Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of sweetbreads contains 19.1 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 38% 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 | 19.1 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 22.5 g |
| Calories per serving | 105 kcal |
| Protein density | 73% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 38% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #2706158 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of sweetbreads contains 19.1 grams of protein (22.5 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 38% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 73% of the calories in sweetbreads 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, sweetbreads ranks 96th by protein per serving, and 181st out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against baby back ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (baby back ribs has 19.6 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 #2706158 - "Sweetbreads" (Survey (FNDDS), published 10/31/2024). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Sweetbreads has 22.5 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 19.1 g.
Yes. Sweetbreads 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 sweetbreads contains 19.1 g of protein, about 38% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Sweetbreads is a very good source of protein, and about 73% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against baby back ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (baby back ribs has 19.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
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