How much protein is in deli turkey?

One slice of low-sodium deli turkey breast (28 g) has 6.1 g of protein (31 kcal); 100 g has 21.8 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

21.8g

Calories109

Carbohydrate3.5g

Fiber0.5g

Sugars3.5g

Fat0.8g

Saturated0.2g

Sodium772 mg

20.0 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

20.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (80% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from deli turkey alone takes 115 g (about 4⅛ slices of low-sodium deli turkey breast) and 125 kcal.

#6 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #2 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in deli turkey per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	21.8 g	109	3.5 g	0.8 g
1 oz (28 g)	6.2 g	31	1 g	0.2 g
4 oz (113 g)	25 g	124	4 g	0.9 g
1 lb (454 g)	99 g	494	16 g	3.6 g
1 slice (28 g)	6.1 g	31	1 g	0.2 g

One slice of low-sodium deli turkey breast (28 g) is 5% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

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 chicken breast, Canadian bacon and chicken thighs and less than ground turkey breast (99%).

deli turkey compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Ground turkey breast (99%)	23.6 g	112	21.1 g
Deli turkey	21.8 g	109	20.0 g
Chicken breast	22.5 g	120	18.8 g
Canadian bacon	20.3 g	110	18.5 g
Chicken thighs	19.7 g	121	16.3 g

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Recipes with deli turkey

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Questions

How much protein is in one slice of low-sodium deli turkey breast?

One slice of low-sodium deli turkey breast (28 g) has 6.1 g of protein and 31 kcal, with 1 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of deli turkey?

100 g of deli turkey has 21.8 g of protein, 109 kcal, 3.5 g of carbohydrate and 0.8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174572).

Is deli turkey a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 20.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (80% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from deli turkey alone takes 115 g (about 4⅛ slices of low-sodium deli turkey breast) and 125 kcal.

Which has more protein, deli turkey or Canadian bacon?

Deli turkey, with 21.8 g of protein per 100 g against 20.3 g for Canadian bacon. Per 100 kcal: deli turkey 20.0 g, Canadian bacon 18.5 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174572: “Turkey breast, low salt, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat”, 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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