Table 2.
Nutritional content of menu items.
| Menu Items | Portion Weight g, mL (Min–Max) | Energy kJ/100 g (Min–Max) |
Total Fat g/100 g (Min–Max) |
Total Sodium g/100 g (Min–Max) |
Total Sugar g/100 g (Min–Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-eat items | |||||
| 1. Rice cooked in chicken broth, topped with boiled chicken | 291 (230–370) |
177.2 (135.9–206.2) |
5.8 (3.2–8.5) |
0.3 (0.2–0.5) |
0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
| 2. Rice topped with pork leg stew in gravy | 453 (350–600) |
153.3 (133.8–218.7) |
5.3 (3.1–10.9) |
0.3 (0.2–0.5) |
2.2 (1.6–3.1) |
| 3. Rice with roasted pork and gravy | 355 (150–475) |
158.2 (133.9–200.9) |
3.8 (4.2–22.8) |
0.4 (0.2–0.7) |
3.1 (1.6–6.6) |
| 4. Fried rice with pork, vegetable, and egg | 344 (260–425) |
192.7 (156.3–235.9) |
7.6 (4.2–11.7) |
0.4 (0.2–0.7) |
1.5 (0.0–2.7) |
| 5. Rice with crispy pork and gravy | 384 (300–540) |
189.1 (152.2–231.6) |
7.9 (4.1–14.0) |
0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
1.9 (0.0–6.6) |
| 6. Rice with stir-fried minced pork, chili, and basil | 397 (280–512) |
185.0 (139.6–221.0) |
7.4 (3.2–11.4) |
0.3 (0.1–0.8) |
0.9 (0.0–2.3) |
| 7. Rice with spicy chicken salad | 383 (290–475) |
185.8 (151.2–237.4) |
5.3 (3.9–9.0) |
0.4 (0.3–0.6) |
0.5 (0.0–2.7) |
| 8. Rice topped with pork | 377 (270–500) |
179.1 (116.5–241.9) |
5.9 (1.0–12.5) |
0.2 (0.09–0.4) |
1.8 (0.0–3.1) |
| 9. Shrimp paste rice with caramelised pork condiment, dried shrimp, green mango, chilies, lime, shallot, cucumber, and long beans | 248 (180–355) |
198.7 (162.2–240.0) |
6.4 (1.9–8.9) |
0.6 (0.3–0.9) |
0.7 (0.0–3.8) |
| 10. Congee rice with minced pork | 578 (490–760) |
65.1 (52.5–88.0) |
2.3 (1.2–5.6) |
0.3 (0.2–0.4) |
0.7 (0.0–1.7) |
| 11. Blood tofu soup with gourd leaves | 615 (502–730) |
44.7 (23.0–104.4) |
2.8 (1.0–9.8) |
0.4 (0.2–0.5) |
0.4 (0.0–2.2) |
| 12. Noodle sheets, soup with meat and tofu | 635 (480–800) |
77.8 54.3–114.0 |
3.3 1.7–6.5 |
0.4 0.2–0.7 |
1.6 0.0–3.5 |
| 13. Rice noodles with pork ball | 615 (508–842) |
60.9 (36.3–80.4) |
1.5 (0.6–2.3) |
0.4 (0.3–0.5) |
1.4 (0.0–3.3) |
| 14. Rice noodles with fish ball, red sauce, and soup | 628 (427–857) |
67.5 (46.6–80.4) |
1.8 (0.6–3.2) |
0.5 (0.3–0.6) |
3.0 (1.1–6.0) |
| 15. Egg in five spices soup | 281 (190–360) |
85.3 (56.9–129.3) |
2.9 (2.0–4.0) |
0.6 (0.3–0.9) |
8.9 (1.7–17.1) |
| 16. Fried streaky pork | 185 1 (90–280) |
440.5 (361.2–531.0) |
36.3 (23.3–49.9) |
0.6 (0.4–0.9) |
1.6 (0.0–5.0) |
| 17. Grilled pork | 264 (100–420) |
307.4 (255.1–347.5) |
21.1 (13.5–27.0) |
0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
10.3 (3.9–14.7) |
| 18. Grilled pork neck | 158 (100–260) |
374.5 (254.2–461.7) |
30.8 (16.0–43.9) |
0.5 (0.2–0.8) |
2.1 (0.0–7.3) |
| 19. Salmon sushi | 177 (100–260) |
173.5 (122.7–206.8) |
4.4 (0.4–8.4) |
0.2 (0.03–0.4) |
1.9 (0.0–5.6) |
| 20. Rice topped with salmon | 311 (232–379) |
177.6 (149.4–203.0) |
4.3 (1.5–9.0) |
0.1 (0.01–0.5) |
2.5 (0.6–0.9) |
| 21. Thai Sukiyaki soup | 657 (515–820) |
45.0 (30.6–63.5) |
1.5 (1.0–2.2) |
0.2 0.1–3.5 |
0.6 (0.0–1.7) |
| 22. Papaya salad, spicy, with dried shrimp and roasted peanuts | 302 (230–400) |
110.4 (52.6–145.8) |
2.6 (1.1–4.9) |
0.7 (0.4–1.7) |
10.9 (4.3–19.2) |
| 23. Papaya salad, spicy, with fermented crab and fermented fish northeastern style | 313 (240–140) |
52.4 (38.9–72.9) |
0.2 (0.1–0.5) |
1.6 (1.3–2.1) |
3.6 (0.0–8.5) |
| 24. Pork spicy salad, northeastern style | 241 (180–330) |
142.2 (91.3–205.9) |
7.5 (3.1–13.4) |
0.7 (0.4–1.0) |
0.7 (0.0–2.3) |
| 25. Grilled pork balls | 392 (268–548) |
133.9 (86.8–190.1) |
5.7 (1.7–11.6) |
0.8 (0.4–1.1) |
0.7 (0.0–2.6) |
| Sweets | |||||
| 1. Chinese pork bun | 213 (110–350) |
252.6 (213.7–299.8) |
9.9 (3.8–18.0) |
0.4 (0.2–0.6) |
11.5 (7.2–22.8) |
| 2. Deep-fried Chinese dough | 105 (40–200) |
412.6 (343.8–492.8) |
22.6 (12.3–33.3) |
0.5 (0.3–0.9) |
4.4 (1.1–9.0) |
| 3. Egg tart | 187 (90–270) |
362.9 (287.5–475.2) |
24.0 (16.9–32.3) |
0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
12.0 (7.1–15.4) |
| 4. Pandan and coconut chiffon cake | 307 (70–500) |
357.9 (249.9–413.1) |
21.2 (15.1–25.0) |
0.2 (0.1–0.4) |
23.0 (7.1–32.1) |
| 5. Coconut milk ice cream | 309 (140–660) |
175.4 (120.2–213.5) |
10.0 (3.6–14.5) |
0.05 (0.09–0.1) |
11.3 (6.1–16.0) |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | |||||
| 1. Iced espresso | 207 (160–260) |
106.9 (82.7–128.9) |
3.6 (2.3–4.7) |
0.03 (0.02–0.04) |
13.1 (9.7–16.3) |
| 2. Iced coffee | 250 (180–530) |
134.6 (89.7–185.1) |
4.1 (1.4–6.6) |
0.3 (0.1–0.6) |
16.9 (8.2–24.3) |
| 3. Iced honey lemon tea | 270 (185–360) |
88.5 (53.7–113.1) |
0.0 (0.0–0.1) |
0.03 (0.002–0.02) |
19.7 (13.3–24.3) |
| 4. Iced cocoa | 236 (200–320) |
138.9 (97.9–206.7) |
4.7 (3.2–6.6) |
0.03 (0.03–0.04) |
16.2 (10.3–28.4) |
| 5. Iced Americano | 214 (180–269) |
24.9 (5.7–47.8) |
0.1 (0.0–0.2) |
0.004 (0.003–0.01) |
6.5 (3.2–10.2) |
| 6. Bubble milk tea | 326 (250–460) |
128.2 (86.1–186.8) |
3.4 (1.6–5.3) |
0.03 (0.01–0.04) |
12.1 (7.1–18.3) |
| 7. Iced cappuccino | 220 (170–270) |
110.6 (84.8–138.9) |
3.9 (1.5–5.4) |
0.04 (0.02–0.05) |
12.6 (6.9–15.7) |
| 8. Iced Thai milk tea | 231 (174–294) |
113.9 (79.3–157.6) |
4.1 (2.7–7.3) |
0.04 (0.03–0.06) |
14.0 (7.2–26.5) |
| 9. Iced green tea Frappuccino | 563 (470–680) |
67.9 (51.2–96.6) |
2.2 (1.4–4.2) |
0.02 (0.01–0.05) |
8.8 (6.4–12.0) |
| 10. Soy milk | 355 (280–460) |
47.6 (20.6–71.4) |
1.2 (0.1–2.6) |
0.009 (0.002–0.03) |
4.3 (0.0–7.7) |
Note: n = 15 for each menu item. Each menu item was ordered and measured nutritional contents 15 times. 1 Cells highlighted in pink in Table 2 indicate menu items that were extremely high in energy, total fat, total sodium, and total sugar per 100 g.