The short answer
100 g of methi leaves (raw) has 3.7 g of protein and 34 kcal.1 That's about 7% of the 50 g of protein ICMR-NIN suggests a day for a 60 kg adult.2
Nutrition in 100 g of methi leaves
| Per 100 g | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 34 kcal (144 kJ) |
| Protein | 3.7 g ± 0.4 |
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.2 g |
| Fibre | 4.9 g |
| Water | 86.7 g |
These figures are for the raw, edible part of methi leaves.
How much methi leaves for your protein?
The amounts below are worked out from IFCT's figure of 3.7 g per 100 g. To see how methi leaves fits into a whole day, add it in the day builder.
| To get | Eat about | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 10 g of protein | 272 g (raw weight) | 92 kcal |
| 20 g of protein | 543 g (raw weight) | 185 kcal |
| 30 g of protein | 815 g (raw weight) | 277 kcal |
How methi leaves compares
Methi leaves has more protein per 100 g than 40% of the 542 foods in IFCT 2017. Here it is beside the other vegetables we cover:
| Vegetables | Protein / 100 g | kcal | From protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green peas | 7.3 g | 81 | 36% |
| Moringa leaves | 6.4 g | 67 | 39% |
| Jackfruit seeds | 5.8 g | 77 | 31% |
| Methi leaves | 3.7 g | 34 | 43% |
| Mushroom | 3.7 g | 27 | 54% |
| Spinach | 2.1 g | 24 | 36% |
| Potato | 1.5 g | 70 | 9% |
Other vegetarian foods with similar protein: poha (7.4 g), dry coconut (7.3 g), ragi (7.2 g), buffalo milk (3.7 g), cow milk (3.3 g). For more protein per 100 g, try soybean (37.8 g), masoor dal (24.4 g), moong dal (23.9 g). See every food on one protein chart.
Protein quality
Vegetables add small amounts of protein; their real value is fibre, vitamins and minerals. Fresh peas, some leaves and jackfruit seeds have more protein than most.
Methi leaves in Indian languages
Names as listed in IFCT 2017, which records what the food is called in each region it was sampled from.1
- Assamese
- Methi paat
- Bengali
- Methi shak
- Gujarati
- Methi pandada
- Hindi
- Methi sag
- Kannada
- Menthya soppu
- Malayalam
- Uluva ila
- Marathi
- Methi sag
- Odia
- Methi sag
- Punjabi
- Methi di patte
- Telugu
- Menthikoora
- Tamil
- Vendhaiya keerai
- Urdu
- Methi
Common questions
How much protein is in 100 g of methi leaves?
3.7 g, according to the Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 from ICMR-NIN. That's for raw methi leaves, per 100 g of the edible part. 100 g also gives 34 kcal.
How much methi leaves gives 20 g of protein?
About 543 g (raw weight). That's roughly 40% of the 50 g a day ICMR-NIN suggests for a 60 kg adult.
Is methi leaves a good source of protein?
43% of its calories come from protein, and it has more protein per 100 g than 40% of the 542 foods in IFCT 2017. Vegetables add small amounts of protein; their real value is fibre, vitamins and minerals.
References
- Longvah T, Ananthan R, Bhaskarachary K, Venkaiah K. Indian Food Composition Tables 2017. National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad. nin.res.in. Read through the open-data copy by Subhajit Sahu (ifct2017, MIT licence).
- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition. Nutrient Requirements for Indians: Recommended Dietary Allowances and Estimated Average Requirements. 2020. nin.res.in