Calories In Sushi
How many really are the calories in sushi?
You’re on a two-week vacation at a friend’s house. Your host has invited you and several of her friends out to dinner. All the people going have decided it will be sushi. You’ve never eaten it so you don’t know that much about it. You would like to know what does it contain and how many calories in sushi.
Sushi is a Japanese dish made of white or brown rice, seaweed, some type of fish, egg or tofu filling, and sometimes mayonnaise.
Most of the ingredients are fat free and contain no sugar. Fish is lean and so is seaweed. The majority of the ingredients are natural so you have that going for you.Let’s look as some varieties of sushi.
The Alaskan Roll is one variety of sushi. It gets its name from the Alaskan Salmon as the main ingredient. It is made with avocado. In addition, it is packed with protein thanks to the salmon. It is high in carbs and salt. One roll has about 556 calories.
Next, we will examine the California Roll. This sushi is largely responsible for the popularity of sushi in the U.S. during the 60’s.
It is made of imitation crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, and sesame seeds. It is loaded with protein and fiber. One roll has about 516 calories.
Then there is the Hawaiian Roll. It is a lighter roll made of cooked shrimp, avocados, and mangos.
The Hawaiian Roll weights in at 602 calories.
Next, we have the Philadelphia Roll. It gets its name from the dollop of Philly cheese in each roll. It is made of smoked salmon, scallions, avocado, and cream cheese. It contains 528 calories.
Next, we turn to the Rainbow Roll. This sushi is made up of thin layers of fish to include hamachi, ebi, salmon, tuna, and other kinds of fish. Because fish is the main ingredient, it is lean. It has 500 calories.
Last, we’ll look at the Tempura Roll. It is a lean roll. It’s made of fried shrimp or prawns. The prawns are fried tempura style. They roll it traditional style and cut it into slices. There are 542 calories.
Knowing what sushi is and how it’s made, helps you to determine whether it is something, you can eat and how much if you are on a diet. The most you have to worry about is the high sodium content. You need to know how many calories in sushi. Most sushi is lean, and most of it is about 500 calories.
More information about sushi:
Yahoo answers about sushi and calories in sushi
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By ComoHacer SUSHI, January 27, 2012 @ 13:15
El sushi no tiene muchas calorias si no comes mucho claro. pablo
By cr, March 31, 2012 @ 00:53
this article is fairly ignorant. first of all…not all sushi contains fish. there are many types of sushi just as there are many types of sandwiches. do all sandwiches contain lunch meat? no…you have pb&j…egg salad…the english do cucumber sandwiches with tea. you get the idea…there are no hard as fast set rules when it comes to sushi. 516 calories for a cali roll seems rediculous to me…that must be a gigantic roll. a normal one is probably half that. exact ingrediants and portions can vary greatly from one place to another so trusting an internet article is pointless. overall sushi is one of the best healthy foods you can eat…thats probably all you need to know…i advise getting sushi from authentic japanese places though…not the chinese places that sell every kind of asian food because its popular. i love chinese food but i dont get sushi there. just like i wouldnt order lasangna at pedro’s or enchilladas at mario’s. you can make sushi at home. fun and easy…just youtube it.
By admin, March 31, 2012 @ 00:57
Thank you for the honest comment