Per 100g, refried beans brings 90 calories, 5.5g of protein, and a meaningful fiber load. Canned versions track essentially the same as home-cooked; rinse to drop sodium.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical refried beans serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — refried beans sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How refried beans stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at refried beans and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreRefried Beans has approximately 90 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 77 calories.
5.5g of protein per 100g. That puts refried beans at roughly 6.1g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other legumes 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. Refried Beans is naturally low-calorie at 90 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.