Samgyetang highest-calorie restaurant dish

The Korea Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday disclosed the average nutritional value of some popular Korean restaurant dishes.

According to its report on 130 foods, the highest in calories was “samgyetang” at 918 kcal in a serving of 1,000 grams of the chicken broth. It was followed by japchaebap, or fried rice with mixed vegetables and noodles, at 885 kcal; ganjjajang, or noodles served separately with black bean paste, at 825 kcal; jajangmyeon, noodles in black bean paste, at 797 kcal, and jeyukdeopbap, rice with marinated pork, at 782 kcal.

Alongside the calorie information, the KFDA has posted sugar content, transfats, saturated fat and others on the website, http://www.kfda.go.kr/nutrition/index.do.