Ground Lamb comes in around 282 calories per 100g, with 17g of protein and 23g of fat. More about flavor and fat than pure protein density. Best to portion deliberately when tracking macros.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical ground lamb serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 23 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How ground lamb stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at ground lamb and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreGround Lamb has approximately 282 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 240 calories.
17g of protein per 100g. That puts ground lamb at roughly 6.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other protein 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. Ground Lamb sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.