Every 100 kcal of chocolate milk brings 3.8 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 71st of the 81 dairy foods in this database and 535th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 3.17 g per 100 g ranks 75th in its group.
Around 15% of the calories in chocolate milk 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.
By weight, fat outweighs protein in chocolate milk: 3.39 g of fat per 100 g against 3.17 g of protein, a ratio of 0.9 to 1.
Set against fruit yogurt (lowfat), another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (fruit yogurt (lowfat) has 7.4 g per 1 container).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by volume at 250 g, and it covers about 16% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of chocolate milk
Protein and calories in Chocolate milk for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
3.17 g
83 kcal
1 cup (serving used here)
250 g
7.9 g
208 kcal
1 fl oz
31.2 g
1 g
26 kcal
1 quart
1000 g
31.7 g
830 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 chocolate milk
The nine essential amino acids in Chocolate milk, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
0.3 g
0.75 g
95
lysine
0.265 g
0.66 g
84
valine
0.208 g
0.52 g
66
isoleucine
0.164 g
0.41 g
52
threonine
0.135 g
0.34 g
43
phenylalanine
0.164 g
0.41 g
52
methionine
0.083 g
0.21 g
26
histidine
0.096 g
0.24 g
30
tryptophan
0.041 g
0.1 g
13
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.
3.17 g. The 1 cup serving used on this page weighs 250 g and so carries 7.9 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of chocolate milk?
3.8 g. That figure divides its 3.17 g of protein per 100 g by its 83 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in chocolate milk complete?
Yes. The protein in chocolate milk supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of chocolate milk?
About 16%. One 1 cup serving has 7.9 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170879 (Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D), 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.