Protein content
A 1 large serving of poached egg contains 6.3 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 13% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 large (50 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 6.3 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 12.5 g |
| Calories per serving | 72 kcal |
| Protein density | 35% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 13% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Eggs |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #172186 |
A typical 1 large serving of poached egg contains 6.3 grams of protein (12.5 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 35% of the calories in poached egg, 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 20 eggs in the database, poached egg ranks 10th by protein per serving, and 418th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against egg, another egg entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.1 g more protein (egg has 6.2 g per 1 large).
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 50 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 #172186 - "Egg, whole, cooked, poached" (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
Poached egg has 12.5 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 large serving (50 g) provides 6.3 g.
Yes. Poached egg 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 large serving of poached egg contains 6.3 g of protein, about 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Poached egg is a moderate source of protein, and about 35% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against egg, another egg entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.1 g more protein (egg has 6.2 g per 1 large).
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