How many calories in
lobster?
Plain lobster meat is surprisingly lean — 89 calories per 100g with 19g of protein and almost no fat. The reason it gets a high-calorie reputation is the butter. A bare-naked tail is closer to 70 calories; dunking it doubles or triples the count.
Common serving sizes.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical lobster serving translates in your tracker:
What 89 calories means.
Protein-dense — 21.3 g of protein per 100 kcal makes lobster an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.
Skip the lookup. Snap the plate.
Point your iPhone camera at lobster and Spotwell's AI estimates the portion and macros in a few seconds. Check it, adjust anything that looks off, and log it.
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How many calories in lobster?
Lobster has approximately 89 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (145g) — comes in at 129 calories.
How much protein is in lobster?
19g of protein per 100g. That puts lobster at roughly 21.3g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other protein sources.
How do I log lobster accurately?
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 a few seconds. Adjust the value if it looks off.
Is lobster good for weight loss?
It depends on your overall calorie target. Lobster is naturally low-calorie at 89 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.