Ground Beef (85% lean) is on the fattier side that offers 19g of protein per 100g for 215 calories. Worth knowing the per-portion macros if you're tracking carefully. Lean enough to fit most macro targets without much accounting.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical ground beef (85% lean) serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at ground beef (85% lean) and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreGround Beef (85% lean) has approximately 215 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 183 calories.
19g of protein per 100g. That puts ground beef (85% lean) at roughly 8.8g 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. Ground Beef (85% lean) sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.