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Protein in parmesan: 35.8 g per 100 g

There are 10.1 g of protein in 1 oz of parmesan (28.35 g). 100 g of parmesan has 35.8 g of protein and 392 kcal. The values come from USDA FoodData Central, and the lookup below works out any other amount.

Protein

10.1g protein

in 1 oz of parmesan (28.35 g)

35.8 g of protein and 392 kcal in 100 g

9.1 g of protein per 100 kcal

USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 170848

Protein in parmesan per portion

Protein in each portion the USDA record lists, and in 100 g:

Protein in parmesan per portion
Portion	Weight	Protein
1 oz of parmesan	28.35 g	10.1 g
1 cubic inch of parmesan	10.3 g	3.7 g
100 g of parmesan	100 g	35.8 g

Protein per 100 kcal

There are 9.1 g of protein in every 100 kcal of parmesan. When your appetite is small, this number shows how much protein a food brings for the energy it takes up. In our table of 50 foods ranked by protein per 100 g, this food is number 1.

Parmesan compared with similar foods

Protein per 100 g and per 100 kcal, from the USDA record of each food:

Parmesan compared with similar foods
Food	Protein per 100 g	Protein per 100 kcal
Parmesan	35.8 g	9.1 g
Cheddar	23.3 g	5.7 g
Mozzarella	22.2 g	7.4 g
Beef jerky	33.2 g	8.1 g

See all 50 foods ranked by protein in the protein in foods table. For the published protein reference for your body weight, see the protein calculator.

About these values

The record is hard parmesan in a piece. Grated parmesan has its own record. The USDA record is "Cheese, parmesan, hard" (SR Legacy, FDC ID 170848). It gives 35.75 g of protein and 392 kcal per 100 g.

Protein in a portion is its weight times the protein per 100 g, divided by 100. For 1 oz of parmesan: 28.35 × 35.75 ÷ 100 = 10.1 g. Values on this page are rounded to 0.1 g.

A packaged food's own label can differ from the USDA average. When you have the label, its numbers are the ones for that product.