Protein content
A 1 cake serving of crab cake contains 12.1 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 24% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 cake (60 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 12.1 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 20.2 g |
| Calories per serving | 93 kcal |
| Protein density | 52% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 24% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171967 |
A typical 1 cake serving of crab cake contains 12.1 grams of protein (20.2 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 24% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 52% of the calories in crab cake, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 121 seafood in the database, crab cake ranks 111th by protein per serving, and 290th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against flounder, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g less protein (flounder has 12.9 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 counted by piece at 60 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 #171967 - "Crustaceans, crab, blue, crab cakes, home recipe" (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
Crab cake has 20.2 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 cake serving (60 g) provides 12.1 g.
Yes. Crab cake 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 1 cake serving of crab cake contains 12.1 g of protein, about 24% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Crab cake is a good source of protein, and about 52% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against flounder, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g less protein (flounder has 12.9 g per 3 oz cooked).
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