Every 100 kcal of roast turkey with skin brings 15.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 44th of the 133 meats in this database and 135th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 28.6 g per 100 g ranks 41st in its group.
About 61% of the calories in roast turkey with skin come from protein, which makes it extremely 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, roast turkey with skin has 3.9 g of protein for each gram of fat (28.6 g against 7.39 g per 100 g).
Set against country-style pork ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (country-style pork ribs has 24.8 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 49% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of roast turkey with skin
Protein and calories in Roast turkey with skin for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
28.6 g
189 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
24.3 g
161 kcal
1 bird
3812 g
1090.2 g
7205 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 roast turkey with skin
The nine essential amino acids in Roast turkey with skin, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.92 g
1.63 g
67
lysine
2.28 g
1.94 g
80
valine
0.902 g
0.77 g
32
isoleucine
0.796 g
0.68 g
28
threonine
1 g
0.85 g
35
phenylalanine
0.903 g
0.77 g
32
methionine
0.724 g
0.62 g
25
histidine
0.749 g
0.64 g
26
tryptophan
0.291 g
0.25 g
10
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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How much protein is in 100 g of roast turkey with skin?
28.6 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 24.3 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of roast turkey with skin?
15.1 g. That figure divides its 28.6 g of protein per 100 g by its 189 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in roast turkey with skin complete?
Yes. The protein in roast turkey with skin 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 roast turkey with skin?
About 49%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 24.3 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171479 (Turkey, whole, meat and skin, 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.