Protein in food · Vegetables, fruit & tofu

How much protein is in tempeh?

Four ounces of tempeh (113 g) has 23 g of protein (218 kcal); 100 g has 20.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

20.3g

Calories192

Carbohydrate7.6g

Fiber0g

Sugars0g

Fat10.8g

Saturated2.5g

Sodium9 mg

10.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

10.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (42% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from tempeh alone takes 123 g (about 4⅓ oz) and 236 kcal.

#1 of 32 in Vegetables, fruit & tofu for protein per 100 g, #8 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in tempeh per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	20.3 g	192	7.6 g	10.8 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.8 g	54	2.2 g	3.1 g
4 oz (113 g)	23 g	218	8.6 g	12 g
1 cup (166 g)	34 g	319	13 g	18 g
1 package (227 g)	46 g	436	17 g	25 g

Four ounces of tempeh (113 g) is 19% 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 51%.

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 all 4.

tempeh compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Tempeh	20.3 g	192	10.6 g
Sweet potatoes	1.6 g	86	1.9 g
Bananas	1.1 g	89	1.2 g
Avocados	2 g	167	1.2 g
Medjool dates	1.8 g	277	0.6 g

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Recipes with tempeh

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Questions

How much protein is in four ounces of tempeh?

Four ounces of tempeh (113 g) has 23 g of protein and 218 kcal, with 8.6 g of carbohydrate and 12 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of tempeh?

100 g of tempeh has 20.3 g of protein, 192 kcal, 7.6 g of carbohydrate and 10.8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174272).

Is tempeh a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 10.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (42% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from tempeh alone takes 123 g (about 4⅓ oz) and 236 kcal.

Which has more protein, tempeh or avocados?

Tempeh, with 20.3 g of protein per 100 g against 2 g for avocados. Per 100 kcal: tempeh 10.6 g, avocados 1.2 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174272: “Tempeh”, 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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