Mascarpone sits at 429 calories per 100g. Protein contribution is modest at 4.8g per 100g. Most of the calories come from fat — flavor-forward, not macro-friendly in big portions.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical mascarpone serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 44 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How mascarpone stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at mascarpone and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreMascarpone has approximately 429 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 365 calories.
4.8g of protein per 100g. That puts mascarpone at roughly 1.1g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other dairy 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. Mascarpone is calorie-dense at 429 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.