Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu
How much protein is in baby spinach?
One cup of baby spinach (30 g) has 0.9 g of protein (7 kcal); 100 g has 2.9 g.
12.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
12.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (50% of its calories), but only 2.9 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.
25 g of protein from baby spinach alone takes 862 g (about 29 cups) and 198 kcal.
#6 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #2 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 2.9 g | 23 | 3.6 g | 0.4 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 0.8 g | 7 | 1 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 cup (30 g) | 0.9 g | 7 | 1.1 g | 0.1 g |
One cup of baby spinach (30 g) is 1% 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 63%.
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 cremini mushrooms, arugula and cauliflower and less than white mushrooms.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| White mushrooms | 3.1 g | 22 | 14.1 g |
| Baby spinach | 2.9 g | 23 | 12.6 g |
| Cremini mushrooms | 2.5 g | 22 | 11.4 g |
| Arugula | 2.6 g | 25 | 10.4 g |
| Cauliflower | 1.9 g | 25 | 7.6 g |
Recipes with baby spinach
6 recipes in the Feast Mode library use baby spinach, macros computed the same way.
Across the 6 library recipes that use it, a serving has 29 g of baby spinach on average, which brings 0.8 g of protein: 2% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Spinach and Feta Egg Muffins, at 4% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a cup of baby spinach?
One cup of baby spinach (30 g) has 0.9 g of protein and 7 kcal, with 1.1 g of carbohydrate and 0.1 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of baby spinach?
100 g of baby spinach has 2.9 g of protein, 23 kcal, 3.6 g of carbohydrate and 0.4 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168462).
Is baby spinach a good source of protein?
High protein per calorie, but bulky: 12.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (50% of its calories), but only 2.9 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from baby spinach alone takes 862 g (about 29 cups) and 198 kcal.
Which has more protein, baby spinach or cremini mushrooms?
Baby spinach, with 2.9 g of protein per 100 g against 2.5 g for cremini mushrooms. Per 100 kcal: baby spinach 12.6 g, cremini mushrooms 11.4 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168462: “Spinach, raw”, 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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