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How many calories in
mushrooms?

White button mushrooms are 22 calories per 100g. Portobellos and creminis are similar. Mushrooms shrink dramatically when cooked (water loss), so 1 cup raw becomes about 1/2 cup cooked — but the calorie count of the same starting weight stays the same.

22
kcal · 100g (white button)
3.1g
Protein
3.3g
Carbs
0.3g
Fat
Servings

Common serving sizes.

Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical mushrooms serving translates in your tracker:

Serving
Calories
Protein
1 cup, sliced (70g)
15 kcal
2.1g
1 cup, cooked (156g)
35 kcal
4.9g
5 medium (84g)
18 kcal
2.5g
In your day

What 22 calories means.

Very low calorie — at 22 kcal per 100g (white button), mushrooms adds volume to a meal without meaningfully denting a calorie deficit.

Share of a 2,000-kcal day
1%
per 100g (white button) · 14.1g protein per 100 kcal
Time to burn it off
🚶 Walking4 min
🏃 Running2 min
🚴 Cycling2 min
Estimated for a 70 kg / 154 lb adult
Comparison

Mushrooms vs. similar foods.

How mushrooms stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:

Food
Calories
Protein / 100 kcal
Mushrooms
22 kcal / 100g (white button)
14.1g
17 kcal / 100g
7.1g
40 kcal / 100g
2.8g
31 kcal / 100g (red)
3.2g
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FAQ

Quick answers.

How many calories in mushrooms?

Mushrooms has approximately 22 calories per 100g (white button). A typical serving — 1 cup, sliced (70g) — comes in at 15 calories.

How much protein is in mushrooms?

3.1g of protein per 100g (white button). That puts mushrooms at roughly 14.1g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other vegetables sources.

How do I log mushrooms 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 under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.

Is mushrooms good for weight loss?

It depends on your overall calorie target. Mushrooms is naturally low-calorie at 22 kcal per 100g (white button), so it's easy to fit into a deficit.