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Nutrition Protein Content Common Foods

This document lists common foods and their protein content per standard portion. Meats such as beef, chicken, and fish contain around 7 grams of protein per ounce. Dairy foods like milk, yogurt and cheese are high in protein, with an ounce of hard cheese containing 7 grams. Soy products and legumes are also good sources - half a cup of lentils contains 9 grams of protein. The document provides averages but notes protein content may vary between brands.

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Nutrition Protein Content Common Foods

This document lists common foods and their protein content per standard portion. Meats such as beef, chicken, and fish contain around 7 grams of protein per ounce. Dairy foods like milk, yogurt and cheese are high in protein, with an ounce of hard cheese containing 7 grams. Soy products and legumes are also good sources - half a cup of lentils contains 9 grams of protein. The document provides averages but notes protein content may vary between brands.

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PROTEIN CONTENT OF COMMON FOODS

Portion Size Grams of Protein


Meats, Poultry, and Fish
Beef/Turkey Jerky 1 oz dried 10-15
Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Lamb 1 oz 7
Fish, Tuna Fish 1 oz 7
Imitation Crab Meat 1 oz 3
Seafood (Crabmeat, Shrimp, Lobster) 1 oz 6
Egg 1 6
Soy and Vegetable Protein
Soy milk 8 oz 7
Edamame, fresh or frozen ½ cup 8
Edamame, dry roasted 1 oz 13
Tofu 1 oz 3
Legumes and Nuts
Lentils ½ cup 9
Lima beans ½ cup 7
Kidney, Black, Navy, Cannellini beans ½ cup 8
Refried beans ½ cup 6
Hummus ⅓ cup 7
Chili with beans, drained ½ cup 10
Peanut butter 2 Tbsp 7
Nuts 1 oz (¼ cup) 4-6
Sunflower seeds 1 oz 5
Almond milk 8 oz 1
Milk and Dairy
Milk, skim or 1% 8 oz 8
High protein ultra-filtered milk, fat free or 1% 8 oz 13
Yogurt, fat free, light 6 oz 5
Greek yogurt, plain, nonfat, light 5 oz 12-18
Cheese, hard (low fat) 1 oz 7
American cheese (low fat) 1 slice (0.7oz) 5
Cottage cheese, Ricotta (part skim) ½ cup 14
Sugar free pudding, made with milk ½ cup 4
Portion Size Grams of Protein
Grains
Bread 1 oz slice 3
Cereal ½ cup hot 3
¾ cup cold
High protein cereals ¾-1⅓ cup 7-15
Rice, Pasta ⅓ cup 3
Quinoa ⅓ cup 6
Vegetables
Fresh, frozen, canned ½ cup, 1 cup 2
raw leafy greens
Fruit
Fresh or canned fruit in 100% juice 1 small, ½ cup 0

The amount of protein in each food listed above is an average. Protein content of foods may vary
slightly depending on manufacturer.

In general, 2 Tablespoons (Tbsp) or a portion of poultry, beef, pork or fish the size of 1/3 of a
deck of cards would equal 1 ounce (oz) and provide about 7 grams of protein. A whole deck of
cards would equal 3 ounces and provide about 21 grams of protein.

Visit the Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery website for an electronic version of this handout and others.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bariatrics/nutrition-resources.html

For more information, please contact your Nutrition Department:


Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Clinical Nutrition Department at 410-550-0311
Sibley Center for Weight Loss Surgery Outpatient Nutrition at 202-243-2349

Rev. 6/2019
Clinical Nutrition

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