What this tool does
Pick a common roll or a nigiri piece and a count. Specials with cream cheese and fried bits will beat these rows.
How it works
A California roll is often ~250–280 kcal. Spicy mayo rolls climb. Nigiri is mostly a bite of rice plus fish — often 60–70 kcal each.
How to interpret the result
Three specialty rolls plus miso and a soda is a 1,000 kcal dinner without looking like one. Lean tuna rolls are the exception, not the menu average.
Example
One spicy tuna roll ~290 kcal. Two tempura rolls can pass 700 kcal before sauce.
Common mistakes
- Logging one piece as one roll.
- Ignoring eel sauce and spicy mayo cups.
- Counting edamame as the whole meal and forgetting the rolls.
When this estimate may be off
- All-you-can-eat boats.
- Baked scallop rolls with a mayonnaise crust.