Chorizo is on the fattier side that offers 24g of protein per 100g for 455 calories. Worth knowing the per-portion macros if you're tracking carefully. Calorie-dense, so smaller portions work better in cutting phases.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical chorizo serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at chorizo and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreChorizo has approximately 455 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 387 calories.
24g of protein per 100g. That puts chorizo at roughly 5.3g 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. Chorizo is calorie-dense at 455 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.