Per 100g, plantain brings 122 calories with 32g of carbs (most of which is fiber). Worth portioning if you treat it like a free veg; it has more density than spinach or cucumber.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical plantain serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — plantain sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
Point your iPhone camera at plantain and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StorePlantain has approximately 122 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 104 calories.
1.3g of protein per 100g. That puts plantain at roughly 1.1g 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. Plantain sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.