How many calories are in shrimp toast?
One whole slice of shrimp toast weighs 96 g and carries 213 calories. Per 100 g it runs 222 calories, and most of that comes from the frying oil rather than the shrimp: 15.42 g of fat against 8.46 g of protein. Half a slice is 107. A party-cut cube is 27.
You'd need to walk about 43 minutes to burn the 213 calories in one slice (96 g).
How long does it take to burn off shrimp toast?
One slice (96 g) is 213 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 213 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 43 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 27 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 30 min |
| Jogging | 25 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 47 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 (96 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Shrimp toast quick facts
- US servings, from a party cube to a whole slice
- Frozen boxes and the seafood-cake cousins
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does shrimp toast compare?
- Most popular shrimp toast brands
- FAQ
Shrimp toast quick facts
There is exactly one USDA entry for this dish, and it is the one people mean when they search: FNDDS 2706567, "Shrimp toast", filed under seafood mixed dishes. It describes the appetizer as it reaches the table, already cooked, with household measures built in: half a slice and one cubic inch. A whole slice is simply two halves, which is how the 96 g figure below is built.
Worth saying plainly: the classic restaurant version is bread spread with a shrimp paste and deep fried, often sesame-crusted. Some kitchens serve an open-faced toasted slice with whole shrimp on top instead. The figures here are the USDA fried-appetizer record, so a lightly toasted homemade version with less oil will land under them.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 slice (96 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 222 | 213 | — |
| Total fat | 15.42 g | 14.8 g | 19% |
| Saturated fat | 2.17 g | 2.1 g | 10% |
| Carbohydrate | 12.01 g | 11.5 g | 4% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.8 g | 0.8 g | 3% |
| Total sugars | 1.4 g | 1.3 g | — |
| Protein | 8.46 g | 8.1 g | 16% |
| Sodium | 558 mg | 536 mg | 23% |
% 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 will see on a package label are missing here on purpose: added sugars and trans fat are not published for this record in this FNDDS release, so there is nothing honest to print. Cholesterol and potassium are published: 57 mg and 132 mg per 100 g, which works out to 55 mg of cholesterol (18% DV) and 127 mg of potassium (3% DV) in a slice. The shrimp is doing the cholesterol, the bread and the oil are doing everything else.
US servings, from a party cube to a whole slice
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cubic inch, party-cut piece | 12 g | 27 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 63 kcal |
| 1/2 slice | 48 g | 107 kcal |
| 1 slice, whole | 96 g | 213 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 222 kcal |
The two USDA household measures are the half slice and the cubic inch. The whole slice and the ounce are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings, and the ounce in particular is a kitchen-scale unit rather than anything a restaurant would hand you.
That cubic inch is the number most people need and nobody looks up. Shrimp toast almost never arrives as a slice; it arrives cut into triangles or cubes on a shared plate, and one of those bites is 27 calories. Eight of them is the whole slice at 213. A basket of a dozen, which is a normal order for two people to pick at, is 324 calories before anyone touches the dipping sauce.
Frozen boxes and the seafood-cake cousins
The freezer aisle version is close but not identical. One national brand, TigerThai Shrimp Toast, lists 244 calories per 100 g and 220 calories for its 90 g serving of three pieces, which is roughly 73 calories a piece by our own arithmetic. Denser per gram than the USDA record, slightly smaller portion, same ballpark on the plate.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp toast, USDA record | 222 kcal | 1 slice, 96 g | 213 kcal |
| Frozen appetizer, TigerThai | 244 kcal | 90 g, 3 pieces | 220 kcal |
| Shrimp cake or patty | 218 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 62 kcal |
| Crab cake | 214 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 61 kcal |
| Fish cake or patty | 212 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 60 kcal |
| Tuna cake or patty | 206 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 58 kcal |
| Clam cake or patty | 246 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 70 kcal |
Only two things in that table beat shrimp toast per gram: the frozen box at 244 and the clam cake at 246. Everything else lands between 206 and 218, which tells you something useful. Fried seafood appetizers converge on roughly 205 to 250 calories per 100 g no matter what is inside them, because the batter and the oil set the number long before the seafood does.
Swap the bread for a patty and the macros move, though. The shrimp cake carries 13.93 g of protein per 100 g against the toast's 8.46 g, and 5.26 g of carbohydrate against 12.01 g. Same calories, different job. If the protein is the point, the cake is the better order; if you want something to eat with your hands next to a drink, the toast wins on texture and costs about the same per bite.
Sodium is the row to watch
One slice is 536 mg of sodium, 23% of the FDA's 2,300 mg Daily Value. That is about a quarter teaspoon of table salt sitting inside a single appetizer. The frozen three-piece serving runs even tighter at roughly 550 mg for 90 g. Order shrimp toast as a starter, then a soy-based main, and half the day's sodium is gone before dessert.
Fat is the second surprise: 14.8 g in a slice, 19% of the DV, against 2.1 g of saturated fat, which is only 10%. Shrimp toast is fried in oil, not shortening or butter, so the saturated share is low for something this rich. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans cap saturated fat at 10% of calories, and this dish is not the thing pushing you over that line. Sodium is.
The protein number is fair rather than good. At 8.1 g a slice, 16% of the DV, shrimp toast counts toward the protein foods group on MyPlate, but it delivers that protein alongside 14.8 g of fat. A shrimp cocktail gets you the shellfish without the fried bread. If you are watching sodium or fat, that is the swap; if you are simply counting calories, two pieces of shrimp toast fit inside most days without drama.
How does shrimp toast compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp toast | 222 kcal | 1 slice, 96 g | 213 kcal |
| Shrimp cake or patty | 218 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 62 kcal |
| Crab cake | 214 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 61 kcal |
| Fish cake or patty | 212 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 60 kcal |
Read that table by weight, not by portion. Shrimp toast is the densest of the four, and only by 4 calories per 100 g over the shrimp cake. Ounce for ounce they are the same food: 63 calories for the toast, 62 for the cake, 61 for the crab, 60 for the fish. The gap in the calorie column comes entirely from how much lands on your plate.
Our take: shrimp toast is a genuinely reasonable appetizer if you eat it the way it is served, in cubes. Two or three party pieces is 54 to 81 calories, less than a handful of chips, and the shrimp brings real protein with it. The trouble starts at the whole-slice level, where 213 calories and a quarter teaspoon of salt arrive in about eight bites. Order it, share it, and let the crab cake carry the protein load if that is what the meal needs.
Most popular shrimp toast 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) |
|---|---|
| TigerThai Shrimp Toast | 244 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Shrimp toast FAQs
How many calories are in shrimp toast?
222 calories per 100 g, which works out to 213 calories for a whole 96 g slice and 107 for half a slice. The USDA record is the fried appetizer version, so a lightly toasted homemade slice made with less oil will come in under those figures.
How many calories in a piece of shrimp toast?
27 calories for one cubic-inch party-cut piece, which weighs about 12 g and is the USDA household measure. Eight of those bites make a whole slice at 213 calories. A frozen appetizer piece is bigger, closer to 73 calories, since three of them make a 220-calorie serving.
How many carbs are in shrimp toast?
11.5 g of carbohydrate in one 96 g slice, 4% of the Daily Value, from 12.01 g per 100 g. Fiber is only 0.8 g and total sugars 1.3 g. The bread supplies nearly all of it, which is why a shrimp cake with no bread drops to 5.26 g per 100 g.
How much protein is in shrimp toast?
8.1 g of protein in a 96 g slice, 16% of the Daily Value, from 8.46 g per 100 g. That is decent but not high for a seafood dish. A tuna cake carries 15.33 g per 100 g and a shrimp cake 13.93 g, because neither one is half bread.
Is shrimp toast high in sodium?
Yes: one slice holds 536 mg of sodium, 23% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, or about a quarter teaspoon of table salt. The frozen three-piece serving is similar at roughly 550 mg for 90 g. As an appetizer before a salty main course, it adds up quickly.
Is shrimp toast fried or baked?
Fried, in the version USDA measured: 15.42 g of fat per 100 g is what deep frying looks like on a nutrition table. Restaurant shrimp toast is bread spread with shrimp paste and dropped in oil. Baked or air-fried versions exist at home and will come in lower.
How many calories in frozen shrimp toast appetizer?
220 calories for a 90 g serving of three pieces, based on the TigerThai Shrimp Toast label in USDA's branded database, at 244 calories per 100 g. That is denser per gram than the restaurant record's 222, though the smaller portion keeps the plate total close to one fresh slice.
Is shrimp toast healthy?
At 213 calories a slice it fits most days, but two rows deserve attention: 14.8 g of fat, 19% of the Daily Value, and 536 mg of sodium, 23%. Saturated fat is low at 2.1 g. Eaten as two or three shared party cubes, it is a small appetizer with real shrimp protein.
Similar foods
- Fish Cake — 180 cal per cake or patty
- Bagel — 277 cal per bagel
- Sesame bagel — 277 cal per medium bagel
- Shrimp Tempura Roll — 432 cal per roll, 8 pieces
- Bread — 75 cal per medium slice
- French Bread — 174 cal per medium slice
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