Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of carp contains 19.5 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 39% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 19.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 22.9 g |
| Calories per serving | 138 kcal |
| Protein density | 57% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 39% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #174185 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of carp contains 19.5 grams of protein (22.9 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 39% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 57% of the calories in carp 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.
Among the 121 seafood in the database, carp ranks 64th by protein per serving, and 174th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against alaska pollock, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (alaska pollock has 20 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 above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #174185 - "Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat" (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
Carp has 22.9 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 19.5 g.
Yes. Carp 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.
A 3 oz cooked serving of carp contains 19.5 g of protein, about 39% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Carp is a very good source of protein, and about 57% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against alaska pollock, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (alaska pollock has 20 g per 3 oz cooked).
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