Protein in food · Flours & baking
How much protein is in all-purpose flour?
One cup of all-purpose flour (125 g) has 13 g of protein (455 kcal); 100 g has 10.3 g.
2.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
2.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.
25 g of protein from all-purpose flour alone takes 243 g (about 2 cups) and 883 kcal.
#5 of 9 in Flours & baking for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 10.3 g | 364 | 76.3 g | 1 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 2.9 g | 103 | 22 g | 0.3 g |
| 1 cup (125 g) | 13 g | 455 | 95 g | 1.2 g |
| 1 tbsp (7.8 g) | 0.8 g | 28 | 6 g | 0.1 g |
One cup of all-purpose flour (125 g) is 11% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 84%.
One cup of all-purpose flour (125 g) also has 3.4 g of fiber.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than chocolate chips, as much as self-rising flour and less than whole-wheat flour and oat flour.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole-wheat flour | 13.2 g | 340 | 3.9 g |
| Oat flour | 14.7 g | 404 | 3.6 g |
| All-purpose flour | 10.3 g | 364 | 2.8 g |
| Self-rising flour | 9.9 g | 354 | 2.8 g |
| Chocolate chips | 4.2 g | 480 | 0.9 g |
Recipes with all-purpose flour
9 recipes in the Feast Mode library use all-purpose flour, macros computed the same way.
Across the 9 library recipes that use it, a serving has 19 g of all-purpose flour on average, which brings 1.9 g of protein: 6% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Greek Yogurt Cinnamon Rolls, at 17% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a cup of all-purpose flour?
One cup of all-purpose flour (125 g) has 13 g of protein and 455 kcal, with 95 g of carbohydrate and 1.2 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of all-purpose flour?
100 g of all-purpose flour has 10.3 g of protein, 364 kcal, 76.3 g of carbohydrate and 1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168936).
Is all-purpose flour a good source of protein?
Moderate protein: 2.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from all-purpose flour alone takes 243 g (about 2 cups) and 883 kcal.
Which has more protein, all-purpose flour or self-rising flour?
All-purpose flour, with 10.3 g of protein per 100 g against 9.9 g for self-rising flour. Per 100 kcal: all-purpose flour 2.8 g, self-rising flour 2.8 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168936: “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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