How much protein is in self-rising flour?

One cup of self-rising flour (125 g) has 12 g of protein (442 kcal); 100 g has 9.9 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

9.9g

Calories354

Carbohydrate74.2g

Fiber2.7g

Sugars0.2g

Fat1g

Saturated0.2g

Sodium1193 mg

2.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictModerate protein

2.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.

25 g of protein from self-rising flour alone takes 253 g (about 2 cups) and 894 kcal.

#6 of 9 in Flours & baking for protein per 100 g, #6 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in self-rising flour per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	9.9 g	354	74.2 g	1 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.8 g	100	21 g	0.3 g
1 cup (125 g)	12 g	442	93 g	1.2 g
1 tbsp (7.8 g)	0.8 g	28	5.8 g	0.1 g

One cup of self-rising flour (125 g) is 10% 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 84%.

One cup of self-rising flour (125 g) also has 3.4 g of fiber and 1490 mg of sodium (65% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

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 chocolate chips, as much as all-purpose flour and less than whole-wheat flour and oat flour.

self-rising flour compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Whole-wheat flour	13.2 g	340	3.9 g
Oat flour	14.7 g	404	3.6 g
All-purpose flour	10.3 g	364	2.8 g
Self-rising flour	9.9 g	354	2.8 g
Chocolate chips	4.2 g	480	0.9 g

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Recipes with self-rising flour

2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use self-rising flour, macros computed the same way.

Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 53 g of self-rising flour on average, which brings 5.2 g of protein: 17% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Cinnamon Sugar Protein Churro Bites, at 19% of the protein.

50G
PROTEIN

Greek Yogurt Dough Pepperoni Pizza

35 min · 692 kcal

12G
PROTEIN

Cinnamon Sugar Protein Churro Bites

40 min · 196 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a cup of self-rising flour?

One cup of self-rising flour (125 g) has 12 g of protein and 442 kcal, with 93 g of carbohydrate and 1.2 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of self-rising flour?

100 g of self-rising flour has 9.9 g of protein, 354 kcal, 74.2 g of carbohydrate and 1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 168895).

Is self-rising flour a good source of protein?

Moderate protein: 2.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (11% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from self-rising flour alone takes 253 g (about 2 cups) and 894 kcal.

Which has more protein, self-rising flour or all-purpose flour?

All-purpose flour, with 10.3 g of protein per 100 g against 9.9 g for self-rising flour. Per 100 kcal: self-rising flour 2.8 g, all-purpose flour 2.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168895: “Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, self-rising, enriched”, 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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