Vegetables

How much protein is in artichoke?

One medium cooked artichoke has about 3.5 g of protein.

That's 2.9 g of protein per 100 g, or 5.5 g for every 100 calories.

Protein per serving

Protein and calories in common servings of artichoke, from USDA data.
ServingWeightProteinCalories
1 medium artichoke120 g3.5 g64
½ cup hearts84 g2.4 g45
100 g100 g2.9 g53

How artichoke compares

Other vegetables, ranked by how much protein you get per 100 calories.

FoodProtein per 100 gProtein per 100 calories
Mushroomswhite, raw 3.1 g 14 g
Spinachraw 2.9 g 12 g
Asparagusboiled 2.4 g 11 g
Kaleraw 2.9 g 8.3 g
Cauliflowerboiled 1.8 g 8 g
Brussels sproutsboiled 2.6 g 7.1 g
Zucchiniraw, with skin 1.2 g 7.1 g
Broccoliboiled 2.4 g 6.8 g
Green beansboiled 1.9 g 5.4 g
Cornsweet yellow, boiled 3.4 g 3.6 g
Potatobaked, with skin 2.5 g 2.7 g
Carrotsraw 0.9 g 2.3 g
Sweet potatobaked in skin 2 g 2.2 g

How it fits into a meal

For building muscle, Schoenfeld and Aragon's 2018 review of the research suggests about 0.4 g of protein per kilogram of body weight at each meal, spread over at least four meals a day. At 170 lb (77 kg), that's about 31 g a meal. One medium cooked artichoke covers about 11% of that.

Work out your own daily and per-meal target with the protein calculator.

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central ("Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt", FDC ID 168386). Actual values vary by brand, recipe and cooking method, so treat these numbers as close estimates.