Protein in Sweetened condensed milk

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 10% of caloriesOther 90%

Protein figures for Sweetened condensed milk, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal	2.5 g
Protein per 100 g	7.91 g
Protein per serving	3 g in 2 tbsp (38.2 g)
Calories from protein	10%
Protein to fat	0.9 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving	0.3 g
Rank in dairy foods, per 100 kcal	76th of 81
Rank of all foods, per 100 g	512th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value	6% per serving
Protein quality	Complete protein

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Servings

One 2 tbsp, 3 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: sweetened condensed milk

Every 100 kcal of sweetened condensed milk brings 2.5 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 76th of the 81 dairy foods in this database and 652nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 7.91 g per 100 g ranks 53rd in its group.

Only about 10% of the calories in sweetened condensed milk 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 sweetened condensed milk: 8.7 g of fat per 100 g against 7.91 g of protein, a ratio of 0.9 to 1.

Set against liquid whey, another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.9 g more protein (liquid whey has 2.1 g per 1 cup).

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 38.2 g, and it covers about 6% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Heavily sweetened, so it is used as an ingredient rather than a drink.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of sweetened condensed milk

Protein and calories in Sweetened condensed milk for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion	Weight	Protein	Calories
100 g	100 g	7.91 g	321 kcal
2 tbsp (serving used here)	38.2 g	3 g	123 kcal
1 cup	306 g	24.2 g	982 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 sweetened condensed milk

The nine essential amino acids in Sweetened condensed milk, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid	Per 100 g	Per serving	mg per g protein
leucine	0.775 g	0.3 g	98
lysine	0.627 g	0.24 g	79
valine	0.529 g	0.2 g	67
isoleucine	0.479 g	0.18 g	61
threonine	0.357 g	0.14 g	45
phenylalanine	0.382 g	0.15 g	48
methionine	0.198 g	0.08 g	25
histidine	0.214 g	0.08 g	27
tryptophan	0.112 g	0.04 g	14

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

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Swap for more protein per calorie

Frozen yogurt - 2.5 g per 100 kcal, 7 g per 1 cup
Liquid whey - 3.1 g per 100 kcal, 2.1 g per 1 cup
Neufchatel cheese - 3.6 g per 100 kcal, 2.6 g per 1 oz

Closest in protein per calorie

Half and half - 2.4 g per 100 kcal, 0.5 g per 1 tbsp
Cream cheese - 1.8 g per 100 kcal, 1.7 g per 1 oz
Light cream - 1.5 g per 100 kcal, 0.4 g per 1 tbsp
Sweet whey powder - 3.7 g per 100 kcal, 1 g per 1 tbsp

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Sweetened condensed milk protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of sweetened condensed milk?

7.91 g. The 2 tbsp serving used on this page weighs 38.2 g and so carries 3 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of sweetened condensed milk?

2.5 g. That figure divides its 7.91 g of protein per 100 g by its 321 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in sweetened condensed milk complete?

Yes. The protein in sweetened condensed 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 sweetened condensed milk?

About 6%. One 2 tbsp serving has 3 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171275 (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened), 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.