Protein content
A 3 oz serving of snails (escargot) contains 13.7 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 27% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 13.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 16.1 g |
| Calories per serving | 77 kcal |
| Protein density | 72% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 27% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #167744 |
A typical 3 oz serving of snails (escargot) contains 13.7 grams of protein (16.1 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 27% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 72% of the calories in snails (escargot) come from protein, which makes it extremely 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, snails (escargot) ranks 106th by protein per serving, and 266th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against tuna pouch, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (tuna pouch has 14.3 g per 1 pouch).
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 #167744 - "Mollusks, snail, raw" (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
Snails (escargot) has 16.1 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz serving (85 g) provides 13.7 g.
Yes. Snails (escargot) 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 serving of snails (escargot) contains 13.7 g of protein, about 27% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Snails (escargot) is a good source of protein, and about 72% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against tuna pouch, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (tuna pouch has 14.3 g per 1 pouch).
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