Protein in Eggs
Also Protein Grams in Dairy Products
Cheese, Butter, Whipped Topping
Ice Cream, Yogurt, Milk
Written by Sky Taylor, Diet Bites
Protein Grams in Eggs
Based on one Raw, Whole Egg
100 Grams of Egg = 12.56 g
1 Large Egg = 6.28 g
Extra Large = 7.03 g
Jumbo = 7.91 g
1 Cup of Raw Eggs = 30.52 g
Medium Size = 5.53 g
Small = 4.77 g
One large egg white contains 3.60 grams of protein while the yolk holds 2.70 grams.
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Every Little Bit Adds Up to Significant Values
While you won't find an astounding amount of protein grams in most common dairy food selections - you will find a trace here, a few grams there - and at times, quite a lot of grams, such as those 14 impressive ones in cottage cheese.
Every one of those throughout the day adds up towards your recommended total. If you're female, that's about 46 and if you're male - that's about 56 per day.
The Official American Food Pyramid recommends two to three serving of dairy foods per day - or about three cups. If those three cups equal three servings of cottage cheese, then we're more than halfway to meeting our daily recommendation.
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If they involve whole or reduced fat milks - then we're at about half our way in satisfying the recommendations.
Dieters Like to Cut the Cheese
Seriously, they do. This is because it contains a lot of fatty acid attributes and where fat is involved, an increase in caloric values is never far behind.
Therefore, it's good to know that even the reduced fat varieties contain about the same amount of protein gram benefits as the full blown. So if you're a cheese lover and you're having difficulty eradicating it from your weight loss plan, perhaps it's time to rethink your strategy. While full-blown might be too fatty, a reduced variety can keep helping you reduce - without sacrificing.
While the fat free versions of cheese, as well as other dairy foods lack the texture and flavors of their fattier peers, those that reside in the middle of the pack are quite nice.
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On that note, let's review the amount of protein grams found in common dairy foods generally found in the typical American kitchen.
Protein in Eggs, Cheese, Dairy Foods
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SELECTION BASED on 1 OZ UNLESS NOTED |
PROTEIN g |
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American |
6.2 |
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Brick |
6.5 |
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Caraway |
7 |
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Blue |
7 |
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Cheddar |
7 |
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Colby |
6.7 |
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Cottage Cheese-Creamed, 1/2 cup |
14 |
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Cottage Cheese-Low Fat 1%, 1/2 cup |
14 |
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Cream Cheese |
2.1 |
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Edam |
7 |
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Feta |
4 |
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Fontina |
7.2 |
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Gouda |
7 |
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Gruyere |
8.5 |
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Butter - Salted, 2 Teaspoons |
trace |
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Butter-Whipped, 2 Teaspoons |
trace |
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Half-and-Half, 2 Tablespoons |
.9 |
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Heavy Cream, 2 Tablespoons |
.6 |
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Light Cream, 2 Tablespoons |
.8 |
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Nondairy Creamer, 1 Tablespoon |
trace |
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Sour Cream, 2 Tablespoons |
.9 |
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Egg Substitute, 1/4 cup |
5 |
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Eggs, 1 large |
6 |
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Buttermilk, 1 cup |
8.1 |
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1% Milk, 1 cup |
8 |
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2% Milk, 1 cup |
8.1 |
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Skim Milk, 1 cup |
9.7 |
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Whole Milk, 1 cup |
8 |
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Lowfat Yogurt, 1 cup |
9 |
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Whole Milk Yogurt, 1 cup |
13.1 |
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