How many calories are in your Panda Express order? This free panda express nutrition calculator uses Panda Express's own published nutrition information to add up calories, protein, carbs, fat, sodium and sugar for everything you choose. Use it as a Panda Express nutrition calculator before you order, to hit your macros, or to compare menu items side by side. Want another restaurant? Try the restaurant nutrition calculator for all 11 chains.
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| Item | Qty | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sodium |
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| Nutrient | Total | % Daily Value |
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Values are the restaurant's published figures for standard recipes and portions. Actual servings vary, and customizations change the numbers. % Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. This tool is for general information, not medical or dietary advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Panda Express.
The calculator opens with a Plate with chow mein, Orange Chicken and Broccoli Beef already added, so you can see how the totals are built before making your own order. Here is the breakdown from Panda Express's published nutrition information:
| Item | Qty | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chow Mein | 1 | 520 | 12 g | 89 g | 14 g | 1,040 mg |
| The Original Orange Chicken | 1 | 560 | 25 g | 63 g | 19 g | 1,000 mg |
| Broccoli Beef | 1 | 190 | 7 g | 14 g | 17 g | 600 mg |
| Total | 1,270 | 44 g | 166 g | 50 g | 2,640 mg |
Together this order has 1,270 calories, 44 g of fat (9 g saturated), 166 g of carbohydrates, 42 g of sugars, 50 g of protein and 2,640 mg of sodium. That is 64% of a 2,000-calorie day, 115% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value for sodium and 45% of the Daily Value for saturated fat. About 53% of the calories come from carbohydrates, 31% from fat and 16% from protein.
Panda Express gives nutrition per official portion: one side serving and one entree serving. A Bowl is one side and one entree, a Plate one side and two entrees, and a Bigger Plate one side and three entrees. This calculator includes 42 Panda Express items. To total a meal, add each item or component once for every serving, and the calculator adds the published values together.
Calories vary a lot within each part of the Panda Express menu. The table shows the lightest and the most filling item in every category of this calculator's menu list, based on the published figures.
| Category | Lowest-calorie item | Calories | Highest-calorie item | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sides | Super Greens (Side) | 180 | Fried Rice | 610 |
| Entrees | Super Greens (Entree) | 45 | The Original Orange Chicken | 560 |
| Appetizers | Cream Cheese Rangoon | 190 | Vegetable Spring Roll | 240 |
| Sauces | Soy Sauce | 5 | Teriyaki Sauce | 70 |
| Desserts & Snacks | Fortune Cookie | 20 | Tree Top Apple Crisps | 40 |
| Kids Cub Meal | Honest Kids Appley Ever After Juice | 35 | The Original Orange Chicken (Cub Meal portion) | 360 |
| Drinks | Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (22 oz) | 0 | Fanta Strawberry (22 oz) | 290 |
In Entrees, choosing Super Greens (Entree) (45 calories) instead of The Original Orange Chicken (560 calories) saves 515 calories. In Sides, choosing Super Greens (Side) (180 calories) instead of Fried Rice (610 calories) saves 430 calories. In Kids Cub Meal, choosing Honest Kids Appley Ever After Juice (35 calories) instead of The Original Orange Chicken (Cub Meal portion) (360 calories) saves 325 calories. Small swaps like these add up quickly if you eat out several times a week.
Looking for a high-protein order at Panda Express? These items in the calculator have the most protein per serving:
| Item | Protein | Calories | Protein per 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken | 38 g | 280 | 13.6 g |
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken (Cub Meal portion) | 20 g | 150 | 13.3 g |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 20 g | 270 | 7.4 g |
| The Original Orange Chicken | 19 g | 560 | 3.4 g |
| Broccoli Beef | 17 g | 190 | 8.9 g |
| Black Pepper Sirloin Steak | 17 g | 200 | 8.5 g |
| Honey Sesame Chicken Breast | 16 g | 420 | 3.8 g |
| String Bean Chicken Breast | 15 g | 210 | 7.1 g |
Total protein is only half the story – some high-protein items are also very high in calories. Ranked by protein per 100 calories (items with at least 10 g of protein), the most efficient choices are:
| Item | Protein | Calories | Protein per 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken | 38 g | 280 | 13.6 g |
| Grilled Teriyaki Chicken (Cub Meal portion) | 20 g | 150 | 13.3 g |
| Broccoli Beef (Cub Meal portion) | 13 g | 140 | 9.3 g |
| Broccoli Beef | 17 g | 190 | 8.9 g |
| Black Pepper Sirloin Steak | 17 g | 200 | 8.5 g |
| Kung Pao Chicken | 20 g | 270 | 7.4 g |
| Mushroom Chicken | 13 g | 180 | 7.2 g |
| String Bean Chicken Breast | 15 g | 210 | 7.1 g |
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken leads with 38 g of protein for 280 calories, or 13.6 g per 100 calories. For comparison, the protein Daily Value is 50 g, so Grilled Teriyaki Chicken alone provides 76% of it.
Restaurant food is often high in sodium. The FDA Daily Value is 2,300 mg a day, and the items below are the highest in sodium among the 42 Panda Express items in this calculator:
| Item | Sodium | % Daily Value | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kung Pao Chicken | 1,300 mg | 57% | 270 |
| Chow Mein | 1,040 mg | 45% | 520 |
| The Original Orange Chicken | 1,000 mg | 43% | 560 |
| Mushroom Chicken | 820 mg | 36% | 180 |
| Fried Rice | 810 mg | 35% | 610 |
| Honey Walnut Shrimp | 790 mg | 34% | 340 |
1 of the 42 items listed here contains 1,150 mg or more – half a day's sodium Daily Value – in a single serving. Sauces, cheese, cured meats and breads are usually the biggest contributors, so adding them one at a time in the calculator shows exactly where the sodium in your order comes from.
This calculator includes 42 Panda Express menu items in 7 categories. Averages by category give a quick feel for the menu:
| Category | Items | Avg calories | Avg protein | Avg sodium | Avg sugars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sides | 4 | 470 | 12 g | 628 mg | 5.3 g |
| Entrees | 11 | 289 | 16.8 g | 686 mg | 10.5 g |
| Appetizers | 3 | 210 | 5 g | 360 mg | 1 g |
| Sauces | 5 | 33 | 0 g | 225 mg | 7.2 g |
| Desserts & Snacks | 2 | 30 | 0 g | 0 mg | 4.5 g |
| Kids Cub Meal | 7 | 136 | 7.4 g | 259 mg | 5.4 g |
| Drinks | 10 | 212 | 0 g | 117 mg | 57.3 g |
The highest average calorie count is in Sides (470 calories per item across 4 items), while the category with the most sugar on average is Drinks (57.3 g per item). Averages hide a wide range, so always check the individual item in the calculator before you order.
In the example meal the biggest calorie contributor is The Original Orange Chicken (560 calories). Swapping it for Grilled Teriyaki Chicken (280 calories, 38 g protein) would bring the meal down to about 990 calories. The lowest-calorie items with at least 15 g of protein are Grilled Teriyaki Chicken (Cub Meal portion) (150 cal, 20 g protein), Broccoli Beef (190 cal, 17 g protein) and Black Pepper Sirloin Steak (200 cal, 17 g protein). Drinks and sauces are easy to overlook: add them to the calculator too, because a sweetened drink or a creamy sauce can add as many calories as a side.
Sugar is where drinks, desserts and sauces add up fastest. These are the Panda Express items in the calculator with the most total sugars per serving:
| Item | Total sugars | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Fanta Strawberry (22 oz) | 78 g | 290 |
| Cherry Coca-Cola (22 oz) | 77 g | 280 |
| Barq's Root Beer (22 oz) | 74 g | 270 |
| Fanta Orange (22 oz) | 73 g | 270 |
| Coca-Cola (22 oz) | 71 g | 260 |
| Dr Pepper (22 oz) | 70 g | 260 |
Fanta Strawberry (22 oz) has 78 g of sugars, which is more than the 50 g Daily Value for added sugars on its own (restaurants publish total sugars, which include natural sugars from milk and fruit). At the other end, 7 of the items listed have 0 g of sugars. If you are watching sugar, check drinks and sauces first: they are easy to add without thinking and often contain more sugar than the food.
Compared with the example orders on our other chain pages, the Panda Express example (1,270 calories) ranks 11 of 11 from lightest to heaviest. The lightest example is a 6-inch turkey sub on Artisan Italian bread with provolone, lettuce, tomatoes and yellow mustard at Subway (365 calories) and the heaviest is a Plate with chow mein, Orange Chicken and Broccoli Beef at Panda Express (1,270 calories). In sodium, the Panda Express example has 2,640 mg against 1,220 mg and 2,640 mg for those two meals. These are only examples – the point of the calculator is to build the order you actually eat.
The % Daily Value (%DV) column compares your meal with the reference amounts the FDA uses on Nutrition Facts labels for adults and children aged 4 and older, based on a 2,000-calorie diet: 78 g of total fat, 20 g of saturated fat, 300 mg of cholesterol, 2,300 mg of sodium, 275 g of total carbohydrates, 28 g of dietary fiber and 50 g of protein. As a rule of thumb, 5% DV or less of a nutrient per serving is considered low and 20% DV or more is high.
Calorie needs differ from person to person depending on age, size, sex and activity level, which is why the calculator also lets you set your own daily calorie target. The share of your target is shown next to the calorie total. Sugars are listed without a %DV because restaurants publish total sugars, while the FDA Daily Value applies only to added sugars.
Under the FDA menu-labeling rule, restaurant chains with 20 or more locations must post calories on their menus and provide fuller nutrition information on request. That is the information Panda Express publishes and this calculator uses.
Calories measure the energy in food. Fat supplies about 9 calories per gram, while carbohydrates and protein supply about 4 calories per gram each. The colored bar in the results shows what share of your meal's calories comes from each macronutrient, using those standard factors, so a meal with 30 g of fat gets roughly 270 calories from fat.
Saturated and trans fats are the fats nutrition guidelines suggest limiting. Fiber is the part of carbohydrates your body does not digest; it adds bulk and is generally something to get more of. Sodium mostly comes from salt and is concentrated in sauces, cheeses, breads, cured meats and fried coatings.
If you track macros, use the totals table: it lists every nutrient for the whole meal with its %DV. For a macro-based plan, compare the protein total with your daily target, then adjust the order – swap a side, choose a smaller size, or move a sauce to the side – and watch the numbers update.
Every number in this Panda Express nutrition calculator was copied from Panda Express's own published nutrition information – Panda Express Nutrition & Allergen Info – and checked a second time, item by item, against the same official source on 26 October 2026. We do not estimate or calculate values for menu items; if a value is not published, it is shown as not available.
Restaurants change recipes, sizes and menus during the year, and actual portions vary from one visit to the next. Limited-time and regional items are not included. If you notice an item that has changed, check Panda Express's current nutrition information, which always takes priority over this page.
This page is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Panda Express. Brand and product names are trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the menu items.
1. Browse the menu list or type in the search box to find an item. 2. Tap + to add it to your meal (tap again for a second serving, or − to remove one). 3. Use the category buttons to jump between drinks, entrees, sides, sauces and desserts. 4. Set your own daily calorie target if it is not 2,000.
The results card shows the meal total for calories, protein, carbs, fat and sodium, a line-by-line table of what you picked, the full nutrient totals with % Daily Value, and the share of calories from carbs, fat and protein. Use Copy, Download TXT, Save as PDF or WhatsApp to keep or share your meal.
Because the article on this page is generated from the same data the calculator uses, the example meal and every figure quoted in the text match what the calculator shows.
Using Panda Express's published nutrition information, a Plate with chow mein, Orange Chicken and Broccoli Beef has 1,270 calories, 44 g of fat, 166 g of carbohydrates, 50 g of protein and 2,640 mg of sodium.
Among the 11 entrees items in this calculator, Super Greens (Entree) has the fewest calories (45), and The Original Orange Chicken has the most (560).
Among the 10 drinks items in this calculator, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (22 oz) has the fewest calories (0), and Fanta Strawberry (22 oz) has the most (290).
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken has the most protein of the items in this calculator, with 38 g for 280 calories. For the most protein per calorie, Grilled Teriyaki Chicken gives 13.6 g per 100 calories.
Kung Pao Chicken is the highest in sodium of the items listed here, with 1,300 mg – 57% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.
All values come from Panda Express's own published nutrition information (Panda Express Nutrition & Allergen Info) and were checked item by item against that source on 26 October 2026. Recipes and portions can change, so Panda Express's current information takes priority.
Add each item or component of your order with the + button, once for every serving. The calculator adds the published values and shows calories, macros, sodium and % Daily Value for the whole meal.
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