Protein in food · Sauces & condiments
How much protein is in mustard?
One tablespoon of mustard (16 g) has 0.6 g of protein (9 kcal); 100 g has 3.7 g.
6.2 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
6.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (25% of its calories), but a tablespoon of mustard has only 0.6 g.
25 g of protein from mustard alone would take 676 g (about 43 tbsp) and 405 kcal.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 3.7 g | 60 | 5.8 g | 3.3 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1 g | 17 | 1.6 g | 0.9 g |
| 1 cup (249 g) | 9.2 g | 149 | 14 g | 8.2 g |
| 1 tbsp (16 g) | 0.6 g | 9 | 0.9 g | 0.5 g |
One tablespoon of mustard (16 g) is under 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
One USDA entry covers Dijon mustard and yellow mustard, so they share these per-100 g numbers.
How it compares
The 4 foods from the same and related aisles closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than pesto and less than nori sheets, soy sauce and white miso.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nori sheets | 5.8 g | 35 | 16.6 g |
| Soy sauce | 8.1 g | 53 | 15.3 g |
| White miso | 12.8 g | 198 | 6.5 g |
| Mustard | 3.7 g | 60 | 6.2 g |
| Pesto | 9.8 g | 418 | 2.3 g |
Recipes with mustard
15 recipes in the Feast Mode library use mustard, macros computed the same way.
Across the 15 library recipes that use it, a serving has 4.1 g of mustard on average, which brings 0.2 g of protein: under 1% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets, at 1% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in a tablespoon of mustard?
One tablespoon of mustard (16 g) has 0.6 g of protein and 9 kcal, with 0.9 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of mustard?
100 g of mustard has 3.7 g of protein, 60 kcal, 5.8 g of carbohydrate and 3.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172234).
Is mustard a good source of protein?
Little protein per serving: 6.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (25% of its calories), but a tablespoon of mustard has only 0.6 g. Getting 25 g of protein from mustard alone would take 676 g (about 43 tbsp) and 405 kcal.
Which has more protein, mustard or soy sauce?
Soy sauce, with 8.1 g of protein per 100 g against 3.7 g for mustard. Per 100 kcal: mustard 6.2 g, soy sauce 15.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172234: “Mustard, prepared, yellow”, 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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