Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of ground turkey (fat free) contains 26.9 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 54% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 26.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 31.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 128 kcal |
| Protein density | 84% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 54% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #172848 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of ground turkey (fat free) contains 26.9 grams of protein (31.7 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 54% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 84% of the calories in ground turkey (fat free) 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 133 meats in the database, ground turkey (fat free) ranks 11th by protein per serving, and 18th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against beef chuck roast, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (beef chuck roast has 26.4 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.
Made from skinless breast, which is why it beats standard ground turkey on protein per calorie.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #172848 - "Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles" (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
Ground turkey (fat free) has 31.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 26.9 g.
Yes. Ground turkey (fat free) 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 ground turkey (fat free) contains 26.9 g of protein, about 54% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Ground turkey (fat free) is an excellent source of protein, and about 84% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against beef chuck roast, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (beef chuck roast has 26.4 g per 3 oz cooked).
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