Per 100g, black pepper comes in at 251 calories. In real-world portions (a sprinkle, a teaspoon), it adds essentially no calories — but contributes a lot of flavor and micronutrients per gram.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical black pepper serving translates in your tracker:
Carb-forward — most of its 251 kcal come from carbohydrate, so it's best placed around training when your body uses carbs most readily.
Point your iPhone camera at black pepper and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreBlack Pepper has approximately 251 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 213 calories.
10g of protein per 100g. That puts black pepper at roughly 4.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other herbs & spices sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Black Pepper sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.