Protein in food · Flours & baking
How much protein is in chocolate chips?
One tablespoon of chocolate chips (10 g) has 0.4 g of protein (50 kcal); 100 g has 4.2 g.
0.9 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
0.9 g of protein per 100 kcal (4% of its calories), but only 4.2 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.
25 g of protein from chocolate chips alone takes 595 g (about 57 tbsp) and 2857 kcal.
#9 of 9 in Flours & baking for protein per 100 g, #9 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 4.2 g | 480 | 63.9 g | 30 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1.2 g | 136 | 18 g | 8.5 g |
| 1 cup (168 g) | 7.1 g | 806 | 107 g | 50 g |
| 1 tbsp (10 g) | 0.4 g | 50 | 6.7 g | 3.1 g |
One tablespoon of chocolate chips (10 g) is under 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 56%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oat flour | 14.7 g | 404 | 3.6 g |
| Almond flour | 21.4 g | 590 | 3.6 g |
| All-purpose flour | 10.3 g | 364 | 2.8 g |
| Dark chocolate | 7.8 g | 598 | 1.3 g |
| Chocolate chips | 4.2 g | 480 | 0.9 g |
Recipes with chocolate chips
4 recipes in the Feast Mode library use chocolate chips, macros computed the same way.
Across the 4 library recipes that use it, a serving has 6.5 g of chocolate chips on average, which brings 0.3 g of protein: 2% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies, at 2% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a tablespoon of chocolate chips?
One tablespoon of chocolate chips (10 g) has 0.4 g of protein and 50 kcal, with 6.7 g of carbohydrate and 3.1 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of chocolate chips?
100 g of chocolate chips has 4.2 g of protein, 480 kcal, 63.9 g of carbohydrate and 30 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 167976).
Are chocolate chips a good source of protein?
Low in protein: 0.9 g of protein per 100 kcal (4% of its calories), but only 4.2 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from chocolate chips alone takes 595 g (about 57 tbsp) and 2857 kcal.
Which has more protein, chocolate chips or oat flour?
Oat flour, with 14.7 g of protein per 100 g against 4.2 g for chocolate chips. Per 100 kcal: chocolate chips 0.9 g, oat flour 3.6 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167976: “Candies, semisweet chocolate”, 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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