How much protein is in ground pork?

Four ounces of raw ground pork (113 g) has 20 g of protein (247 kcal); 100 g has 18 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g raw

PER 100 GProtein

18g

Calories218

Carbohydrate0.4g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat16g

Saturated4.9g

Sodium68 mg

8.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

8.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (33% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from ground pork alone takes 139 g (about 4.9 oz) and 303 kcal.

#19 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #20 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in ground pork per portion, raw weight
Portion (raw)	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	18 g	218	0.4 g	16 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.1 g	62	0.1 g	4.5 g
4 oz (113 g)	20 g	247	0.5 g	18 g
1 lb (454 g)	82 g	989	1.8 g	73 g

Four ounces of raw ground pork (113 g) is 17% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 66%.

Four ounces of raw ground pork (113 g) also has 5.6 g of saturated fat (28% of the 20 g Daily Value).

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 turkey bacon and less than turkey pepperoni, chuck roast and ground beef (85%).

ground pork compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Turkey pepperoni	31 g	243	12.8 g
Chuck roast	19.2 g	196	9.8 g
Ground beef (85%)	18.6 g	215	8.7 g
Ground pork	18 g	218	8.3 g
Turkey bacon	15.9 g	226	7.0 g

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Questions

How much protein is in four ounces of raw ground pork?

Four ounces of raw ground pork (113 g) has 20 g of protein and 247 kcal, with 0.5 g of carbohydrate and 18 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of ground pork?

100 g of ground pork has 18 g of protein, 218 kcal, 0.4 g of carbohydrate and 16 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168372).

Is ground pork a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 8.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (33% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ground pork alone takes 139 g (about 4.9 oz) and 303 kcal.

Which has more protein, ground pork or ground turkey (93%)?

Ground turkey (93%), with 18.7 g of protein per 100 g against 18 g for ground pork. Per 100 kcal: ground pork 8.3 g, ground turkey (93%) 12.5 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168372: “Pork, ground, 84% lean / 16% fat, 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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