Protein content
1.5 g of protein in 1 cup (249 g) of canned mandarin oranges, or 1.7 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 1.7 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 0.62 g |
| Protein per serving | 1.5 g in 1 cup (249 g) |
| Calories from protein | 7% |
| Leucine per serving | 0.04 g |
| Rank in fruits, per 100 kcal | 25th of 71 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 775th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 3% per serving |
| Protein quality | Incomplete protein |
One 1 cup, 1.5 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of canned mandarin oranges brings 1.7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 25th of the 71 fruits in this database and 726th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 0.62 g per 100 g ranks 51st in its group.
Only about 7% of the calories in canned mandarin oranges come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It is worth eating for other reasons; the protein it adds to a day is incidental.
USDA lists 0.03 g of fat per 100 g of canned mandarin oranges, too little for a protein-to-fat ratio to mean much.
Set against avocado, another fruit entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (avocado has 2 g per 1/2 fruit).
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 249 g, and it covers about 3% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 0.62 g | 37 kcal |
| 1 cup (serving used here) | 249 g | 1.5 g | 92 kcal |
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
| Amino acid | Per 100 g | Per serving | mg per g protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| leucine | 0.015 g | 0.04 g | 24 |
| lysine | 0.031 g | 0.08 g | 50 |
| valine | 0.026 g | 0.06 g | 42 |
| isoleucine | 0.017 g | 0.04 g | 27 |
| threonine | 0.01 g | 0.02 g | 16 |
| phenylalanine | 0.02 g | 0.05 g | 32 |
| methionine | 0.013 g | 0.03 g | 21 |
| histidine | 0.011 g | 0.03 g | 18 |
| tryptophan | 0.006 g | 0.01 g | 10 |
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.
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Quick answers
0.62 g. The 1 cup serving used on this page weighs 249 g and so carries 1.5 g.
1.7 g. That figure divides its 0.62 g of protein per 100 g by its 37 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
No. On its own, the protein in canned mandarin oranges is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.
About 3%. One 1 cup serving has 1.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #169106 (Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), canned, juice pack), 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.