Calories in Seafood paella
Serving: a plate of seafood paella (80 g raw rice) · 426 g
548kcal per serving
129kcal per 100 g
- Protein
- 28.2 g
- Carbs
- 68.3 g
- Fat
- 16.1 g
- Fiber
- 2.3 g
- Salt
- 1.9 g
Available carbs, without fiber (as on European labels).
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| Ingredient | Raw | On the plate | kcal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| short-grain rice | 80 g | 222 g | 288 | USDA |
| peeled shrimp or prawns | 40 g | 40 g | 34 | USDA |
| mussels (meat) | 40 g | 40 g | 34 | USDA |
| squid or cuttlefish | 60 g | 60 g | 55 | USDA |
| grated tomato | 25 g | 25 g | 4 | USDA |
| red pepper | 20 g | 20 g | 5 | USDA |
| garlic | 3 g | 3 g | 4 | USDA |
| olive oil | 13.5 g | 14 g | 119 | USDA |
| paprika (pimentón) | 1 g | 1 g | 3 | USDA |
| salt | 1.5 g | 1.5 g | 0 | USDA |
| Total | 426 g | 548 |
Amounts follow the Spanish Nutrition Society (SENC) serving sizes; the rest is Renzy’s standard recipe.
Compared with ready-made dish entries
To check the recipe, we compare it with entries for the finished dish in other databases (0% = same).
BEDCA: Paella marinera · 122 kcal per 100 g · +5% per 100 g
BEDCA “Paella marinera”: 0.6 g fat/100 g, almost no oil; it does not look like a homemade paella.
USDA FNDDS: Paella with seafood · 143 kcal per 100 g · -10% per 100 g
USDA FNDDS “Paella with seafood”.
Good to know
- Seafood weights = edible part (shelled). The fish stock (fumet) is treated as water: the rice absorbs it (rice cooking factor).
- peeled shrimp or prawns (usda:175179): the source does not report fiber; counted as 0
FAQ
How many calories are in a plate of seafood paella?
A plate of seafood paella (80 g raw rice): about 426 g as served and 548 kcal, with 28.2 g protein, 68.3 g carbs, 16.1 g fat and 1.9 g salt.
Does seafood paella have fewer calories than meat paella?
With the same amount of rice and oil, yes: our seafood paella is 548 kcal and 129 kcal/100 g, compared with the chicken and rabbit paella valenciana (see its page). The difference is the fat from the skin-on chicken.
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Data: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), BEDCA (Spanish food composition database, AESAN) and Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut, CC BY 4.0). Cooked weight comes from raw/cooked pairs in the same database.