How much protein is in fat-free half-and-half?

One cup of fat-free half-and-half (232 g) has 6 g of protein (137 kcal); 100 g has 2.6 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

2.6g

Calories59

Carbohydrate9g

Fiber0g

Sugars5g

Fat1.4g

Saturated0.8g

Sodium100 mg

4.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

4.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (18% of its calories), but only 2.6 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.

25 g of protein from fat-free half-and-half alone takes 962 g (about 4⅛ cups) and 567 kcal.

#36 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #31 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in fat-free half-and-half per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	2.6 g	59	9 g	1.4 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.7 g	17	2.6 g	0.4 g
1 cup (232 g)	6 g	137	21 g	3.2 g
1 tbsp (15 g)	0.4 g	9	1.3 g	0.2 g

One cup of fat-free half-and-half (232 g) is 5% 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 61%.

One cup of fat-free half-and-half (232 g) also has 12 g of sugars.

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.

fat-free half-and-half compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Nonfat Greek yogurt	10.2 g	59	17.3 g
Cottage cheese (1%)	12.4 g	72	17.2 g
2% milk	3.3 g	50	6.6 g
Whole milk	3.1 g	61	5.1 g
Fat-free half-and-half	2.6 g	59	4.4 g

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Recipes with fat-free half-and-half

2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use fat-free half-and-half, macros computed the same way.

Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 29 g of fat-free half-and-half on average, which brings 0.8 g of protein: 2% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Creamy Tuscan Salmon, at 2% of the protein.

57G
PROTEIN

Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Orzo

45 min · 609 kcal

42G
PROTEIN

Creamy Tuscan Salmon

30 min · 504 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a cup of fat-free half-and-half?

One cup of fat-free half-and-half (232 g) has 6 g of protein and 137 kcal, with 21 g of carbohydrate and 3.2 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of fat-free half-and-half?

100 g of fat-free half-and-half has 2.6 g of protein, 59 kcal, 9 g of carbohydrate and 1.4 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172212).

Is fat-free half-and-half a good source of protein?

Low in protein: 4.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (18% of its calories), but only 2.6 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from fat-free half-and-half alone takes 962 g (about 4⅛ cups) and 567 kcal.

Which has more protein, fat-free half-and-half or nonfat Greek yogurt?

Nonfat Greek yogurt, with 10.2 g of protein per 100 g against 2.6 g for fat-free half-and-half. Per 100 kcal: fat-free half-and-half 4.4 g, nonfat Greek yogurt 17.3 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172212: “Cream, half and half, fat free”, 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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