Nutrition & Calories

Protein Calculator for Recipes

Find out how much protein is in a recipe from meat, eggs, dairy, beans, and grains.

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Servings this recipe makes:

Ingredient	Amount	Unit

Per Serving

394 kcal

Total: 2367 kcal (6 servings)

Protein

7.7g

Batch: 46.2g

Carbs

49.3g

Batch: 295.6g

Total Fat

18.7g

Batch: 112.1g

Fiber

1.1g

Batch: 6.5g

18.9gSugars per serving (natural + added)

44mgSodium per serving

Where the calories come from

All-Purpose Flour (2 cups · 240g)

874 kcal (24.7g P · 183.1g C · 2.4g F)

Granulated Sugar (0.5 cups · 100g)

387 kcal (0g P · 100g C · 0g F)

Butter (Unsalted) (8 tbsp · 113.6g)

815 kcal (1g P · 0.1g C · 92.1g F)

Chicken Egg (Large, Whole) (2 item · 100g)

143 kcal (12.6g P · 0.7g C · 9.5g F)

Whole Milk (3.25% Fat) (1 cups · 244g)

149 kcal (7.8g P · 11.7g C · 8.1g F)

How to use this calculator

1Add the protein-rich ingredients: meat, eggs, yogurt, beans, lentils.
2Enter the amounts and the number of servings.
3Read protein per serving and for the whole batch.

Tip: Enter raw meat weights. That's what the USDA values are based on.

How it's calculated

Protein = Sum of (Ingredient Weight in g × Protein per 100g ÷ 100)

We do the math at full precision and only round the final answer, so the numbers you see are as close as kitchen measurements allow. The assumptions and limits are listed alongside.

Worked example

Scenario: 200g raw chicken breast (45g protein) + 1 cup Greek yogurt (22g protein).

Inputs200g chicken breast, 1 cup Greek yogurt

Calculation45 + 22 = 67.0g protein

Result67.0g total protein

Common questions

Does cooking destroy protein?

No. Heat changes the shape of proteins, which actually makes many of them easier to digest. The grams of protein stay about the same.