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Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of ground turkey contains 23.3 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 47% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 23.3 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 27.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 173 kcal |
| Protein density | 54% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 47% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171506 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of ground turkey contains 23.3 grams of protein (27.4 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 47% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 54% of the calories in ground turkey, 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 133 meats in the database, ground turkey ranks 51st by protein per serving, and 73rd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against rotisserie chicken, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (rotisserie chicken has 22.8 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.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171506 - "Turkey, Ground, cooked" (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 has 27.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 23.3 g.
Yes. Ground turkey 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 contains 23.3 g of protein, about 47% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Ground turkey is a very good source of protein, and about 54% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against rotisserie chicken, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (rotisserie chicken has 22.8 g per 3 oz cooked).
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