A typical serving of tempeh (1 cup, 166 g) has about 319 calories. Per 100 g: 192 kcal, 20.3 g protein, 7.6 g carbs, 10.8 g fat. That serving also brings 33.7 g of protein. The energy comes from a mix of carbs, fat, and protein.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 166 g | 319 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 192 kcal |
Fermented whole soybeans, denser than tofu: nearly 19 g of protein per 100 g. On the energy-density scale, 192 kcal per 100 g puts tempeh at the moderate end. Protein density is strong: about 10.6 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (1 cup, 166 g) has about 319 calories, and 100 g has 192 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 20.3 g of protein in 100 g of tempeh, which works out to about 33.7 g per serving (1 cup). That is a genuinely high protein share for the calories.
Yes, in the plain arithmetic sense: 10.8 g of fat per 100 g supplies about 51% of the calories. Whether that fits your day depends on your totals, not on the food alone.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 174272 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 174272 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
