Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food)Thai & Southeast Asian
Goi cuon
Save ~$15.24* (90%) vs ordering out
Spice: mildHealth 49From the video “How to make Vietnamese Fresh Spring Roll (GOI CUON) | Helen's Recipes” by Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food)
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Vietnamese com tam
From the video “Broken Rice with Grilled Pork Chop and Meatloaf - Com Tam Suon Cha Trung | Helen's Recipes” by Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food). RecipesMD is not affiliated with Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food). Steps are in our own words.
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Not spicy
Ingredients
May contain gluten, egg, soy, fish
Read from the ingredient list. Check packaging if you have an allergy.
The video doesn’t say how many this serves, so amounts are shown as made in the video.
Ontario grocery estimate*
~$10.13*for the batch in the video
~$5.07*per serving
You save about ~$11.93* per serving (70% less*) than ordering it out — ~$23.87* for ~2 portions.
Order out = a typical Ontario Southeast Asian restaurant plate, before delivery fees, tax and tip.
9 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 4 predicted from typical costs · not priced: broken rice, lemongrass, glass noodles
* Estimate, not a quote: 4 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 2 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario Southeast Asian restaurant plate at ~$17, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.
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Nutrition & health
Rough estimate: the video gives few amounts, so 52% of the weight below uses typical amounts.
| Nutrient | Amount | Daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | 29 g | 37% |
| Saturated fat | 8 g | 40% |
| Sodium | 806 mg | 35% |
| Carbohydrate | 8.2 g | 3% |
| Fiber | 0.4 g | 1% |
| Total sugars | 5.3 g | no daily value |
| Added sugars | 4.4 g | 9% |
| Protein | 44 g | 88% |
Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.
Health indexMiddle of the road
- Starting point60
- Protein+20 of 20
- Fiber+1 of 20
- Saturated fat−17 of 20
- Sodium−15 of 20
- Added sugars (estimate)−4 of 20
RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice
From 12 of 15 ingredient lines (99% of the measured weight), divided into 4 servings (estimated: 600 g protein foods at ~170 g per serving; model check 4 agrees). Typical amounts assumed for wood ear mushroom, minced pork, chicken stock, because the video doesn’t say how much. Not counted because the video gives no amount: broken rice, glass noodles, salt, pepper. Not matched to nutrient data: lemongrass. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.
Equipment
What the video didn’t say
- exact cooking yields and total time
- exact measurements for salt, pepper, and chicken stock
Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Helen's Recipes (Vietnamese Food)’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.
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