Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
5 g of protein in 1 oz (28 g) of honey ham, or 14.7 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 14.7 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 17.9 g |
| Protein per serving | 5 g in 1 oz (28 g) |
| Calories from protein | 59% |
| Protein to fat | 7.6 g per 1 g fat |
| Rank in meats, per 100 kcal | 54th of 133 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 316th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 10% per serving |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
One 1 oz, 5 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of honey ham brings 14.7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 54th of the 133 meats in this database and 150th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 17.9 g per 100 g ranks 115th in its group.
About 59% of the calories in honey ham come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Weight for weight, honey ham has 7.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (17.9 g against 2.37 g per 100 g).
Set against turkey hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (turkey hot dog has 5.5 g per 1 hot dog).
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 weight at 28 g, and it covers about 10% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 17.9 g | 122 kcal |
| 1 oz (serving used here) | 28 g | 5 g | 34 kcal |
| 1.94 oz (1 serving) | 55 g | 9.8 g | 67 kcal |
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
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Quick answers
17.9 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 5 g.
14.7 g. That figure divides its 17.9 g of protein per 100 g by its 122 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Yes. The protein in honey ham supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
About 10%. One 1 oz serving has 5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #174611 (Ham, honey, smoked, 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.