Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in ground turkey (93%)?
Four ounces of raw ground turkey (93%, 113 g) has 21 g of protein (170 kcal); 100 g has 18.7 g.
12.5 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
12.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (50% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.
25 g of protein from ground turkey (93%) alone takes 134 g (about 4¾ oz) and 201 kcal.
#17 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #12 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 18.7 g | 150 | 0 g | 8.3 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 5.3 g | 43 | 0 g | 2.4 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 21 g | 170 | 0 g | 9.4 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 85 g | 680 | 0 g | 38 g |
Four ounces of raw ground turkey (93%, 113 g) is 18% 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.
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 ground chicken and turkey sausage and less than flank steak and ground beef (93%).
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flank steak | 21.7 g | 149 | 14.6 g |
| Ground beef (93%) | 20.9 g | 152 | 13.8 g |
| Ground turkey (93%) | 18.7 g | 150 | 12.5 g |
| Ground chicken | 17.4 g | 143 | 12.2 g |
| Turkey sausage | 18.8 g | 155 | 12.1 g |
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Recipes with ground turkey (93%)
7 recipes in the Feast Mode library use ground turkey (93%), macros computed the same way.
Across the 7 library recipes that use it, a serving has 163 g of raw ground turkey (93%) on average, which brings 31 g of protein: 65% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Egg Roll in a Bowl, at 87% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in four ounces of raw ground turkey (93%)?
Four ounces of raw ground turkey (93%, 113 g) has 21 g of protein and 170 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 9.4 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of ground turkey (93%)?
100 g of ground turkey (93%) has 18.7 g of protein, 150 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 8.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172850).
Is ground turkey (93%) a good source of protein?
Lean protein source: 12.5 g of protein per 100 kcal (50% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ground turkey (93%) alone takes 134 g (about 4¾ oz) and 201 kcal.
Which has more protein, ground turkey (93%) or ground pork?
Ground turkey (93%), with 18.7 g of protein per 100 g against 18 g for ground pork. Per 100 kcal: ground turkey (93%) 12.5 g, ground pork 8.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172850: “Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% 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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