Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu

How much protein is in red cabbage?

One cup of red cabbage (70 g) has 1 g of protein (22 kcal); 100 g has 1.4 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

1.4g

Calories31

Carbohydrate7.4g

Fiber2.1g

Sugars3.8g

Fat0.2g

Saturated0g

Sodium27 mg

4.5 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

Only 1.4 g of protein per 100 g (4.5 g per 100 kcal, 18% of its calories).

25 g of protein from red cabbage alone takes 1786 g (about 25 cups) and 554 kcal.

#21 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #20 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in red cabbage per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	1.4 g	31	7.4 g	0.2 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.4 g	9	2.1 g	0.1 g
1 cup (70 g)	1 g	22	5.2 g	0.1 g
1 head (839 g)	12 g	260	62 g	1.7 g

One cup of red cabbage (70 g) is 1% 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 95%.

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.

red cabbage compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Bean sprouts	3 g	30	10.0 g
Kale	2.9 g	35	8.3 g
Broccoli	2.8 g	34	8.2 g
Green beans	1.8 g	31	5.8 g
Red cabbage	1.4 g	31	4.5 g

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Recipes with red cabbage

5 recipes in the Feast Mode library use red cabbage, macros computed the same way.

Across the 5 library recipes that use it, a serving has 27 g of red cabbage on average, which brings 0.4 g of protein: 1% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos, at 2% of the protein.

54G
PROTEIN

Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad

45 min · 619 kcal

49G
PROTEIN

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

280 min · 543 kcal

49G
PROTEIN

Spicy Shrimp Poke Bowls

30 min · 496 kcal

42G
PROTEIN

Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos

32 min · 523 kcal

41G
PROTEIN

Crispy Tofu Peanut Bowls

60 min · 570 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a cup of red cabbage?

One cup of red cabbage (70 g) has 1 g of protein and 22 kcal, with 5.2 g of carbohydrate and 0.1 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of red cabbage?

100 g of red cabbage has 1.4 g of protein, 31 kcal, 7.4 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169977).

Is red cabbage a good source of protein?

Low in protein: Only 1.4 g of protein per 100 g (4.5 g per 100 kcal, 18% of its calories). Getting 25 g of protein from red cabbage alone takes 1786 g (about 25 cups) and 554 kcal.

Which has more protein, red cabbage or green beans?

Green beans, with 1.8 g of protein per 100 g against 1.4 g for red cabbage. Per 100 kcal: red cabbage 4.5 g, green beans 5.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169977: “Cabbage, red, 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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