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Yogurt and cottage cheeseUSDA SR LegacyFDC 171284

Calories in plain whole-milk yogurt

USDA FoodData Central record for “Yogurt, plain, whole milk” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other yogurt and cottage cheese rows.

The short answer

Plain whole-milk yogurt: 61 kcal per 100 g. 1 container (6 oz) (170 g) is 104 kcal with 6 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171284, "Yogurt, plain, whole milk".

Per 100 g

NutrientPer 100 gShare of energy
Energy61 kcal100%
Protein3.5 g22%
Fat3.3 g48%
Carbohydrate4.7 g30%

Plain whole-milk yogurt is 61 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 22% comes from protein, 48% from fat and 30% from carbohydrate. That works out to 5.7 g of protein per 100 kcala 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.

ServingWeightCaloriesProteinFatCarbs
100 g100 g613.5 g3.3 g4.7 g
1 container (6 oz)170 g1046 g5.6 g8 g
1 container (8 oz)227 g1387.9 g7.5 g10.7 g
0.5 container (4 oz)113 g694 g3.7 g5.3 g
1 cup (8 fl oz)245 g1498.6 g8.1 g11.5 g

Compared with other yogurt and cottage cheese

Foodkcal / 100 gProtein / 100 gPer serving
Nonfat Greek yogurt5910.2 g100 kcal · 1 container
Plain whole-milk yogurt613.5 g104 kcal · 1 container (6 oz)
Plain low-fat yogurt635.3 g107 kcal · 1 container (6 oz)
2% cottage cheese8110.5 g183 kcal · 1 cup (not packed)

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 plain whole-milk yogurt

How many calories are in plain whole-milk yogurt?
Plain whole-milk yogurt: 61 kcal per 100 g. 1 container (6 oz) (170 g) is 104 kcal with 6 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 171284, "Yogurt, plain, whole milk".
How much protein is in plain whole-milk yogurt?
Plain whole-milk yogurt has 3.5 g of protein per 100 g and 6 g per 1 container (6 oz) (170 g). That is 5.7 g of protein per 100 kcal — a modest protein contribution.
Where do these calorie figures come from?
USDA FoodData Central record 171284, “Yogurt, plain, whole milk” (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

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