Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
19.1 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of sweetbreads, or 18.1 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 18.1 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 22.5 g |
| Protein per serving | 19.1 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
| Calories from protein | 73% |
| Protein to fat | 7.3 g per 1 g fat |
| Rank in meats, per 100 kcal | 22nd of 133 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 236th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 38% per serving |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
One 3 oz cooked, 19.1 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of sweetbreads brings 18.1 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 22nd of the 133 meats in this database and 79th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 22.5 g per 100 g ranks 100th in its group.
About 73% of the calories in sweetbreads 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, sweetbreads has 7.3 g of protein for each gram of fat (22.5 g against 3.08 g per 100 g).
Set against baby back ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (baby back ribs has 19.6 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 38% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 22.5 g | 124 kcal |
| 3 oz cooked (serving used here) | 85 g | 19.1 g | 105 kcal |
| 1 pair | 190 g | 42.8 g | 236 kcal |
| 1 oz yields | 20 g | 4.5 g | 25 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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Quick answers
22.5 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 19.1 g.
18.1 g. That figure divides its 22.5 g of protein per 100 g by its 124 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Yes. The protein in sweetbreads supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
About 38%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 19.1 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #2706158 (Sweetbreads), 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.