Every 100 kcal of sweet cherries brings 1.7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 24th of the 71 fruits in this database and 725th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 1.06 g per 100 g ranks 29th in its group.
Only about 7% of the calories in sweet cherries come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It is worth eating for other reasons; the protein it adds to a day is incidental.
USDA lists 0.2 g of fat per 100 g of sweet cherries, too little for a protein-to-fat ratio to mean much.
Set against blueberries, another fruit entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (blueberries has 1.1 g per 1 cup).
It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving quoted here is measured by volume at 154 g, and it covers about 3% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of sweet cherries
Protein and calories in Sweet cherries for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
1.06 g
63 kcal
1 cup pitted (serving used here)
154 g
1.6 g
97 kcal
1 cup, with pits, yields
138 g
1.5 g
87 kcal
1 cherry
8.2 g
0.1 g
5 kcal
1 NLEA serving
140 g
1.5 g
88 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 sweet cherries
The nine essential amino acids in Sweet cherries, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
0.03 g
0.05 g
28
lysine
0.032 g
0.05 g
30
valine
0.024 g
0.04 g
23
isoleucine
0.02 g
0.03 g
19
threonine
0.022 g
0.03 g
21
phenylalanine
0.024 g
0.04 g
23
methionine
0.01 g
0.02 g
9
histidine
0.015 g
0.02 g
14
tryptophan
0.009 g
0.01 g
8
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.
Related
Other fruits by protein per calorie
Swap for more protein per calorie
Clementine - 1.8 g per 100 kcal, 0.6 g per 1 fruit
Jackfruit - 1.8 g per 100 kcal, 2.6 g per 1 cup pieces
Grapefruit - 1.8 g per 100 kcal, 1.8 g per 1 cup sections
1.06 g. The 1 cup pitted serving used on this page weighs 154 g and so carries 1.6 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of sweet cherries?
1.7 g. That figure divides its 1.06 g of protein per 100 g by its 63 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in sweet cherries complete?
No. On its own, the protein in sweet cherries is short of at least one essential amino acid; other protein sources across the day fill the gap.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of sweet cherries?
About 3%. One 1 cup pitted serving has 1.6 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171719 (Cherries, sweet, 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.