Cooked bulgur is one of the lower-calorie grains — 83 per 100g, with 4g of fiber per cup. It's the base of tabbouleh and works as a quick rice-substitute since it rehydrates in just hot water. Comes in fine, medium, and coarse grades for different textures.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical bulgur serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at bulgur and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreBulgur has approximately 83 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (182g) — comes in at 151 calories.
3.1g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts bulgur at roughly 3.7g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other grains 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. Bulgur is naturally low-calorie at 83 kcal per 100g (cooked), so it's easy to fit into a deficit.