Peanuts are 567 calories per 100g — technically a legume, not a nut, but they track the same way. They have the highest protein density of common 'nuts' at 26g per 100g. A handful (1 oz) is 159 calories with 7g of protein.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical peanuts serving translates in your tracker:
Calorie-dense and fatty — 49 g of fat per 100g means small portions add up fast, so weigh it rather than eyeballing.
How peanuts stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at peanuts and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StorePeanuts has approximately 567 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 1 oz (28g) — comes in at 159 calories.
26g of protein per 100g. That puts peanuts at roughly 4.6g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other nuts & seeds 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. Peanuts is calorie-dense at 567 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.