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
- 36 single orders
- 110 cal lightest order
- 47g protein in a meal under 500
- 200–1,500 cal cap range
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).
| Item | Calories | Protein |
|---|---|---|
| Firecracker Shrimp | 110 | 11g |
| Broccoli Beef | 150 | 9g |
| Veggie Spring Roll | 160 | 4g |
| Hot & Sour Soup (Bowl) | 170 | 10g |
| Black Pepper Angus Steak | 180 | 19g |
| Cream Cheese Rangoon | 190 | 5g |
| Potato Chicken | 190 | 8g |
| String Bean Chicken Breast | 190 | 14g |
| Wok-fired Shrimp | 190 | 17g |
| Chicken Egg Roll | 200 | 8g |
| Steamed Ginger Fish | 200 | 15g |
| Chicken Potsticker | 220 | 7g |
| Firecracker Chicken Breast | 220 | 24g |
| Mushroom Chicken | 220 | 12g |
| Wok-Seared Steak & Shrimp | 240 | 23g |
| Black Pepper Chicken | 280 | 13g |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 290 | 16g |
| Grilled Asian Chicken | 300 | 36g |
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken | 300 | 36g |
| Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast | 300 | 10g |
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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