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 31 single orders — 20 entrées and 11 sides — using Panda Express' own published figures, rounded to whole calories and grams. The lightest meal-sized main is the Broccoli Beef at 150 calories; the heaviest entrée, the Hot Orange Chicken, is 550. The most protein in a complete meal under 500 is 53 g.
Source: Panda Express nutrition guide (official) · Data refreshed
- 31 single orders
- 150 cal lightest main
- 53g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
As of October 2026, 31 Panda Express single orders can go into a built order, and the most protein in a complete Panda Express meal under 500 calories is 53 g (A Teriyaki Chicken, a side of Super Greens, and a large Lemon Green Tea).
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 — One meal-sized entrée, up to two different sides and a drink — the MinMax app's meal and the best under the cap, drink included (water only where no published drink fits; the lightest meal takes a zero-calorie drink, or water).
Most protein
- Teriyaki Chicken340 cal · 41g
- Super Greens130 cal · 9g
- Lemon Green Tea (Large)15 cal · 3g
485 of 500 cal · 53 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Teriyaki Chicken, a side of Super Greens, and a large Lemon Green Tea — 485 cal, 53 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panda Express →Most filling
- Teriyaki Chicken340 cal · 41g
- Super Greens130 cal · 9g
- Lemon Green Tea (Large)15 cal · 3g
485 of 500 cal · 53 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Teriyaki Chicken, a side of Super Greens, and a large Lemon Green Tea — 485 cal, 53 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panda Express →Lightest
- Broccoli Beef150 cal · 15g
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Large)0 cal · 0g
150 of 500 cal · 15 g protein
What to say at the counter: “A Broccoli Beef and a large Coca-Cola Zero Sugar — 150 cal, 15 g protein.”
Get it at the nearest Panda Express →The 19 lightest meal-sized mains at Panda Express
Meal-sized entrées and breakfast mains (at least 150 calories or 10 g protein), lightest first — the mains the builder builds on at a tight cap; sides and drinks are added in the builder. 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).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Broccoli Beef | 150 | 15g |
| Black Pepper Sirloin Steak | 180 | 19g |
| Potato Chicken | 190 | 8g |
| Wok-Fired Shrimp | 190 | 17g |
| Steamed Ginger Fish | 200 | 15g |
| String Bean Chicken Breast | 210 | 12g |
| Mushroom Chicken | 220 | 13g |
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken | 275 | 33g |
| Black Pepper Chicken | 280 | 13g |
| Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast | 300 | 10g |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 320 | 17g |
| Eggplant Tofu | 340 | 7g |
| Honey Sesame Chicken Breast | 340 | 16g |
| Teriyaki Chicken | 340 | 41g |
| SweetFire Chicken Breast | 360 | 15g |
| Honey Walnut Shrimp | 430 | 13g |
| Beijing Beef | 470 | 14g |
| Orange Chicken | 510 | 16g |
| Hot Orange Chicken | 550 | 17g |
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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