Egg calories and protein
A large hard-boiled egg (50 g) has 78 calories, with 6.3 g of protein, 5.3 g of fat, and 0.6 g of carbs.
Log it in Fit Shapes
Search for it or take a photo of your plate. Fit Shapes counts it against targets that start from your body and adjust each week.
One whole egg, without the shell
The large hard-boiled egg serving includes the white and yolk, without the shell. Egg sizes vary. Use the per-100-g serving to compare equal weights, not as the weight of one egg.
Frying oil, butter, milk and other ingredients are not included. Log them separately, or choose an entry for the prepared dish.
Whole eggs or egg whites?
Per 100 g, hard-boiled whole egg has 12.6 g of protein and 155 calories. Cooked egg white without added fat has 10.7 g of protein and 52 calories. These are equal weights, not one egg and one white.
Common questions
How much protein is in one egg?
A large hard-boiled egg has 6.3 g of protein and 78 calories in this USDA entry. The serving includes both the white and the yolk.
Can I use these numbers for fried eggs?
Use an entry that matches how you cooked them. This page describes hard-boiled eggs without added fat; oil or butter changes the meal’s total.
To see how this fits your day, work out your daily protein with the protein calculator, or your protein, carbs and fat with the macro calculator. Compare it with other foods in the high-protein foods ranking.
Hard-boiled egg compared with other eggs and dairy foods
Of these five foods, protein per 100 calories is highest in cooked egg whites (20.6 g) and lowest in milk, 2% milkfat (6.6 g).
| Item | CaloriesCal | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Net carbs | Protein per 100 calPer 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked egg whites1 egg white (33 g) | 17 | 3.5 g | 0 g | 0.8 g | 0.8 g | 20.6 g |
| Plain nonfat Greek yogurt1 container (170 g) | 100 | 17.3 g | 0.7 g | 6.1 g | 6.1 g | 17.3 g |
| Cottage cheese, 2% milkfat1 cup (226 g) | 183 | 23.6 g | 5.1 g | 10.8 g | 10.8 g | 12.9 g |
| Hard-boiled eggThis page1 large egg (50 g) | 78 | 6.3 g | 5.3 g | 0.6 g | 0.6 g | 8.1 g |
| Milk, 2% milkfat1 cup (244 g) | 122 | 8.1 g | 4.8 g | 11.7 g | 11.7 g | 6.6 g |
Most protein per 100 calories first. The mark on each bar is 5 g. Numbers are for one serving, the size the card opens on.
Sources
2 sources
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. Hard-boiled egg, nutrition information. fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173424/nutrients. Checked November 2026.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. Cooked egg whites, nutrition information. fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/2707170/nutrients. Checked November 2026.
Join the club.
Try Fit Shapes free for 14 days, on iPhone and Android.