Mint is 70 calories per 100g, but you almost never eat 100g — typical use is in teaspoons or grams. The calorie impact in normal cooking is essentially zero.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical mint serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — mint sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How mint stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at mint and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreMint has approximately 70 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 60 calories.
3.8g of protein per 100g. That puts mint at roughly 5.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other herbs & spices 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. Mint is naturally low-calorie at 70 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.