Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Non-Meat Protein

I found this chart on http://www.vegparadise.com/protein.html and thought it was pretty cool!


Protein in Raw Nuts and Seeds
Nut/Seed (1/4 cup)
 Protein (g)


Almond
7
Brazil nut
5
Cashew
4

Chestnut
1
Coconut (shredded)
2
Filbert/Hazelnut
5
Flax seed
5
Macadamia
2
Peanut
8
Pecan
2
Pine nut
4
Pistachio
6
Pumpkin seed
7
Sesame seed
7
Soynut
10
Sunflower seed
8
Walnut
5
Protein in Beans (cooked)
Bean 1 cup
Protein (g)


Grams

Adzuki (Aduki)
17
Anasazi
15
Black Beans
15
Black-eyed Peas
14
Cannellini (White Beans)
17
Cranberry Bean
17
Fava Beans
13
Garbanzos (Chick Peas)
15
Great Northern Beans
15
Green Peas, whole
9
Kidney Beans
15
Lentils
18
Lima Beans
15
Mung Beans
14
Navy Beans
16
Pink Beans
15
Pinto Beans
14
Soybeans
29
Split Peas
16
Protein in Grains (cooked)

Grain 1 cup
Protein
Grams

Amaranth
7
Barley, pearled
4 to 5
Barley, flakes
4
Buckwheat groats
5 to 6
Cornmeal (fine grind)
3
Cornmeal (polenta, coarse)
3
Millet, hulled
8.4
Oat Groats
6
Oat, bran
7
Quinoa
5
Rice, brown
3 to 5
Rice, white
4
Rice, wild
7
Rye, berries
7
Rye, flakes
6
Spelt, berries
5
Teff
6
Triticale
25
Wheat, whole berries
6 to 9
Couscous, whole wheat
6
Wheat, bulgur
5 to 6
Protein in Hot Cereals (cooked)



Cereal
Cup
Protein
Grams


Arrowhead Mills Corn Grits
1/4C
3
Arrowhead Mills 7 Grain
1/4C
4
Bob's 8 Grain
1/4C
4
Bob's 10 Grain
1/4C
6
Bob's Kamut
1/4C
5
Bob's Triticale
1/4C
4
Bob's Whole Grain Cracked Wheat
1/4C
5
Cream of Rye
1/3C
5
Kashi
1/2C
6
Mother's Multigrain
1/2C
5
Quaker Old Fashioned Oats
1/2C
5
Quinoa Flakes
1/3C
3
Roman Meal Hot Cereal
1/3C
5
Wheatena
1/3C
5
Protein in Fresh Vegetables (cooked)



Vegetable
Serving (g)
Protein



Artichoke
medium
4
Asparagus
5 spears
2
Beans, string
1 cup
2
Beets
1/2 cup
1
Broccoli
1/2 cup
2
Brussels Sprouts
1/2 cup
2
Cabbage
1/2 cup
1
Carrot
1/2 cup
1
Cauliflower
1/2 cup
1
Celeriac
1 cup
1
Celery
1 cup
1
Chard, Swiss
1 cup
3
Chayote
1 cup
1
Chives
1 tablespoon
0.1
Collards
1 cup
4
Corn, Sweet
1 large cob
5
Cucumber
1 cup
1
Eggplant
1 cup
1
Fennel
1 medium bulb
3
Jerusalem Artichoke
1 cup
3
Kale
1 cup
2.5
Kohlrabi
1 cup
3
Leeks
1 cup
1
Lettuce
1 cup
1
Okra
1/2 cup
1
Onion
1/2 cup
1
Parsnip
1/2 cup
1
Peas
1/2 cup
4
Peppers, bell
1/2 cup
1
Potato, baked with skin
2 1/3 x 4 3/4"
5
Potato, boiled with skin
1/2 cup
1
Radish
1 cup
1
Rhubarb
1 cup
1
Rutabaga
1 cup
2
Spinach
1 cup
1
Squash, Summer
1 cup
2
Squash, Winter
1 cup
2
Sweet Potato
1 cup
3
Tomato
1 medium
1
Turnip
1 cup
1
Protein in Fruits (raw)



Fruit
Serving
Protein



Apple
2 per lb.
0
Apricot
med.
0
Avocado
med.
4
Banana
1
1 to 2
Blackberry
cup
2
Blueberry
cup
1
Boysenberry
cup
1
Cantaloupe
cup
1
Casaba Melon
cup
2
Cherimoya
1
7
Cherry
cup
1
Cranberry
cup
0
Currant
cup
2
Date(pitted)
1/4 cup
1
Durian
1 cup
4
Feijoa
med.
1
Fig
1
0
Gooseberry
cup
1
Grape
cup
1
Grapefruit
1/2 C
1
Guava
med.
1
Honeydew
cup
1
Jackfruit
cup
2
Jujube, dried
1 oz.
1
Kiwi
large
1
Kumquat
med.
0
Lemon
1
1
Lime
1
0
Loganberry
cup
1.4
Loquat
1
0
Mango
1
1
Mulberry
cup
2
Nectarine
1
1
Orange
1
1
Papaya
cup
1
Passionfruit
1
0
Peach
1
1
Pear
1
1
Persimmon
1
0
Pineapple
cup
1
Plum
1
1
Pomegranate
1
1.5
Pomelo
1/2 C
2.3
Prickly Pear
med.
1
Quince
med.
0.4
Raspberry
cup
1
Rhubarb
cup
1
Sapote
med.
5
Star Fruit
cup
1
Strawberry
cup
1
Tangerine
 med.
1
Watermelon
cup
1
Protein in Nut Butters


Nut/Seed (2 tbs)
Protein
Almond
5 to 8
Cashew
4 to 5
Peanut
7 to 9
Sesame Tahini
6
Soy Nut
6 to 7

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