Cooked couscous is 112 calories per 100g, similar to rice and pasta. It cooks in five minutes and absorbs flavor instantly, which makes it a popular base for Mediterranean meal prep. It's technically a small pasta — not a grain — but logs the same way.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical couscous serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at couscous and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreCouscous has approximately 112 calories per 100g (cooked). A typical serving — 1 cup, cooked (157g) — comes in at 176 calories.
3.8g of protein per 100g (cooked). That puts couscous at roughly 3.4g 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. Couscous sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.