Lard is essentially pure fat at 902 calories per 100g. A tablespoon is around 122 calories. The most common tracking error is the unmeasured drizzle in the pan or on the salad — measure for accuracy.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical lard serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at lard and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreLard has approximately 902 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 767 calories.
0g of protein per 100g. That puts lard at roughly 0.0g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other fats 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. Lard is calorie-dense at 902 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.