Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
7.8 g of protein in 1 oz (28 g) of prosciutto, or 14.3 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 | 14.3 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 27.8 g |
| Protein per serving | 7.8 g in 1 oz (28 g) |
| Calories from protein | 57% |
| Protein to fat | 3.3 g per 1 g fat |
| Rank in meats, per 100 kcal | 60th of 133 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 97th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 16% per serving |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
One 1 oz, 7.8 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of prosciutto brings 14.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 60th of the 133 meats in this database and 158th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 27.8 g per 100 g ranks 52nd in its group.
About 57% of the calories in prosciutto 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, prosciutto has 3.3 g of protein for each gram of fat (27.8 g against 8.32 g per 100 g).
Set against pork breakfast sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (pork breakfast sausage has 8.5 g per 2 links).
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 16% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Dry-cured rather than cooked, which concentrates both protein and salt into a thin slice.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 27.8 g | 195 kcal |
| 1 oz (serving used here) | 28 g | 7.8 g | 55 kcal |
| 1 thin slice | 9.2 g | 2.6 g | 18 kcal |
| 1 cup | 56 g | 15.6 g | 109 kcal |
| 1 surface inch | 0.4 g | 0.1 g | 1 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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Highest-protein meats per serving · Most protein-dense foods · Highest protein per 100 g
Quick answers
27.8 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 7.8 g.
14.3 g. That figure divides its 27.8 g of protein per 100 g by its 195 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Yes. The protein in prosciutto supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
About 16%. One 1 oz serving has 7.8 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #2705879 (Ham, prosciutto), FNDDS survey 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.