Oxtail comes in around 262 calories per 100g, with 30g of protein and 15g of fat. It's a balanced protein source — solid protein with meaningful fat content. Best to portion deliberately when tracking macros.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical oxtail serving translates in your tracker:
Protein-dense — 11.5 g of protein per 100 kcal makes oxtail an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.
How oxtail stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at oxtail and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreOxtail has approximately 262 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 223 calories.
30g of protein per 100g. That puts oxtail at roughly 11.5g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other protein 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. Oxtail sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.