What is protein per calorie?
Protein per calorie is how much protein a food gives you for its calories, usually written as grams of protein per 100 calories. The higher it is, the leaner the protein.
Quick facts
| How to work it out | Protein (g) ÷ calories × 100 |
|---|---|
| Typical chain meal | About 4.6g per 100 cal (median of 1,004 meals) |
| Very lean | 10g or more per 100 cal (about 2% of chain meals) |
Protein calculator
Find how many grams of protein you need a day, and per meal.
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What does it mean?
Total protein tells you how much you get. Protein per calorie tells you what it costs you in calories, which matters when you have a limit.
It's the measure Pleit uses to rank high-protein picks.
How does it show up when you order food?
St-Hubert's rotisserie chicken breast has 56g of protein in 400 calories: 14.0g per 100 calories. Swiss Chalet's Rotisserie Chicken on a Bun has 12.6g.
The restaurant directory lists protein per 100 calories for every item.