Polenta delivers 14g of carbs per 100g (70 calories total). Standard carb side; calorie load depends heavily on portion. Plain, no significant fat.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical polenta serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at polenta and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StorePolenta has approximately 70 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 60 calories.
1.6g of protein per 100g. That puts polenta at roughly 2.3g 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. Polenta is naturally low-calorie at 70 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.