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Protein content

Protein in Rabbit

25.8 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of rabbit, or 14.8 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.

25.8 g
per 3 oz cooked

Protein by the numbers

Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.

Protein 59% of caloriesOther 41%
Protein figures for Rabbit, per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Protein per 100 kcal14.8 g
Protein per 100 g30.4 g
Protein per serving25.8 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g)
Calories from protein59%
Protein to fat3.6 g per 1 g fat
Leucine per serving2.01 g
Rank in meats, per 100 kcal51st of 133
Rank of all foods, per 100 g50th of 796
Share of 50 g Daily Value52% per serving
Protein qualityComplete protein

One 3 oz cooked, 25.8 g protein.

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Protein rank and density: rabbit

Every 100 kcal of rabbit brings 14.8 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 51st of the 133 meats in this database and 145th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 30.4 g per 100 g ranks 19th in its group.

About 59% of the calories in rabbit 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, rabbit has 3.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (30.4 g against 8.41 g per 100 g).

Set against chicken breast with skin, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (chicken breast with skin has 25.3 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 52% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.

Serving sizes

Protein in common portions of rabbit

Protein and calories in Rabbit for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
PortionWeightProteinCalories
100 g100 g30.4 g206 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)85 g25.8 g175 kcal
1 piece, cooked (yield from 1 lb raw meat, boneless)299 g90.9 g616 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 rabbit

The nine essential amino acids in Rabbit, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acidPer 100 gPer servingmg per g protein
leucine2.37 g2.01 g78
lysine2.66 g2.26 g88
valine1.54 g1.31 g51
isoleucine1.44 g1.22 g47
threonine1.36 g1.16 g45
phenylalanine1.25 g1.06 g41
methionine0.76 g0.65 g25
histidine0.852 g0.72 g28
tryptophan0.401 g0.34 g13

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
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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Quick answers

Rabbit protein questions

How much protein is in 100 g of rabbit?

30.4 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 25.8 g.

How much protein do you get per 100 calories of rabbit?

14.8 g. That figure divides its 30.4 g of protein per 100 g by its 206 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.

Is the protein in rabbit complete?

Yes. The protein in rabbit 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 rabbit?

About 52%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 25.8 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.

Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #174346 (Game meat, rabbit, domesticated, composite of cuts, cooked, stewed), 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.