How many calories are in a shrimp tempura roll?
A full shrimp tempura roll, eight pieces and about 240 g, is 432 calories. Per 100 g the roll runs 180 calories, which is where the fryer shows up: the same shrimp in an unbattered sushi roll is 100. Eight pieces land closer to a lunch entree than to an appetizer.
You'd need to walk about 86 minutes to burn the 432 calories in one roll of 8 pieces (240 g).
How long does it take to burn off 432 kcal of shrimp tempura roll?
One roll of 8 pieces (240 g) is 432 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 432 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 26 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 54 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 1 hr 2 min |
| Jogging | 51 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 36 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 (240 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Shrimp tempura roll quick facts
- US servings from one piece to a full roll
- How the roll changes when it is not fried
- Sodium hits the ceiling before calories do
- How does a shrimp tempura roll compare?
- Most popular shrimp tempura roll brands
- FAQ
Shrimp tempura roll quick facts
The record behind every number here is FDC 1791172, "Shrimp Tempura Roll" from Fuji Food Products, a refrigerated grocery roll sold under the Fujisan label. It was picked for one reason: it is the best-documented USDA entry for the roll people actually buy, with the shrimp battered and deep fried before it is rolled. USDA's survey database, FNDDS, has no shrimp tempura roll at all. Its closest neighbor, "Sushi roll, shrimp," is the poached version and comes in about 80 calories lighter per 100 g, so using it would undercount the thing on your plate.
That choice matters more than it sounds. A grocery-case roll and a sushi-bar roll are built the same way, but the sushi bar tends to be generous with rice and finishes the roll with spicy mayo or eel sauce. Treat 432 as the floor for a restaurant roll, not the ceiling.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 roll (240 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 180 | 432 | — |
| Total fat | 5 g | 12 g | 15% |
| Carbohydrate | 27 g | 64.8 g | 24% |
| Protein | 5 g | 12 g | 24% |
| Sodium | 380 mg | 912 mg | 40% |
% 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 →
Six rows you would expect are missing, and they are missing on purpose. USDA's Branded entry for this roll carries only what the package label declared, and this label declared no saturated fat, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, cholesterol or potassium. Rather than borrow those figures from a different food, the rows come out. If you want a rough sense of the fried fraction, the 12 g of total fat in a whole roll is the honest handle: raw shrimp and rice bring almost none of it, so nearly all of that fat is batter and frying oil.
Percentages come from the FDA's Daily Values on the Nutrition Facts label, the same reference numbers printed on the package.
US servings from one piece to a full roll
Sushi is the rare food where nobody eats a "serving." You eat pieces, and the piece is the unit that decides your day.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 51 kcal |
| 1 piece | 30 g | 54 kcal |
| 6 pieces, three-quarters of a roll | 180 g | 324 kcal |
| 1 roll, 8 pieces | 240 g | 432 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 180 kcal |
Only one of those lines is a USDA serving: the 100 g label serving that Fujisan prints on the package. The piece weights are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, using 30 g as a standard cut piece, which is what USDA uses as the household measure for sushi generally. Rolls cut into six thicker pieces or ten thin ones weigh the same overall; the roll is still 240 g and still 432 calories.
The one-ounce line exists to show how misleading small units get. At 51 calories an ounce, a shrimp tempura roll reads like a light food. It is not light; it is simply sold in a shape that hides its total. The plate in the photo below holds seven pieces, which is 378 calories before the soy sauce, the miso soup or the second roll that usually follows.
Two pieces as a shared appetizer is 108 calories. That is the version of this food that fits into a normal day. The full roll is a meal, and it should be planned as one.
How the roll changes when it is not fried
One roll is not one recipe. Batter, coating and rice volume move the number more than the shrimp does.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp tempura roll, fried | 180 kcal | 8 pieces, 240 g | 432 kcal |
| Shrimp sushi roll, not fried | 100 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 150 kcal |
| Coconut shrimp tempura roll | 138 kcal | 5 pieces, 123 g | 170 kcal |
| California roll | 94 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 141 kcal |
| Tuna roll | 97 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 146 kcal |
| Vegetable tempura, side order | 239 kcal | 100 g | 239 kcal |
The batter is the whole story. Take the same shrimp, skip the fryer, and the roll drops from 180 to 100 calories per 100 g. Held at the same weight, a 240 g plain shrimp roll would be 240 calories against 432 for the fried one, which is 192 calories of coating and oil for an identical amount of shrimp and rice. That is our own arithmetic from the two USDA 100 g figures, not a published serving, but it is the cleanest way to price the fryer.
Grocery brands are not interchangeable either. Fujisan's roll is 180 calories per 100 g. Fusion Sushi's tempura shrimp roll is 182 per 100 g but carries less rice and more batter per piece, so its 198 g package works out to 360 calories. Aldi's Fusia coconut shrimp tempura roll is the lightest of the three at 138 per 100 g, and its five-piece 123 g pack is 170 calories, which reads oddly virtuous for something with coconut in the name. The coating there is thinner than a classic tempura shell.
The bottom row is the one people forget. Vegetable tempura, ordered as a side, is 239 calories per 100 g, denser per gram than the roll itself. Rice dilutes fried batter. A pile of tempura with no rice under it does not.
Sodium hits the ceiling before calories do
Look back at the Quick Facts table and one row is doing something the others are not. A whole roll is 912 mg of sodium, 40% of the Daily Value, while its 432 calories are around a fifth of a 2,000-calorie day. Sodium is running at nearly twice the pace of the calories.
That is roughly the amount of salt in a bit under half a teaspoon of table salt, and it is measured before anything you dip it in. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put the limit at 2,300 mg a day for adults. One roll alone is 40% of that limit, before a drop of soy sauce hits the plate. If sodium is something you track, order the roll and skip the dipping bowl, or ask for the low-sodium soy sauce.
Protein tells the other half of the story. Twelve grams for 432 calories is 24% of the Daily Value, which sounds fine until you notice a 150 g cup of plain shrimp roll delivers about 10.5 g for 150 calories. Per calorie, the unfried version carries about two and a half times the protein. Shrimp is a genuinely lean protein food in the MyPlate sense; the batter is what dilutes it. If you came for the seafood, you are paying a lot of calories for the wrapper.
How does a shrimp tempura roll compare?
| Roll | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp tempura roll | 180 kcal | 8 pieces, 240 g | 432 kcal |
| Sushi roll, shrimp | 100 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 150 kcal |
| Sushi roll, California | 94 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 141 kcal |
| Sushi roll, avocado | 93 kcal | 1 cup, 150 g | 140 kcal |
The three comparison rolls are measured by the cup, which is how USDA reports them, so their serving calories are not a like-for-like match with a 240 g roll. The per-100-g column is the fair fight, and there the tempura roll is the heaviest of the four by a wide margin: 180 against 93 to 100. It is nearly double the avocado roll gram for gram, and it is the only fried entry in the table.
Our take: order the shrimp tempura roll when it is the meal, not when it is one of three rolls on a shared board. Eight pieces is 432 calories and 912 mg of sodium, which is a legitimate lunch and a big chunk of the day's salt. If you want sushi to stay light, the plain shrimp roll is the smart swap, because it is the only one here that keeps real protein without the batter, at 7.01 g per 100 g against 5 g for the fried version. California and avocado rolls are lighter per gram but they are mostly rice. Six pieces of the tempura roll with a plain shrimp roll alongside splits the difference at 324 plus 150 calories and still tastes like the thing you wanted.
Most popular shrimp tempura 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) |
|---|---|
| Fujisan Shrimp Tempura Roll | 180 cal |
| Fusion Sushi Tempura Shrimp Roll | 182 cal |
| Fusia Coconut Shrimp Tempura Roll | 138 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Shrimp tempura roll FAQs
How many calories are in a shrimp tempura roll?
A full 8-piece roll is 432 calories, weighing about 240 g at 180 calories per 100 g. That is a whole lunch, not a starter. Restaurant rolls vary with how much batter and rice they use, and any spicy mayo or eel sauce on top adds more.
How many calories in one piece of shrimp tempura roll?
One piece runs about 54 calories, based on a 30 g piece and the USDA figure of 180 calories per 100 g. Eight of them is the whole roll. The piece count is our own arithmetic from the 100 g figure, since the label serving is 100 g.
Shrimp tempura roll vs California roll calories?
Per 100 g the fried roll is 180 calories against 94 for a California roll, so it is nearly double at equal weight. A 1-cup, 150 g serving of California roll is 141 calories; a full 8-piece tempura roll is 432. The batter and the fryer explain the gap.
How much sodium is in a shrimp tempura roll?
A full roll carries 912 mg of sodium, 40% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, from 380 mg per 100 g. That is a bit under half a teaspoon of table salt before you touch the soy sauce. Sodium hits its limit here faster than calories do.
How many carbs are in a shrimp tempura roll?
Carbohydrate is 64.8 g in an 8-piece roll, 24% of the Daily Value, from 27 g per 100 g. Sushi rice is the reason, and the tempura coating adds flour on top of it. One piece is roughly 8 g of carbohydrate, so the count climbs fast.
How much protein is in a shrimp tempura roll?
Protein is 12 g per 8-piece roll, 24% of the Daily Value, from 5 g per 100 g. For 432 calories that is thin. A plain shrimp roll gives 7.01 g per 100 g, more protein per gram than the fried version, because batter replaces some of the shrimp.
Is shrimp tempura roll deep fried?
Yes, the shrimp is battered and deep fried before it goes into the rice, which is why the USDA record reads 180 calories per 100 g against 100 for a plain shrimp roll. A crisp, golden edge on the shrimp tail is the giveaway on the plate.
Is shrimp tempura roll good for weight loss?
At 432 calories a roll it is a meal, not a side. If you are counting, six pieces at 324 calories or a plain shrimp roll at 150 calories per 1-cup serving leaves more room. The fried roll fits a day's numbers; two of them rarely do.
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- 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
- Injera — 118 cal per injera (12 in)
- French Bread — 174 cal per medium slice
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the board and BodyPal counts the pieces for you, batter and all.
