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Korean Food Calorie Search
Search 50+ Korean dishes for per-serving calories, macros, and sodium β with a daily basket summation.
About this tool
Korean Food Calorie Search returns per-serving kcal, carbs, protein, fat, sodium, and sugar for 50+ Korean dishes (kimchi jjigae, bibimbap, ramyeon, samgyeopsal, gukbap, etc.) in under a second. Data: Korea MFDS food composition DB + RDA National Standard Food Composition Table (2021) + KNS 2020 nutrient intake guidance. Add items to a daily "basket" for total kcal and % of RDI. Korean meals tend to spike sodium (1,500~2,200mg per meal); the tool visualizes this against WHOβs 2,000mg/day cap. localStorage only; nothing is sent to a server.
Use cases
Scenario 1
Lunch sum
Sum bibimbap 620 + miyeokguk 80 + kimchi 20 = 720 kcal into "basket" to budget dinner.
Scenario 2
Sodium control
Doenjang jjigae 1,800mg + ramyeon 1,700mg in one meal already busts WHOβs 2,000mg/day cap β surfaced immediately.
Scenario 3
Diet meal pick
Compare baeksuk 400 / grilled salmon 350 / tofu salad 250 / miyeokguk 150 to compose a 1,500 kcal day.
Scenario 4
TDEE compare
Compare against the TDEE 2,000 kcal computed via tdee.bal.pe.kr to determine surplus/deficit.
Scenario 5
Delivery Korean food nutrition
Use category averages for chicken-piece / pizza-slice to roughly screen delivery meals.
Features
- 50+ Korean dishes per-serving nutrition
- 6 nutrients (kcal, carbs, protein, fat, sodium, sugar)
- "Today basket" sum + % of RDI
- Category browse (rice / soup / side / snack / delivery)
- localStorage only (nothing leaves device)
- Bilingual KR/EN UI
Frequently asked
- Q. Same serving baseline for every dish?
- A. No β uses MOHW/KNS standard servings (kimchi jjigae 400g, rice 210g, ramyeon 500g w/ broth, samgyeopsal 150g, etc.).
- Q. Why kcal varies by restaurant?
- A. Cooking method (oil/seasoning), ingredients (pork fat ratio, rice volume), and add-ons (cheese, extra rice) cause Β±20~40% variance.
- Q. High-sodium menus?
- A. Doenjang jjigae 1,800mg, kimchi jjigae 1,600mg, yukgaejang 2,200mg β each meal can hit or bust WHOβs 2,000mg/day.
- Q. Delivery/franchise menus?
- A. Generic Korean focus; specific brands (BBQ, Kyochon) excluded due to undisclosed recipes. Use category averages ("chicken piece") for approximation.
- Q. Is data sent to a server?
- A. No. Stored in localStorage only. Cleared on incognito mode or device reset.
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How we run it / disclaimer
This tool is advisory and does not constitute legal, tax, medical, or financial advice. All calculations and document generation run in your browser; inputs are never sent to a server. Ads follow Google AdSense policy and are kept separate from tool accuracy.