How much protein is in sweet corn?

Sweet corn has 3.3 g of protein per 100 g and 4.7 g per 1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields (143 g). That is 3.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 169998, “Corn, sweet, yellow, raw” (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 sweet corn

USDA FoodData Central record for “Corn, sweet, yellow, raw” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other everyday vegetables rows.

The short answer

Sweet corn: 86 kcal per 100 g. 1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields (143 g) is 123 kcal with 4.7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 169998, "Corn, sweet, yellow, raw".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	86 kcal	100%
Protein	3.3 g	13%
Fat	1.4 g	13%
Carbohydrate	18.7 g	74%

Sweet corn is 86 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 13% comes from protein, 13% from fat and 74% from carbohydrate. That works out to 3.8 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	86	3.3 g	1.4 g	18.7 g
1 cup	145 g	125	4.8 g	2 g	27.1 g
1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields	143 g	123	4.7 g	2 g	26.7 g
1 ear, medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) yields	102 g	88	3.4 g	1.4 g	19.1 g
1 ear, small (5-1/2" to 6-1/2" long)	73 g	63	2.4 g	1 g	13.7 g

Compared with other everyday vegetables

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Raw carrots	41	0.9 g	52 kcal · 1 cup chopped
Raw tomatoes	18	0.9 g	32 kcal · 1 cup, chopped or sliced
Raw cucumber	15	0.7 g	45 kcal · 1 cucumber (8-1/4")
Raw onions	40	1.1 g	64 kcal · 1 cup, chopped
Raw red bell pepper	26	1 g	39 kcal · 1 cup, chopped
Raw white mushrooms	22	3.1 g	15 kcal · 1 cup, pieces or slices
Sweet corn	86	3.3 g	123 kcal · 1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields
Green peas	81	5.4 g	117 kcal · 1 cup

Worth knowing

Corn is a grain, not a green: at 86 kcal per 100 g raw it is closer to potato than to broccoli, and one large ear is about 125 kcal before butter.

Other tables in vegetables and vegetable products

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

Questions about sweet corn

How many calories are in sweet corn?: Sweet corn: 86 kcal per 100 g. 1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields (143 g) is 123 kcal with 4.7 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 169998, "Corn, sweet, yellow, raw".
How much protein is in sweet corn?: Sweet corn has 3.3 g of protein per 100 g and 4.7 g per 1 ear, large (7-3/4" to 9" long) yields (143 g). That is 3.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 169998, “Corn, sweet, yellow, raw” (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 “sweet corn” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Corn, sweet, yellow, raw” — 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 to track mixed meals accurately with AI.