How much protein is in tomato paste?

One tablespoon of tomato paste (16 g) has 0.7 g of protein (13 kcal); 100 g has 4.3 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

4.3g

Calories82

Carbohydrate18.9g

Fiber4.1g

Sugars12.2g

Fat0.5g

Saturated0.1g

Sodium59 mg

5.2 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLittle protein per serving

5.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (21% of its calories), but a tablespoon of tomato paste has only 0.7 g.

25 g of protein from tomato paste alone would take 581 g (about 36 tbsp) and 477 kcal.

#11 of 17 in Beans & canned for protein per 100 g, #12 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in tomato paste per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	4.3 g	82	18.9 g	0.5 g
1 oz (28 g)	1.2 g	23	5.4 g	0.1 g
1 cup (256 g)	11 g	210	48 g	1.3 g
1 tbsp (16 g)	0.7 g	13	3 g	0.1 g
1 can (170 g)	7.3 g	139	32 g	0.9 g

One tablespoon of tomato paste (16 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 92%.

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.

tomato paste compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Canned tuna	19.4 g	86	22.6 g
Cooked lentils	9 g	114	7.9 g
Fat-free refried beans	5.3 g	79	6.7 g
Cannellini beans	7.3 g	114	6.4 g
Tomato paste	4.3 g	82	5.2 g

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Recipes with tomato paste

16 recipes in the Feast Mode library use tomato paste, macros computed the same way.

Across the 16 library recipes that use it, a serving has 7.5 g of tomato paste on average, which brings 0.3 g of protein: 1% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Spicy Vodka Rigatoni with Chicken, at 2% of the protein.

59G
PROTEIN

Creamy Cajun Tomato Pasta with Crispy Chicken

45 min · 637 kcal

53G
PROTEIN

Chicken Tikka Masala

60 min · 631 kcal

53G
PROTEIN

Spicy Vodka Rigatoni with Chicken

35 min · 617 kcal

51G
PROTEIN

Chicken Tortilla Soup

70 min · 503 kcal

49G
PROTEIN

High-Protein Crunchwrap

50 min · 605 kcal

49G
PROTEIN

Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

280 min · 543 kcal

49G
PROTEIN

High-Protein Lasagna

140 min · 541 kcal

47G
PROTEIN

Crispy Oven Beef Tacos

50 min · 536 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a tablespoon of tomato paste?

One tablespoon of tomato paste (16 g) has 0.7 g of protein and 13 kcal, with 3 g of carbohydrate and 0.1 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of tomato paste?

100 g of tomato paste has 4.3 g of protein, 82 kcal, 18.9 g of carbohydrate and 0.5 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170459).

Is tomato paste a good source of protein?

Little protein per serving: 5.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (21% of its calories), but a tablespoon of tomato paste has only 0.7 g. Getting 25 g of protein from tomato paste alone would take 581 g (about 36 tbsp) and 477 kcal.

Which has more protein, tomato paste or fat-free refried beans?

Fat-free refried beans, with 5.3 g of protein per 100 g against 4.3 g for tomato paste. Per 100 kcal: tomato paste 5.2 g, fat-free refried beans 6.7 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170459: “Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)”, 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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