Egusi Soup — Calories & Nutrition Facts
Ground melon seeds cooked with palm oil, peppers and leafy vegetables, usually with assorted meat and fish. The seeds thicken the soup and give it its grainy texture. Eaten with any swallow, most often pounded yam or eba. Also known as egusi.
One ladle (150g) of Egusi Soup has about 323 calories, with 12g protein, 18g carbs and 24g fat. Most of its energy comes from fat — 64% fat, 21% carbs, 14% protein.
Nutrition
| Nutrient | Per 100g | Per ladle (150g) |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 215 kcal | 322.5 kcal |
| Protein | 8g | 12g |
| Carbs | 12g | 18g |
| Fat | 16g | 24g |
| Fiber | 3g | 4.5g |
This is an estimated value and has not been independently verified against a nutrition reference table. Zayvo is working through its full database against FAO/INFOODS WAFCT 2019 and USDA FoodData Central — see how Zayvo's numbers are made.
On a plate
One standard serving of each, using the serving sizes in Zayvo's food database.
Egusi Soup (150g) with Eba (Garri) (250g)
570 kcal13.3g protein
Egusi Soup (150g) with Pounded Yam (350g)
736 kcal17.3g protein
Egusi Soup (150g) with Amala (Yam Flour) (250g)
675 kcal15.8g protein
Egusi Soup (150g) with Semovita (250g)
615 kcal20.8g protein
Questions about Egusi Soup
- How many calories are in one ladle (150g) of Egusi Soup?
- About 323 calories. Egusi Soup has 215 calories per 100g, so one ladle (150g) is about 323.
- How many calories are in Egusi Soup with Eba (Garri)?
- Egusi Soup (150g) with Eba (Garri) (250g) comes to about 570 calories and 13.3g protein.
- How much protein is in Egusi Soup?
- 8g per 100g, or 3.7g for every 100 calories. One ladle (150g) has about 12g. That is more protein per calorie than 1 of the other 27 soups on Zayvo.
- Is Egusi Soup high in calories compared with other soups?
- At 215 calories per 100g, Egusi Soup is the highest-calorie of the 28 soups on Zayvo.
- Where do these Egusi Soup numbers come from?
- They are Zayvo's estimate and have not yet been independently verified. Zayvo is checking its food database against FAO/INFOODS WAFCT 2019 and USDA FoodData Central.
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