How Much Protein Is in Almonds?
7.6 g in 1/4 cup
Almonds add protein and a lot of calories in a small handful, which is useful when you are trying to gain and easy to overdo when you are not. Measure them out rather than eating from the bag.
Almonds nutrition
Values are approximate, based on USDA FoodData Central. Actual numbers vary by brand, cut, and preparation.
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Almonds, answered
Almonds has about 5.9 g of protein in 1 oz (23 almonds), and about 7.6 g in 1/4 cup.
About 162 calories in 1 oz (23 almonds), or about 208 in 1/4 cup.
Almonds are a useful contributor rather than your main protein: 1 oz (23 almonds) adds about 5.9 g, with around 15% of the calories coming from protein. Build the meal around a denser source and let almonds top them up.
Not quite. Only about 15% of the calories in almonds come from protein, short of the roughly 40% bar that counts as a high-protein food, so treat almonds as a contributor rather than a main protein source.
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