Zongzi Calorie Ranking

No.1

Northern-style zongzi

approx. 220g each

Rice stir-fried in oil before steaming, with rich fillings — usually the heaviest of all

517kcal

Protein

18.0g

Carbs

67.5g

Fat

19.4g

Fiber

1.3g

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No.2

Southern-style zongzi

approx. 200g each

Raw rice boiled in water — a bit lighter than northern-style

470kcal

Protein

16.4g

Carbs

61.4g

Fat

17.6g

Fiber

1.2g

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No.3

Vegetarian zongzi

approx. 150g each

No pork belly or egg yolk, so much less fat — but it is still mostly glutinous-rice carbs

299kcal

Protein

8.3g

Carbs

58.1g

Fat

3.9g

Fiber

0.0g

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No.4

Red bean paste zongzi

approx. 180g each

The sweet filling is high in sugar — easy to overdo as a dessert

296kcal

Protein

8.3g

Carbs

57.7g

Fat

3.5g

Fiber

0.0g

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No.5

Hakka rice-dough zongzi

approx. 100g each

Small rice-dough wrapper — relatively light per piece

190kcal

Protein

8.5g

Carbs

31.4g

Fat

3.4g

Fiber

0.0g

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No.6

Alkaline zongzi

approx. 114g each

No filling and small — count any sugar or honey dip separately

152kcal

Protein

2.4g

Carbs

30.6g

Fat

1.9g

Fiber

0.6g

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Reference estimates: northern, southern and alkaline zongzi are scaled from Taiwan FDA Food Nutrition Database per-100g values at a typical piece weight; the vegetarian, red bean and Hakka rice-dough zongzi are based on the product labels of LOHAS Station braised zongzi, Din Tai Fung Huzhou red bean zongzi and Lin Jhen's traditional Hakka rice-dough zongzi respectively. Where dietary fiber is unlabeled it is counted as 0; actual values vary by size and filling.

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