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Panda Express calorie calculator: build an order under your cap

Set a calorie cap from 200 to 1,500 and build a Panda Express order from 36 single orders — 28 entrées, the rest sides and drinks — using Panda Express's own published figures. The lightest meal-sized order is the Firecracker Shrimp at 110 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Honey Sesame Chicken Breast, is 490. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 47 g.

Source: healthyfastfood.org (third-party host) · Data refreshed

As of September 2026, 36 Panda Express single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Panda Express meal under 500 calories is 47 g (An Asian Chicken, a Super Greens Side, and a water).

Build your Panda Express order

Pick a cap, choose what matters, then add, swap or remove items; the total, the macros and the words to say at the counter update as you go, and the link in the address bar carries your order.

Three complete Panda Express meals under 500 calories

Starting points for the builder — Entrée first, then a side, then a drink if there is room — the same greedy order the MinMax app uses (water unless a shake adds 10 g of protein).

Most protein

  • Asian Chicken340 cal · 41g
  • Super Greens Side90 cal · 6g
  • Water0 cal

430 of 500 cal · 47 g protein

What to say at the counter: “An Asian Chicken, a Super Greens Side, and a water — 430 cal, 47 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Panda Express →

Most filling

  • Asian Chicken340 cal · 41g
  • Super Greens Side90 cal · 6g
  • Water0 cal

430 of 500 cal · 47 g protein

What to say at the counter: “An Asian Chicken, a Super Greens Side, and a water — 430 cal, 47 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Panda Express →

Lightest

  • Firecracker Shrimp110 cal · 11g
  • Super Greens Side90 cal · 6g
  • Water0 cal

200 of 500 cal · 17 g protein

What to say at the counter: “A Firecracker Shrimp, a Super Greens Side, and a water — 200 cal, 17 g protein.”

Get it at the nearest Panda Express →

The 20 lightest single orders at Panda Express

Meal-sized single orders (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein) sorted lightest first — the rows the builder reaches for at a tight cap. Every Panda Express item is in the full table on the Panda Express calories page and in /data/panda-express.json (each row carries its role and id).

Lightest single orders at Panda Express
ItemCaloriesProtein
Firecracker Shrimp11011g
Broccoli Beef1509g
Veggie Spring Roll1604g
Hot & Sour Soup (Bowl)17010g
Black Pepper Angus Steak18019g
Cream Cheese Rangoon1905g
Potato Chicken1908g
String Bean Chicken Breast19014g
Wok-fired Shrimp19017g
Chicken Egg Roll2008g
Steamed Ginger Fish20015g
Chicken Potsticker2207g
Firecracker Chicken Breast22024g
Mushroom Chicken22012g
Wok-Seared Steak & Shrimp24023g
Black Pepper Chicken28013g
Kung Pao Chicken29016g
Grilled Asian Chicken30036g
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken30036g
Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast30010g

Eat at Panda Express without blowing your cap

MinMax finds the best Panda Express meal under your calorie goal — at the location nearest you — and lets you swap items to hit your protein. Free on iPhone.

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