Every 100 kcal of baby back ribs brings 7.9 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 108th of the 133 meats in this database and 311th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 23 g per 100 g ranks 98th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 32% of the calories in baby back ribs, making it moderately 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, baby back ribs has 1.1 g of protein for each gram of fat (23 g against 21.5 g per 100 g).
Set against beef ribeye steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (beef ribeye steak has 20.1 g per 3 oz cooked).
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 85 g, and it covers about 39% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of baby back ribs
Protein and calories in Baby back ribs for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
23 g
292 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
19.6 g
248 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 baby back ribs
The nine essential amino acids in Baby back ribs, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.89 g
1.61 g
82
lysine
2.05 g
1.74 g
89
valine
1.16 g
0.99 g
50
isoleucine
1.09 g
0.93 g
47
threonine
1.01 g
0.86 g
44
phenylalanine
0.956 g
0.81 g
42
methionine
0.631 g
0.54 g
27
histidine
0.936 g
0.8 g
41
tryptophan
0.274 g
0.23 g
12
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.
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23 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 19.6 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of baby back ribs?
7.9 g. That figure divides its 23 g of protein per 100 g by its 292 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in baby back ribs complete?
Yes. The protein in baby back ribs 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 baby back ribs?
About 39%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 19.6 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #168300 (Pork, fresh, backribs, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted), 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.