Cooked couscous is 112 calories per 100g, similar to rice and pasta. It cooks in five minutes and absorbs flavor instantly, which makes it a popular base for Mediterranean meal prep. It's technically a small pasta — not a grain — but logs the same way.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical couscous serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — couscous sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How couscous stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at couscous and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreCouscous has approximately 112 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (157g) — comes in at 176 calories.
3.8g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts couscous at roughly 3.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other grains 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. Couscous sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.