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Protein range calculator
Explore a broad protein reference range for healthy active adults and connect it with everyday food quantities.
01 / YOUR INPUTS
The initial values are an example. Change them to explore your own estimate. These inputs are not saved or sent to analytics.
02 / YOUR ESTIMATE
A broad sports-nutrition reference range for healthy active adults, not a personal prescription. Food can meet it; protein powder is optional.
Explore protein in food ↗What the number means.
We multiply body weight by 1.2 and 2.0. NIH’s sports-supplement review describes this range for athletes. Recreational activity, the type of training and individual needs vary; more is not automatically better.
Do not use a general protein target in place of a clinician’s plan for kidney disease or another medical condition. This tool does not assess whether a whole diet meets energy, micronutrient or fluid needs.