Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of whelk contains 40.5 g of protein - an excellent source of protein, about 81% 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 | 40.5 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 47.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 234 kcal |
| Protein density | 69% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 81% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Seafood |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171984 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of whelk contains 40.5 grams of protein (47.7 g per 100 g), which makes it an excellent source of protein. That covers roughly 81% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 69% of the calories in whelk 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 121 seafood in the database, whelk ranks 1st by protein per serving, and 2nd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against conch, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 7.1 g more protein (conch has 33.4 g per 1 cup sliced).
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 #171984 - "Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat" (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
Whelk has 47.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 40.5 g.
Yes. Whelk 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 whelk contains 40.5 g of protein, about 81% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Whelk is an excellent source of protein, and about 69% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against conch, another seafood entry in the database, a serving carries about 7.1 g more protein (conch has 33.4 g per 1 cup sliced).
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