How much protein is in vanilla ice cream?

Vanilla ice cream has 3.5 g of protein per 100 g and 2.3 g per 1 serving 1/2 cup (66 g). That is 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 167575, “Ice creams, vanilla” (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 vanilla ice cream

USDA FoodData Central record for “Ice creams, vanilla” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other sugar, honey, chocolate and treats rows.

The short answer

Vanilla ice cream: 207 kcal per 100 g. 1 serving 1/2 cup (66 g) is 137 kcal with 2.3 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 167575, "Ice creams, vanilla".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	207 kcal	100%
Protein	3.5 g	7%
Fat	11 g	48%
Carbohydrate	23.6 g	46%

Vanilla ice cream is 207 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 7% comes from protein, 48% from fat and 46% from carbohydrate. That works out to 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

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	207	3.5 g	11 g	23.6 g
1 serving 1/2 cup	66 g	137	2.3 g	7.3 g	15.6 g

Compared with other sugar, honey, chocolate and treats

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Granulated sugar	387	0 g	16 kcal · 1 tsp
Honey	304	0.3 g	64 kcal · 1 tbsp
Dark chocolate (70–85%)	598	7.8 g	170 kcal · 1 oz
Vanilla ice cream	207	3.5 g	137 kcal · 1 serving 1/2 cup
Granola	489	13.7 g	597 kcal · 1 cup

Questions about vanilla ice cream

How many calories are in vanilla ice cream?: Vanilla ice cream: 207 kcal per 100 g. 1 serving 1/2 cup (66 g) is 137 kcal with 2.3 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 167575, "Ice creams, vanilla".
How much protein is in vanilla ice cream?: Vanilla ice cream has 3.5 g of protein per 100 g and 2.3 g per 1 serving 1/2 cup (66 g). That is 1.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 167575, “Ice creams, vanilla” (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 “vanilla ice cream” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Ice creams, vanilla” — 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 accurate is calorie counting, really?.