How much protein is in frozen peas & carrots?
One cup of frozen peas & carrots (140 g) has 4.8 g of protein (74 kcal); 100 g has 3.4 g.
6.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
6.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (26% of its calories), but only 3.4 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.
25 g of protein from frozen peas & carrots alone takes 735 g (about 5¼ cups) and 390 kcal.
#5 of 8 in Frozen for protein per 100 g, #5 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 3.4 g | 53 | 11.2 g | 0.5 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1 g | 15 | 3.2 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 cup (140 g) | 4.8 g | 74 | 16 g | 0.7 g |
One cup of frozen peas & carrots (140 g) is 4% 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 85%.
One cup of frozen peas & carrots (140 g) also has 4.8 g of fiber.
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 corn and frozen hash browns and less than frozen spinach and frozen peas.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen spinach | 3.6 g | 29 | 12.4 g |
| Frozen peas | 5.2 g | 77 | 6.8 g |
| Frozen peas & carrots | 3.4 g | 53 | 6.4 g |
| Corn | 3 g | 88 | 3.4 g |
| Frozen hash browns | 2.1 g | 82 | 2.6 g |
Recipes with frozen peas & carrots
1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses frozen peas & carrots, macros computed the same way.
In the one library recipe that uses it, Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice, a serving has 53 g of frozen peas & carrots, which brings 1.8 g of protein: 3% of the dish’s protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a cup of frozen peas & carrots?
One cup of frozen peas & carrots (140 g) has 4.8 g of protein and 74 kcal, with 16 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of frozen peas & carrots?
100 g of frozen peas & carrots has 3.4 g of protein, 53 kcal, 11.2 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170425).
Are frozen peas & carrots a good source of protein?
Some protein, but bulky: 6.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (26% of its calories), but only 3.4 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from frozen peas & carrots alone takes 735 g (about 5¼ cups) and 390 kcal.
Which has more protein, frozen peas & carrots or frozen peas?
Frozen peas, with 5.2 g of protein per 100 g against 3.4 g for frozen peas & carrots. Per 100 kcal: frozen peas & carrots 6.4 g, frozen peas 6.8 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170425: “Peas and carrots, frozen, unprepared”, 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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