Protein content
A 1 oz serving of sweetened shredded coconut contains 0.9 g of protein - only a minor source of protein, about 2% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is more of an energy food than a protein food.
| Serving | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 0.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 3.13 g |
| Calories per serving | 128 kcal |
| Protein density | 3% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 2% |
| Protein quality | Incomplete protein |
| Category | Nuts |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #170577 |
A typical 1 oz serving of sweetened shredded coconut contains 0.9 grams of protein (3.13 g per 100 g), which makes it only a minor source of protein. That covers roughly 2% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Only about 3% of the calories in sweetened shredded coconut come from protein, so it is more of an energy food than a protein food. It is worth eating for other reasons; the protein it adds to a day is incidental.
Among the 31 nuts in the database, sweetened shredded coconut ranks 30th by protein per serving, and 738th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against beechnuts, another nut entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g less protein (beechnuts has 1.7 g per 1 oz).
It is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other plant foods across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids. The serving above is measured by weight at 28 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #170577 - "Nuts, coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged" (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
Sweetened shredded coconut has 3.13 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 0.9 g.
No. Sweetened shredded coconut is an incomplete protein on its own; pairing it with other protein sources across the day covers the full range of essential amino acids.
A 1 oz serving of sweetened shredded coconut contains 0.9 g of protein, about 2% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Sweetened shredded coconut is only a minor source of protein, and about 3% of its calories come from protein, which makes it more of an energy food than a protein food. Set against beechnuts, another nut entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g less protein (beechnuts has 1.7 g per 1 oz).
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