Protein content
A 1/2 fruit serving of avocado contains 2 g of protein - only a minor source of protein, about 4% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.
| Serving | 1/2 fruit (100 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 2 g |
| Calories per serving | 160 kcal |
| Protein density | 5% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 4% |
| Protein quality | Incomplete protein |
| Category | Fruits |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171705 |
A typical 1/2 fruit serving of avocado contains 2 grams of protein (2 g per 100 g), which makes it only a minor source of protein. That covers roughly 4% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Only about 5% of the calories in avocado 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.
Among the 71 fruits in the database, avocado ranks 9th by protein per serving, and 657th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against boiled plantain, another fruit entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (boiled plantain has 1.5 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 above is counted by piece at 100 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171705 - "Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Avocado has 2 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1/2 fruit serving (100 g) provides 2 g.
No. Avocado is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other protein sources across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids.
A 1/2 fruit serving of avocado contains 2 g of protein, about 4% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Avocado is only a minor source of protein, and about 5% of its calories come from protein, which makes it more of an energy food than a protein food. Set against boiled plantain, another fruit entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (boiled plantain has 1.5 g per 1 cup).
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