How much protein is in dry rice noodles?
Two ounces of dry rice noodles (57 g) has 3.4 g of protein (206 kcal); 100 g has 6 g.
1.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
1.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (7% of its calories): under 2.5 g is low on our scale.
25 g of protein from dry rice noodles alone takes 417 g (about 15 oz) and 1517 kcal.
#6 of 7 in World foods for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (dry) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 6 g | 364 | 80.2 g | 0.6 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1.7 g | 103 | 23 g | 0.2 g |
| 2 oz (57 g) | 3.4 g | 206 | 45 g | 0.3 g |
Two ounces of dry rice noodles (57 g) is 3% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Weights are dry. Cooking adds water, so cooked pasta and grains have less protein per 100 g, but a portion keeps the protein it started with.
Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 88%.
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 taco shells and tostada shells and less than dry soba noodles and tahini.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry soba noodles | 14.4 g | 336 | 4.3 g |
| Tahini | 17 g | 595 | 2.9 g |
| Dry rice noodles | 6 g | 364 | 1.6 g |
| Taco shells | 6.4 g | 476 | 1.3 g |
| Tostada shells | 6.2 g | 474 | 1.3 g |
Recipes with dry rice noodles
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use dry rice noodles, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 43 g of dry rice noodles on average, which brings 2.6 g of protein: 5% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Chicken Pad Thai, at 5% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in two ounces of dry rice noodles?
Two ounces of dry rice noodles (57 g) has 3.4 g of protein and 206 kcal, with 45 g of carbohydrate and 0.3 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of dry rice noodles?
100 g of dry rice noodles has 6 g of protein, 364 kcal, 80.2 g of carbohydrate and 0.6 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169742).
Are dry rice noodles a good source of protein?
Low in protein: 1.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (7% of its calories): under 2.5 g is low on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from dry rice noodles alone takes 417 g (about 15 oz) and 1517 kcal.
Which has more protein, dry rice noodles or dry soba noodles?
Dry soba noodles, with 14.4 g of protein per 100 g against 6 g for dry rice noodles. Per 100 kcal: dry rice noodles 1.6 g, dry soba noodles 4.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169742: “Rice noodles, dry”, 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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