Protein content
1.2 g of protein in 1 egg (9 g) of quail egg, or 8.2 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 8.2 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 13 g |
| Protein per serving | 1.2 g in 1 egg (9 g) |
| Calories from protein | 33% |
| Protein to fat | 1.2 g per 1 g fat |
| Leucine per serving | 0.1 g |
| Rank in eggs, per 100 kcal | 7th of 20 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 385th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 2% per serving |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
One 1 egg, 1.2 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of quail egg brings 8.2 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 7th of the 20 eggs in this database and 292nd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 13 g per 100 g ranks 8th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 33% of the calories in quail egg, 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, quail egg has 1.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (13 g against 11.1 g per 100 g).
Set against egg yolk, another egg entry in the database, a serving carries about 1.5 g less protein (egg yolk has 2.7 g per 1 large).
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 counted by piece at 9 g, and it covers about 2% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Quail eggs are tiny, so several are needed to match one chicken egg.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 13 g | 158 kcal |
| 1 egg (serving used here) | 9 g | 1.2 g | 14 kcal |
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
| Amino acid | Per 100 g | Per serving | mg per g protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| leucine | 1.15 g | 0.1 g | 88 |
| lysine | 0.881 g | 0.08 g | 68 |
| valine | 0.94 g | 0.08 g | 72 |
| isoleucine | 0.816 g | 0.07 g | 63 |
| threonine | 0.641 g | 0.06 g | 49 |
| phenylalanine | 0.737 g | 0.07 g | 57 |
| methionine | 0.421 g | 0.04 g | 32 |
| histidine | 0.315 g | 0.03 g | 24 |
| tryptophan | 0.209 g | 0.02 g | 16 |
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.
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Quick answers
13 g. The 1 egg serving used on this page weighs 9 g and so carries 1.2 g.
8.2 g. That figure divides its 13 g of protein per 100 g by its 158 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Yes. The protein in quail egg supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
About 2%. One 1 egg serving has 1.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #172191 (Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw), 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.