Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu

How much protein is in cauliflower?

One cup of cauliflower (107 g) has 2 g of protein (27 kcal); 100 g has 1.9 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

1.9g

Calories25

Carbohydrate5g

Fiber2g

Sugars1.9g

Fat0.3g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium30 mg

7.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

Only 1.9 g of protein per 100 g (7.6 g per 100 kcal, 30% of its calories).

25 g of protein from cauliflower alone takes 1316 g (about 12 cups) and 329 kcal.

#14 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #15 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in cauliflower per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	1.9 g	25	5 g	0.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.5 g	7	1.4 g	0.1 g
1 cup (107 g)	2 g	27	5.3 g	0.3 g
1 head (588 g)	11 g	147	29 g	1.8 g

One cup of cauliflower (107 g) is 2% 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 80%.

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 green cabbage, eggplant and red bell peppers and less than arugula.

cauliflower compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Arugula	2.6 g	25	10.4 g
Cauliflower	1.9 g	25	7.6 g
Green cabbage	1.3 g	25	5.2 g
Eggplant	1 g	25	4.0 g
Red bell peppers	1 g	26	3.8 g

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Recipes with cauliflower

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Questions

How much protein is in a cup of cauliflower?

One cup of cauliflower (107 g) has 2 g of protein and 27 kcal, with 5.3 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of cauliflower?

100 g of cauliflower has 1.9 g of protein, 25 kcal, 5 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169986).

Is cauliflower a good source of protein?

Low in protein: Only 1.9 g of protein per 100 g (7.6 g per 100 kcal, 30% of its calories). Getting 25 g of protein from cauliflower alone takes 1316 g (about 12 cups) and 329 kcal.

Which has more protein, cauliflower or arugula?

Arugula, with 2.6 g of protein per 100 g against 1.9 g for cauliflower. Per 100 kcal: cauliflower 7.6 g, arugula 10.4 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169986: “Cauliflower, 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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