Protein powder
USDA name: Nutritional powder mix, protein, Nfs
55 calories in 1 tablespoon (15.5 g). 78.1 g protein, 6.3 g carbs and 1.6 g fat per 100 g.
Protein powder, 1 tablespoon
55 calories
- Protein
- 12.1 g
- Carbs
- 0.97 g
- Fat
- 0.24 g
- Fiber
- 0.48 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
Nutrition Facts
Calories55
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Riboflavin (B2)24% 0.31 mg
- Vitamin B1216% 0.38 µg
- Thiamin (B1)8% 0.094 mg
- Choline6% 34.7 mg
- Vitamin B66% 0.094 mg
- Folate1% 5.1 µg
- Niacin (B3)1% 0.18 mg
Little or none: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Vitamin K.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Phosphorus16% 205 mg
- Zinc9% 0.96 mg
- Selenium8% 4.1 µg
- Magnesium7% 30.2 mg
- Calcium6% 72.7 mg
- Potassium2% 77.5 mg
- Sodium1% 24.2 mg
- Iron1% 0.18 mg
- Copper1% 0.008 mg
How it compares
Against the 17 foods in Protein and nutritional powders, per 100 g.
Calories
Lower than 100%
leastmostCarbohydrates
Lower than 100%
leastmostSugars
Lower than 100%
leastmostSodium
Lower than 100%
leastmostVitamin C
Lower than 100%
leastmostProtein
Higher than 88%
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in protein powder?
- 1 tablespoon (15.5 g) has 55 calories, 12.1 g of protein, 0.97 g of carbohydrates and 0.24 g of fat.
- How much protein is in protein powder?
- 78.1 g per 100 g, which is 89% of its calories.
- How many net carbs are in protein powder?
- 3.1 g per 100 g: 6.3 g of carbohydrates minus 3.1 g of fiber.
All 65 nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 3.4 g |
| Energy | 352 kcal |
| Protein | 78.1 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1.6 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 6.3 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 3.1 g |
| Total Sugars | 0 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 469 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 1.1 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 195 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 1,321 mg |
| Potassium, K | 500 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 156 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 6.2 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.049 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 26.7 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.61 mg |
| Riboflavin | 2 mg |
| Niacin | 1.1 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.61 mg |
| Folate, total | 33 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 33 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 33 µg |
| Choline, total | 224 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 2.5 µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 0 µg |
| Retinol | 0 µg |
| Carotene, beta | 0 µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 0 µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0 mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 µg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.78 g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0.036 g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0.012 g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.008 g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.016 g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.009 g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.073 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.43 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.14 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.16 g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.018 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.14 g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.3 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.26 g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.034 g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg |
| Theobromine | 0 mg |
Source: USDA Survey foods (FNDDS): foods as Americans report eating them, from What We Eat in America. FDC ID 2710745, published 2024-10-31. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.