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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 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

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).

Lightest meal-sized mains at Panda Express
ItemCaloriesProtein
Broccoli Beef15015g
Black Pepper Sirloin Steak18019g
Potato Chicken1908g
Wok-Fired Shrimp19017g
Steamed Ginger Fish20015g
String Bean Chicken Breast21012g
Mushroom Chicken22013g
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken27533g
Black Pepper Chicken28013g
Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast30010g
Kung Pao Chicken32017g
Eggplant Tofu3407g
Honey Sesame Chicken Breast34016g
Teriyaki Chicken34041g
SweetFire Chicken Breast36015g
Honey Walnut Shrimp43013g
Beijing Beef47014g
Orange Chicken51016g
Hot Orange Chicken55017g

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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