100-Calorie Portions of Foods Rich in Protein

Food materials

Approximate measure of

100-calorie portions

Number of calories furnished by protein

Weight in ounces as bought

Beef, lean round.........

54.5

2.5

Cheese

Dairy (cheddar).......

1-inch cube.........

24.2

.8

Cottage..............

1/3 cupful..........

76.2

3.2

Chickens, broilers

79.6

5.5

Codfish

Salted................

97.3

4.4

Dressed fresh.........

96.0

7.6

Eggs in shell............

1 very large or 1 1/3 average..........

36.2

2.7

Fowls..................

34.5

2.1

Ham

Smoked..............

29.7

1.5

Fresh lean............

44.0

1.6

Lamb

Fore quarter..........

24.2

1.4

Hind quarter ...........................

31.4

1.7

Milk

Whole................

2/3 cupful, scant....

19.0

5.1

Skimmed.............

1 1/8 cupfuls.......

37.0

9.6

Salmon Canned...............

1/2 cupful, scant.....

44.5

2.4

Fresh................

43.3

2.5

Veakm keab .......................

54.1

3.0