How much protein is in naan?

One naan (90 g) has 8.6 g of protein (262 kcal); 100 g has 9.6 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

9.6g

Calories291

Carbohydrate50.4g

Fiber2.2g

Sugars3.5g

Fat5.7g

Saturated1.4g

Sodium465 mg

3.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictModerate protein

3.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (13% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.

25 g of protein from naan alone takes 260 g (about 2.9 naans) and 758 kcal.

#12 of 18 in Bread & bakery for protein per 100 g, #12 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in naan per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	9.6 g	291	50.4 g	5.7 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.7 g	82	14 g	1.6 g
1 naan (90 g)	8.6 g	262	45 g	5.1 g

One naan (90 g) is 7% 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 69%.

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 brioche buns and flour tortillas and less than hamburger buns and hoagie rolls.

naan compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Hamburger buns	9.8 g	279	3.5 g
Hoagie rolls	9.9 g	293	3.4 g
Naan	9.6 g	291	3.3 g
Brioche buns	9.5 g	307	3.1 g
Flour tortillas	8.2 g	306	2.7 g

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Recipes with naan

1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses naan, macros computed the same way.

In the one library recipe that uses it, Chicken Tikka Masala, a serving has 90 g of naan, which brings 8.6 g of protein: 16% of the dish’s protein.

53G
PROTEIN

Chicken Tikka Masala

60 min · 631 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in one naan?

One naan (90 g) has 8.6 g of protein and 262 kcal, with 45 g of carbohydrate and 5.1 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of naan?

100 g of naan has 9.6 g of protein, 291 kcal, 50.4 g of carbohydrate and 5.7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 171845).

Is naan a good source of protein?

Moderate protein: 3.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (13% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from naan alone takes 260 g (about 2.9 naans) and 758 kcal.

Which has more protein, naan or hoagie rolls?

Hoagie rolls, with 9.9 g of protein per 100 g against 9.6 g for naan. Per 100 kcal: naan 3.3 g, hoagie rolls 3.4 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171845: “Bread, naan, plain, commercially prepared, refrigerated”, 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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