Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of tripe contains 10.7 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 21% 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 | 10.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 12.6 g |
| Calories per serving | 76 kcal |
| Protein density | 57% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 21% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #2706162 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of tripe contains 10.7 grams of protein (12.6 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 21% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 57% of the calories in tripe come from protein, which makes it very 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, tripe ranks 108th by protein per serving, and 304th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against bratwurst, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.9 g less protein (bratwurst has 11.6 g per 1 link).
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.
Mostly collagen, so its protein is low in the essential amino acid tryptophan compared with muscle meat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #2706162 - "Tripe" (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
Tripe has 12.6 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 10.7 g.
Yes. Tripe 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 tripe contains 10.7 g of protein, about 21% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Tripe is a good source of protein, and about 57% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against bratwurst, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.9 g less protein (bratwurst has 11.6 g per 1 link).
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