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Protein content

Protein in Dry roasted pecans

2.7 g of protein in 1 oz (28 g) of dry roasted pecans, or 1.3 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

2.7 g
per 1 oz

Protein by the numbers

Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.

Protein 5% of caloriesOther 95%
Protein figures for Dry roasted pecans, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal1.3 g
Protein per 100 g9.5 g
Protein per serving2.7 g in 1 oz (28 g)
Calories from protein5%
Protein to fat0.1 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving0.17 g
Rank in nuts, per 100 kcal24th of 31
Rank of all foods, per 100 g459th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value5% per serving
Protein qualityIncomplete protein

One 1 oz, 2.7 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: dry roasted pecans

Every 100 kcal of dry roasted pecans brings 1.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 24th of the 31 nuts in this database and 743rd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 9.5 g per 100 g ranks 21st in its group.

Only about 5% of the calories in dry roasted pecans 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.

By weight, fat outweighs protein in dry roasted pecans: 74.3 g of fat per 100 g against 9.5 g of protein, a ratio of 0.1 to 1.

Set against macadamia nuts, another nut entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (macadamia nuts has 2.2 g per 1 oz).

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 weight at 28 g, and it covers about 5% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of dry roasted pecans

Protein and calories in Dry roasted pecans for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g9.5 g710 kcal
1 oz (serving used here)28 g2.7 g199 kcal

The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.

Amino acids

Essential amino acids in dry roasted pecans

The nine essential amino acids in Dry roasted pecans, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine0.619 g0.17 g65
lysine0.297 g0.08 g31
valine0.426 g0.12 g45
isoleucine0.348 g0.1 g37
threonine0.317 g0.09 g33
phenylalanine0.441 g0.12 g46
methionine0.189 g0.05 g20
histidine0.271 g0.08 g29
tryptophan0.096 g0.03 g10

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
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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Dry roasted pecans protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of dry roasted pecans?

9.5 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 2.7 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of dry roasted pecans?

1.3 g. That figure divides its 9.5 g of protein per 100 g by its 710 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in dry roasted pecans complete?

No. On its own, the protein in dry roasted pecans 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 dry roasted pecans?

About 5%. One 1 oz serving has 2.7 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170183 (Nuts, pecans, dry roasted, without salt added), 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.