Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of roast turkey contains 24.7 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 49% 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 | 24.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 29.1 g |
| Calories per serving | 135 kcal |
| Protein density | 73% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 49% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171481 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of roast turkey contains 24.7 grams of protein (29.1 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 49% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 73% of the calories in roast turkey 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, roast turkey ranks 32nd by protein per serving, and 49th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against beef heart, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (beef heart has 24.2 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.
Light and dark meat combined, skin removed.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #171481 - "Turkey, whole, meat only, cooked, roasted" (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
Roast turkey has 29.1 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 24.7 g.
Yes. Roast 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 roast turkey contains 24.7 g of protein, about 49% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Roast turkey is a very good source of protein, and about 73% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against beef heart, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (beef heart has 24.2 g per 3 oz cooked).
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