Every 100 kcal of nonfat dry milk powder brings 10 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 8th of the 81 dairy foods in this database and 253rd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 36.2 g per 100 g ranks 1st in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 40% of the calories in nonfat dry milk powder, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Weight for weight, nonfat dry milk powder has 47 g of protein for each gram of fat (36.2 g against 0.77 g per 100 g).
Set against cottage cheese (1%), another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 15.4 g more protein (cottage cheese (1%) has 28 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 120 g, and it covers about 87% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Measured as dry powder before reconstituting with water.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of nonfat dry milk powder
Protein and calories in Nonfat dry milk powder for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
36.2 g
362 kcal
1 cup (serving used here)
120 g
43.4 g
434 kcal
0.25 cup
30 g
10.9 g
109 kcal
5 tbsp
23 g
8.3 g
83 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 nonfat dry milk powder
The nine essential amino acids in Nonfat dry milk powder, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
3.54 g
4.25 g
98
lysine
2.87 g
3.44 g
79
valine
2.42 g
2.9 g
67
isoleucine
2.19 g
2.63 g
60
threonine
1.63 g
1.96 g
45
phenylalanine
1.75 g
2.1 g
48
methionine
0.907 g
1.09 g
25
histidine
0.981 g
1.18 g
27
tryptophan
0.51 g
0.61 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
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.
How much protein is in 100 g of nonfat dry milk powder?
36.2 g. The 1 cup serving used on this page weighs 120 g and so carries 43.4 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of nonfat dry milk powder?
10 g. That figure divides its 36.2 g of protein per 100 g by its 362 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in nonfat dry milk powder complete?
Yes. The protein in nonfat dry milk powder 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 nonfat dry milk powder?
About 87%. One 1 cup serving has 43.4 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #170877 (Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without 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.