A 100g of macaroni comes in at 158 calories, with 5.8g of protein and 31g of carbs.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical macaroni serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — macaroni sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How macaroni stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at macaroni and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreMacaroni has approximately 158 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 134 calories.
5.8g of protein per 100g. That puts macaroni at roughly 3.7g 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. Macaroni sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.