Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
10.7 g of protein in 3 oz cooked (85 g) of tripe, or 14.2 g for every 100 kcal it supplies.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Protein per 100 kcal | 14.2 g |
|---|---|
| Protein per 100 g | 12.6 g |
| Protein per serving | 10.7 g in 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
| Calories from protein | 57% |
| Protein to fat | 3.3 g per 1 g fat |
| Rank in meats, per 100 kcal | 62nd of 133 |
| Rank of all foods, per 100 g | 394th of 796 |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 21% per serving |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
One 3 oz cooked, 10.7 g protein.
Every 100 kcal of tripe brings 14.2 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 62nd of the 133 meats in this database and 163rd of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 12.6 g per 100 g ranks 129th in its group.
About 57% of the calories in tripe 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, tripe has 3.3 g of protein for each gram of fat (12.6 g against 3.85 g per 100 g).
Set against bratwurst, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.9 g less protein (bratwurst has 11.6 g per 1 link).
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 21% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Mostly collagen, so its protein is low in the essential amino acid tryptophan compared with muscle meat.
Serving sizes
| Portion | Weight | Protein | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 12.6 g | 89 kcal |
| 3 oz cooked (serving used here) | 85 g | 10.7 g | 76 kcal |
| 1 cup | 140 g | 17.6 g | 125 kcal |
| 1 oz yields | 16 g | 2 g | 14 kcal |
| 1 cubic inch, cooked | 18 g | 2.3 g | 16 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
12.6 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 10.7 g.
14.2 g. That figure divides its 12.6 g of protein per 100 g by its 89 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Yes. The protein in tripe supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
About 21%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 10.7 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #2706162 (Tripe), 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.