65 g of protein per 100 g. Sodium is the weak spot at 395 mg per 100 g. The Dietary Guidelines encourage seafood twice a week, and this is one easy way in.
Shrimp roll vs sushi roll calories?
A shrimp sushi piece is 30 calories against 80 for a rice paper roll, but the piece weighs 30 g and the roll 71 g. Per 100 g they are close: 100 for sushi, 112 for the roll. A full cup of shrimp sushi, 150 g, is 150 calories.
How many carbs in a shrimp roll?
12.2 g per 71 g roll, 4% of the Daily Value, from 17.23 g per 100 g. Nearly all of it is the rice paper wrapper. Sugars are 2.8 g per roll and come with the vegetables and seasoning; USDA does not publish an added sugars figure for this record.
Similar foods
- Injera — 118 cal per injera (12 in)
- Shrimp Tempura Roll — 432 cal per roll, 8 pieces
- Fish Cake — 180 cal per cake or patty
- Bagel — 277 cal per bagel
- Sesame bagel — 277 cal per medium bagel
- Bread — 75 cal per medium slice
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