Nutritional Yeast is 367 calories per 100g — calorie-dense for vegetables. A starchy or denser veg — counts more like a side carb than a free veg. 49g of protein per 100g makes it a small but meaningful contributor.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical nutritional yeast serving translates in your tracker:
Protein-dense — 13.4 g of protein per 100 kcal makes nutritional yeast an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.
How nutritional yeast stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at nutritional yeast and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreNutritional Yeast has approximately 367 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 312 calories.
49g of protein per 100g. That puts nutritional yeast at roughly 13.4g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other vegetables 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. Nutritional Yeast sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.