Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu
How much protein is in green beans?
One cup of green beans (100 g) has 1.8 g of protein (31 kcal); 100 g has 1.8 g.
5.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
Only 1.8 g of protein per 100 g (5.8 g per 100 kcal, 23% of its calories).
25 g of protein from green beans alone takes 1389 g (about 14 cups) and 431 kcal.
#16 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #18 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 1.8 g | 31 | 7 g | 0.2 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 0.5 g | 9 | 2 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 cup (100 g) | 1.8 g | 31 | 7 g | 0.2 g |
One cup of green beans (100 g) is 2% 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 90%.
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 red cabbage and less than bean sprouts, kale and broccoli.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bean sprouts | 3 g | 30 | 10.0 g |
| Kale | 2.9 g | 35 | 8.3 g |
| Broccoli | 2.8 g | 34 | 8.2 g |
| Green beans | 1.8 g | 31 | 5.8 g |
| Red cabbage | 1.4 g | 31 | 4.5 g |
Recipes with green beans
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use green beans, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 99 g of green beans on average, which brings 1.8 g of protein: 4% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Glazed Turkey Meatloaf, at 4% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a cup of green beans?
One cup of green beans (100 g) has 1.8 g of protein and 31 kcal, with 7 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of green beans?
100 g of green beans has 1.8 g of protein, 31 kcal, 7 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169961).
Are green beans a good source of protein?
Low in protein: Only 1.8 g of protein per 100 g (5.8 g per 100 kcal, 23% of its calories). Getting 25 g of protein from green beans alone takes 1389 g (about 14 cups) and 431 kcal.
Which has more protein, green beans or red cabbage?
Green beans, with 1.8 g of protein per 100 g against 1.4 g for red cabbage. Per 100 kcal: green beans 5.8 g, red cabbage 4.5 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169961: “Beans, snap, green, raw”, 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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