How much protein is in chocolate milk (whole)?

Chocolate milk (whole) has 3.2 g of protein per 100 g and 8 g per 1 cup (250 g). That is 3.9 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 170879, “Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

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Calories in chocolate milk (whole)

USDA FoodData Central record for “Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other milk and milk alternatives rows.

The short answer

Chocolate milk (whole): 83 kcal per 100 g. 1 cup (250 g) is 208 kcal with 8 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 170879, "Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	83 kcal	100%
Protein	3.2 g	15%
Fat	3.4 g	36%
Carbohydrate	10.3 g	49%

Chocolate milk (whole) is 83 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 15% comes from protein, 36% from fat and 49% from carbohydrate. That works out to 3.9 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.

Per serving

The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
100 g	100 g	83	3.2 g	3.4 g	10.3 g
1 cup	250 g	208	8 g	8.5 g	25.8 g
1 fl oz	31 g	26	1 g	1.1 g	3.2 g
1 quart	1000 g	830	32 g	34 g	103 g

Compared with other milk and milk alternatives

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Whole milk	61	3.2 g	149 kcal · 1 cup
2% milk	50	3.3 g	122 kcal · 1 cup
Skim milk	34	3.4 g	83 kcal · 1 cup
Chocolate milk (whole)	83	3.2 g	208 kcal · 1 cup
Unsweetened almond milk	15	0.4 g	39 kcal · 1 cup
Sweetened vanilla almond milk	38	0.4 g	91 kcal · 1 cup

Other tables in dairy and egg products

The same numbers for the foods this one usually shares a plate — or a shopping list — with.

Questions about chocolate milk (whole)

How many calories are in chocolate milk (whole)?: Chocolate milk (whole): 83 kcal per 100 g. 1 cup (250 g) is 208 kcal with 8 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 170879, "Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D".
How much protein is in chocolate milk (whole)?: Chocolate milk (whole) has 3.2 g of protein per 100 g and 8 g per 1 cup (250 g). That is 3.9 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 170879, “Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

How calorie.one logs it

Type “chocolate milk (whole)” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D” — estimates the grams, and shows the line with its USDA label. You correct the amount; the per-100 g figure is never guessed. That split between recognition and arithmetic is the whole methodology. For the numbers in context, read How much protein do you need per day?.