Protein content
A 1 large serving of egg contains 6.2 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 12% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 large (50 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 6.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 12.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 74 kcal |
| Protein density | 34% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 12% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Eggs |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #748967 |
A typical 1 large serving of egg contains 6.2 grams of protein (12.4 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 12% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 34% of the calories in egg, making it moderately 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, egg ranks 14th by protein per serving, and 424th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against fried egg, another egg entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.1 g less protein (fried egg has 6.3 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.
Rich in leucine, the amino acid that most strongly triggers muscle-protein synthesis. Eggs are a benchmark reference for protein quality.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #748967 - "Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole" (Foundation, published 12/16/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Egg has 12.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 large serving (50 g) provides 6.2 g.
Yes. 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 egg contains 6.2 g of protein, about 12% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Egg is a moderate source of protein, and about 34% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against fried egg, another egg entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.1 g less protein (fried egg has 6.3 g per 1 large).
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