Every 100 kcal of bread flour brings 3.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 55th of the 111 grains in this database and 595th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 12 g per 100 g ranks 22nd in its group.
Around 13% of the calories in bread flour come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It contributes to a day's protein total, but the bulk of what it delivers is energy rather than amino acids - treat it as a contributor alongside a denser source, not as the protein in a meal.
Weight for weight, bread flour has 7.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (12 g against 1.66 g per 100 g).
Set against parboiled rice, another grain entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (parboiled rice has 4.6 g per 1 cup cooked).
It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving quoted here is measured by volume at 34.3 g, and it covers about 8% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Milled from harder wheat, so it carries more gluten protein than plain flour.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of bread flour
Protein and calories in Bread flour for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
12 g
361 kcal
1/4 cup (serving used here)
34.3 g
4.1 g
124 kcal
1 cup
137 g
16.4 g
495 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in bread flour
The nine essential amino acids in Bread flour, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
0.828 g
0.28 g
69
lysine
0.231 g
0.08 g
19
valine
0.502 g
0.17 g
42
isoleucine
0.444 g
0.15 g
37
threonine
0.32 g
0.11 g
27
phenylalanine
0.591 g
0.2 g
49
methionine
0.21 g
0.07 g
17
histidine
0.254 g
0.09 g
21
tryptophan
0.139 g
0.05 g
12
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
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White bread - 3.3 g per 100 kcal, 2.6 g per 1 slice
12 g. The 1/4 cup serving used on this page weighs 34.3 g and so carries 4.1 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of bread flour?
3.3 g. That figure divides its 12 g of protein per 100 g by its 361 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in bread flour complete?
No. On its own, the protein in bread flour is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of bread flour?
About 8%. One 1/4 cup serving has 4.1 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #168896 (Wheat flour, white, bread, enriched), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.