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Protein content

Protein in Glutinous rice

3.5 g of protein in 1 cup cooked (174 g) of glutinous rice, or 2.1 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

3.5 g
per 1 cup cooked

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 8% of caloriesOther 92%
Protein figures for Glutinous rice, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal2.1 g
Protein per 100 g2.02 g
Protein per serving3.5 g in 1 cup cooked (174 g)
Calories from protein8%
Leucine per serving0.29 g
Rank in grains, per 100 kcal93rd of 111
Rank of all foods, per 100 g671st of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value7% per serving
Protein qualityIncomplete protein

One 1 cup cooked, 3.5 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: glutinous rice

Every 100 kcal of glutinous rice brings 2.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 93rd of the 111 grains in this database and 687th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 2.02 g per 100 g ranks 105th in its group.

Only about 8% of the calories in glutinous rice 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 0.19 g of fat per 100 g of glutinous rice, too little for a protein-to-fat ratio to mean much.

Set against bran flakes, another grain entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (bran flakes has 4 g per 1 cup).

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 174 g, and it covers about 7% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Sticky despite the name, it contains no gluten.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of glutinous rice

Protein and calories in Glutinous rice for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g2.02 g97 kcal
1 cup cooked (serving used here)174 g3.5 g169 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 glutinous rice

The nine essential amino acids in Glutinous rice, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine0.167 g0.29 g83
lysine0.073 g0.13 g36
valine0.123 g0.21 g61
isoleucine0.087 g0.15 g43
threonine0.072 g0.13 g36
phenylalanine0.108 g0.19 g53
methionine0.047 g0.08 g23
histidine0.047 g0.08 g23
tryptophan0.023 g0.04 g11

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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Quick answers

Glutinous rice protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of glutinous rice?

2.02 g. The 1 cup cooked serving used on this page weighs 174 g and so carries 3.5 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of glutinous rice?

2.1 g. That figure divides its 2.02 g of protein per 100 g by its 97 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in glutinous rice complete?

No. On its own, the protein in glutinous rice 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 glutinous rice?

About 7%. One 1 cup cooked serving has 3.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #169711 (Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked), 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.