How many calories in
mussels?
Mussels comes in around 86 calories per 100g, with 12g of protein and 2.2g of fat. It's a balanced protein source — solid protein with meaningful fat content. Cooks fast and works in any preparation.
Common serving sizes.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical mussels serving translates in your tracker:
What 86 calories means.
Protein-dense — 14 g of protein per 100 kcal makes mussels an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.
Skip the lookup. Snap the plate.
Point your iPhone camera at mussels 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 mussels?
Mussels has approximately 86 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 73 calories.
How much protein is in mussels?
12g of protein per 100g. That puts mussels at roughly 14.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other protein sources.
How do I log mussels 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 mussels good for weight loss?
It depends on your overall calorie target. Mussels is naturally low-calorie at 86 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.