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Panda Express Calories for Every Menu Item

Panda Express is the largest Asian-American fast-food chain in the US, best known for Orange Chicken. Meals are built as bowls, plates or bigger plates: a base of fried rice, chow mein or steamed rice plus one or more entrees.

  • Checked October 31, 2026
  • Prices from Panda Express, 1603 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Panda Express restaurant exterior
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These counts come from the Nutrition & Allergen Information tables on pandaexpress.com, which show no printed date. Per serving, entrees run from 180 calories for Mushroom Chicken to 560 for The Original Orange Chicken, and Fried Rice is the highest-calorie base at 610. Meals such as the Bowl, Plate and Family Meal aren't listed under those names.

35 cal lightest: Honest Kid’s Appley Ever After Juice
610 cal heaviest: Fried Rice
58 items with calories
Quick answer. The lowest-calorie food on the Panda Express menu is the Honest Kid’s Appley Ever After Juice at 35 calories, and the heaviest is the Fried Rice at 610 calories. Half of the 26 foods with a published count are at or under 240 calories, and 20 are under 500. Sauces, sizes and swaps change these numbers.

Lightest picks

Honest Kid’s Appley Ever After Juice (representative photo: a glass of orange juice on a wooden table)

Honest Kid’s Appley Ever After Juice

35 cal
Hot & Sour Soup (Cup) (representative photo: bowl of smooth red tomato soup with a sprig of fresh thyme on a wooden table)

Hot & Sour Soup (Cup)

140 cal
Chicken Potsticker (representative photo: crispy golden fried egg rolls stacked on a white plate, drizzled with sweet chili sauce and sprinkled with chopped green onion)

Chicken Potsticker

160 cal
Hot & Sour Soup (Bowl) (representative photo: bowl of smooth red tomato soup with a sprig of fresh thyme on a wooden table)

Hot & Sour Soup (Bowl)

170 cal
Super Greens (representative photo: broccoli florets fill a white bowl)

Super Greens

180 cal
Cream Cheese Rangoon (representative photo: golden spring rolls piled on a bed of white noodles)

Cream Cheese Rangoon

Per serving (2.4 oz, 3 pcs), official guide

190 cal

Heaviest orders

Fried Rice (representative photo: fried rice tossed with diced carrots, sweet corn, green peas, cucumber and green onion on a plain white plate)

Fried Rice

610 cal
Quinoa Fried Rice (representative photo: fried rice tossed with diced carrots, sweet corn, green peas, cucumber and green onion on a plain white plate)

Quinoa Fried Rice

600 cal
Chow Fun (representative photo: ramen bowl with sliced pork belly, soft-boiled eggs, mushrooms, greens, nori and noodles)

Chow Fun

580 cal
White Steamed Rice (representative photo: rice in bowl)

White Steamed Rice

570 cal

Panda Express A La Carte Entrees calories

10 items
ItemCalories
Honey Walnut Shrimp Per serving (4.4 oz), official guide340
The Original Orange Chicken Per serving (6.2 oz), official guide560
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Per serving (6.1 oz), official guide280
Broccoli Beef Per serving (6.3 oz), official guide190
Kung Pao Chicken Per serving (6.7 oz), official guide270
Beijing Beef Per serving (5.6 oz), official guide480
Black Pepper Sirloin Steak Per serving (5.9 oz), official guide200
Honey Sesame Chicken Breast Per serving (6.2 oz), official guide420
String Bean Chicken Breast Per serving (5.6 oz), official guide210
Mushroom Chicken Per serving (5.7 oz), official guide180

Panda Express Classic Takeout Boxes calories

4 items
ItemCalories
Chow Mein520
Fried Rice610
Super Greens180
White Steamed Rice570

Panda Express Drinks calories

8 items
ItemCalories
Coca Cola140
Diet Coke0
Dr Pepper140
Sprite140
Fanta Strawberry160
Barq's Root Beer150
Smartwater Calories from Coca-Cola's nutrition facts for smartwater: 0 calories in any bottle size.0
Dasani Calories from Coca-Cola's nutrition facts for Dasani purified water: 0 calories in any bottle size.0

Panda Express Base calories

2 items
ItemCalories
Chow Fun580
Quinoa Fried Rice600

Panda Express Vegetables calories

1 item
ItemCalories
Eggplant Tofu310

Panda Express Chicken calories

1 item
ItemCalories
Black Pepper Chicken200

Panda Express Chicken Breast calories

1 item
ItemCalories
SweetFire Chicken Breast360

Panda Express Appetizers calories

4 items
ItemCalories
Chicken Potsticker160
Cream Cheese Rangoon Per serving (2.4 oz, 3 pcs), official guide190
Veggie Spring Roll Per serving (3.5 oz, 2 rolls), official guide: Vegetable Spring Roll240
Chicken Egg Roll Per serving (2.75 oz, 1 roll), official guide200

Panda Express Soup calories

2 items
ItemCalories
Hot & Sour Soup (Cup)140
Hot & Sour Soup (Bowl)170

Panda Express Sauces & More calories

8 items
ItemCalories
Teriyaki Sauce70
Sweet & Sour Sauce70
Chili Sauce10
Soy Sauce5
Potsticker Sauce10
Hot Mustard10
Fortune Cookies20
Tree Top Apple Crisps40

Panda Express The Original Orange Chicken® Cub Meal calories

2 items
ItemCalories
Honest Kid’s Appley Ever After Juice35
Water0

Panda Express Fountain & Panda Crafted Beverages calories

15 items
ItemCalories
Cherry Coca-Cola150
Coca-Cola Zero Sugar0
Fanta Fruit Punch220
Fanta Orange150
Fuze Lemon Black Tea90
Fuze Raspberry Tea90
Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch150
Mello Yellow160
Minute Maid Lemonade130
Minute Maid Light Lemonade5
POWERade Mountain Berry Blast80
Sprite Zero0
Black Tea5
Sweet Tea150
Vitaminwater XXX70

2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice, but calorie needs vary.

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