How much protein is in half-and-half?

One tablespoon of half-and-half (15 g) has 0.5 g of protein (20 kcal); 100 g has 3.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

3.1g

Calories131

Carbohydrate4.3g

Fiber0g

Sugars4.1g

Fat11.5g

Saturated7g

Sodium61 mg

2.4 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

2.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (9% of its calories), but only 3.1 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.

25 g of protein from half-and-half alone takes 806 g (about 53 tbsp) and 1056 kcal.

#33 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #34 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in half-and-half per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	3.1 g	131	4.3 g	11.5 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.9 g	37	1.2 g	3.3 g
1 cup (242 g)	7.5 g	317	10 g	28 g
1 tbsp (15 g)	0.5 g	20	0.7 g	1.7 g

One tablespoon of half-and-half (15 g) is under 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 79%.

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.

half-and-half compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Fat-free cream cheese	15.7 g	105	15.0 g
Part-skim ricotta	11.4 g	138	8.3 g
Ricotta	7.5 g	150	5.0 g
Light sour cream	3.5 g	136	2.6 g
Half-and-half	3.1 g	131	2.4 g

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Questions

How much protein is in a tablespoon of half-and-half?

One tablespoon of half-and-half (15 g) has 0.5 g of protein and 20 kcal, with 0.7 g of carbohydrate and 1.7 g of fat.

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

100 g of half-and-half has 3.1 g of protein, 131 kcal, 4.3 g of carbohydrate and 11.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 171255).

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

Low in protein: 2.4 g of protein per 100 kcal (9% of its calories), but only 3.1 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from half-and-half alone takes 806 g (about 53 tbsp) and 1056 kcal.

Which has more protein, half-and-half or cottage cheese (2%)?

Cottage cheese (2%), with 10.4 g of protein per 100 g against 3.1 g for half-and-half. Per 100 kcal: half-and-half 2.4 g, cottage cheese (2%) 12.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171255: “Cream, fluid, half and half”, 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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