Every 100 kcal of whelk brings 17.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 53rd of the 121 seafood in this database and 91st of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 47.7 g per 100 g ranks 3rd in its group.
About 69% of the calories in whelk 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, whelk has 59.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (47.7 g against 0.8 g per 100 g).
Set against conch, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 7.1 g more protein (conch has 33.4 g per 1 cup sliced).
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 81% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of whelk
Protein and calories in Whelk for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
47.7 g
275 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
40.5 g
234 kcal
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in whelk
The nine essential amino acids in Whelk, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
3.81 g
3.24 g
80
lysine
2.93 g
2.49 g
61
valine
2.08 g
1.77 g
44
isoleucine
1.66 g
1.41 g
35
threonine
2.14 g
1.82 g
45
phenylalanine
1.65 g
1.4 g
35
methionine
1.2 g
1.02 g
25
histidine
0.977 g
0.83 g
20
tryptophan
0.618 g
0.53 g
13
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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Flounder - 17.7 g per 100 kcal, 12.9 g per 3 oz cooked
47.7 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 40.5 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of whelk?
17.3 g. That figure divides its 47.7 g of protein per 100 g by its 275 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in whelk complete?
Yes. The protein in whelk 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 whelk?
About 81%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 40.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #171984 (Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat), 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.